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denise - Latest answer on Dec 2, 2012 03:38PM

Hello,
i re formated my computer and now the shift keys won,t ype the at sign in my email address as this is a laptop it not as simple as just going getting a new keyboard help!!!! the shift works for the other keys so it can,t be broken

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majick Jul 28, 2009 10:06PM

dude i have had the same problem since I got my laptop. very frustrating...
the @ symbol and the quote symbol were swapped...
to make matters worse I was getting european characters with key combos.
after months of ignoring it I finally tracked it down.

try this.. control panel -> regional and language options -> languages -> details
first try 'key settings' and untick the boxes to swap between keyboards.

but that wasn't enough for me it still kept changing keyboard layouts!
(what the hell, what stupid shortcuts microsoft, don't you know Ctrl-shift is
often used to select text, and at least it would be nice to turn it off.)

so I simply removed US-International and UK keyboards leaving just "US"...
and hey presto I have a normal keyboard layout FINALLY. jeez. crazy.

hope that works for ya. if not check out sticky keys, or i read somewhere else
to try pressing left and right shift with Alt...? didn't do anything for me but.

couwal - Sep 17, 2009 07:06AM

You saved my sanity, thanks

san - Oct 9, 2009 12:13PM

Hi tat really solved my problem . . thanks dude..

dexter - Nov 2, 2009 09:10AM

You were right, my keyboard was under UK instead of US that solved it instantly and I can now use my @ symbol for email again. Thanks .

Lise - Nov 19, 2009 10:26AM

My control panel settings are correct but I still cannot press shift 2 to get the at sign ... the only way that I can get the at sign is to press Fn,Ctrl,Alt, 2 all at the same time and then I get the @ sign ...

Vishu - Nov 24, 2009 09:50PM

man you are simply grrrrrrrrrrrrrr8. You made my life easy.

Thanks a lot.

newbie - Jan 13, 2010 01:38AM

thanks m8! u just saved my day! hv gr8 days ah8!

Xenon - Jan 17, 2010 09:45AM

Removing all other keyboards other than the basic "English - US" worked!

payel - Feb 13, 2010 11:41AM

hey man...thankssss..........it worked!!

msara - Mar 3, 2010 03:10AM

Thanks for ur help this info really help me I had the same problem and now i just keeping only english

prenita - Mar 28, 2010 03:03PM

hey thanks.me also got this problem and ur solution just worked,

jo - Mar 31, 2010 03:03PM

thank you.

Dan - Apr 1, 2010 04:35PM

thankyou

wooo - Apr 18, 2010 05:06PM

yaaaaaaaay thanks! the left and right shift with alt worked for me :D

swanzey - Apr 19, 2010 02:25PM

Thank you. Ctrl +alt and then striking the key @ worked for me.

KLenort - Apr 23, 2010 04:15PM

To put your keyboard back to normal (typing what the keys indicate)
Hold down the Ctrl key and the Shift key at the same time

new_netbkusr - May 5, 2010 03:52PM

thnx a ton buddy . you saved me time by going back to shop to change my new netbook :)

kanna - Jul 7, 2010 02:09AM

wow its working dude thanks aaaaaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot-sreeraja

Ed - Jul 8, 2010 06:42AM

this corrected it for me, ie removing all keyboards except US

sheng - Nov 11, 2012 01:28AM

i tried all the suggestions above and still it wont work on my netbook....;

jinks - Nov 13, 2012 01:36AM

Thank you so much!!! it worked for me too :) you saved my time

old lady - Nov 15, 2012 12:36PM

My hero, you saved me lol. Seriously, many thanks.

marx - Nov 17, 2012 06:48PM

you make it so complicated. if you hit "caps lock" "SHIFT" and "ctrl" all at the same time it alters your keyboard settings. just hold all three again and its fixed. (also if other symbols are still wrong try repeating till its back to normal. the quotation marks also switch up)

jen - Dec 2, 2012 03:38PM

Thank you so much. That helped me so much would I have done without you. I probably would have made it even worse

