Re: Annoying keboard problem - please help


"Massimo" <Massimo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:323D14F7-72B4-4221-8EB6-694E63FAFCA3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hallo,
> At work our IT staff have just ugraded my PC to WIN XP SP2 which can be
> configured to have either Italian or English as "Language used in menus
and
> dialogs" (Control Panel->Regional and Language Options->Languages).
> The PC was originally configured to have an Italian Keborad attached to
it,
> but I am used to Swss German layout , the one with letters "Y" and "Z"
> switched.
> I have therefore connected it to my machine and, using Control
> Panel->Regional and Language Options->Languages, I have deleted
> the Italian keyboard and installed only the Swiss German one, which works
> fine during the session.
>
> The problem is that at Login I still can only toggle (Left Alt + Shift)
> between Italian and English layout, causing me troubles when I use Z, Y or
> other special characters in my password. Morever, when a new user logs on
to
> our lan using my computer, Italian layout is set by default, and the
correct
> keyboard must be installed for his profile.
>
> Does anybody know a workaround or do I have to give up for good my
preferred
> keyboard?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Massimo

This might help:
How do I configure the default keyboard layout during login?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=14867&DisplayTab=Article


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