ok after putting a new c drive in last night and re installing xp pro my keyboard symbols are in the wrong places

ie @ is where " should be

how do i change it back ?????????

also my pc used to shut itself down when i told it to, now it says your pc is safe to turn off

how do i fix that ??

matt

 

the keyboard one is because it is set to american layout rather than uk.

 

Control Panel, Keyoboard, Input Locales and make UK the default. Highlight the US and click remove. It should then (after a reboot) revert to UK layout

Hopefully lol

Chris

 

the shut down question, go to control panel then power options then click on the advanced tab, mine says "when i press the power button on my pc- shut down"

maybe yours is on "ask me what to do"??