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Aramis Apr 12, 2010 08:26AM

Press the Left ALT key and shift simultaneously

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PAULIO Jul 15, 2010 06:24AM

I HAD THAT SAME PROBLEM NO NEED TO WORRY ITS EASY FIRST PRESS ALT KEY ON THE LEFT OF THE KEYBOARD THEN THE RIGHT ALT KEY ON THE RIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD THEN YOU PRESS THE SHIFT KEY AND THE AT KEY ALL THIS IS DONE WITH ALL 4 KEYS PRESSED IN FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS YOU SHOULD HEAR A BEEP FROM YOUR KEYBOARD AND PRESTO THERE YOU HAVE IT PROBLEM SOLVED

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Trev Nov 24, 2009 06:18PM

Just like to say 'Thanks' as I had the reverse: I had the US keyboard config when I needed the UK one. The trouble I had finding where Yanks keep their '@'

Mike - Dec 1, 2009 05:50PM

Thanks for the tips. I am using Windows 7, and somehow hit ctrl and shift at the same time. Did it again and everything is back to normal.

eileen - Jan 4, 2010 12:42PM

THANK YOU! I've read and tried everyone elses suggestions and nothing was working. When I saw your post and saw that you had window 7 I was thrilled. I tried the Shift and Control keys at the same time and IT WORKS. Thank you so much for the info. I was beginning to think I was going crazy!

Wendy - Jun 8, 2010 11:42PM

thanks this has been a big pain in the ass for weeks.....now i got it to work...thanks oh so much

Wendy

SD - Nov 11, 2012 08:37PM

Thanks for the tip. Worked out 2nd try.

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nav Apr 18, 2010 07:06PM

HI there,
My name is nav and i have a simple solution for your problem.
Just follow my instructions and you should be fine

1) click on start
2) go to control panel
3) click on region and language option (note if you are using windows vista or windows 7 click on classic view to get region and language option)
4) click on keyboard and languages tab
5) click on change keyboard option
6) add your country and select choose your country.
click ok.

or if you dont want to do all theses step
press shift and 2 this should give you @ sign if you live in uk
press shift and ' this should give you @ sign if you live in us

preetie - May 7, 2010 11:52AM

thanx a lot ..u solved my prob shift and 2 works for me cheers

Tarun - May 19, 2010 01:53PM

Hey Majick u r gre8 thanks it worked for me

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PALW May 2, 2010 06:02PM

I have had this problem from time to time (Windows 7, Explorer) but it always occurs when I am trying to add my e-mail address to online customer information forms (e.g., technical support forms). No matter what key combinations I press, I sometimes just can't get the "@" symbol to appear (usually a " appears instead). Every time this happens, the only solution to date has been to to close the form, exit the form and the Web-site, enter the site again, and re-enter the data. It's a bit of a pain, but on the second try, it always works. I believe this problem lies with the Web-site's form, not with my keyboard or software.

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evanthedore 4Posts Wednesday April 15, 2009Registration date Jun 6, 2009 09:48AM

hi,
there may be a problem with that particular key.
or check if you have installed the correct driver utility for the computer.
go to the oficial website of the company to get the drivers.

neetoo - Feb 6, 2010 10:14AM

When I press shift key and 2 it type a wrong sign " instead of @. Please solve this problem.

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tandt Aug 27, 2009 04:29PM

thanks this worked perfectly

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Gearedup99 Mar 19, 2010 03:54PM

Pressing the left side Alt+Shift buttons worked for me;

In control panel -> region and language -> keyboards and languages tab -> click on the change keyboards button -> advanced key settings tab ->
(I'm running windows 7 btw so it might not be exact)

It should say stuff about hot keys for input languages, and it will tell you the languages present on your computer and the key combo to switch between languages

Oh, and you can also change the shortcut for switching keyboard language buttons (in the advanced key settings tab).

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hbktminc Jan 24, 2010 03:43PM

holy snap. that solved m\y problem dude!!! thanx alot. internet FTW!!!

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rogerbid Mar 1, 2010 02:58AM

Still works, thanks mate!

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