[bmoff]

new Acer 1210 - Vista home premium.
getting the following character set in Windows Mail and a golf software program:

1234567890-=
[email protected]#$%?&*()_+

qwertyuiop^çà
QWERTYUIOP¨ÇÀ

asdfghjkl;è
ASDFGHJKL:È

zxcvbnm,.é
ZXCVBNM'"É

Please help.

 

[pat mcgroin]

All of the posted examples seem to be the correct keys.
Is your caps lock key pressed on?
Do you possibly have another keyboard to try?
Here is a link to keyboard testing software.
http://www.passmark.com/products/keytest.htm

 

[bmoff]

Hi Pat,
I posted on another forum as well and got a suggestion to try another keyboard. When I got the Acer last month, I just plugged it in and used the HP keyboard and mouse from my old computer. I have used many keyboards in the years that I have had computers and never saw any difference in them.
I hadn't even taken the Acer keyboard from the box. When I hooked it up the character problem was solved. However, the Acer keyboard is the worst I have ever seen for a desktop computer. It is flat with 'chicklet' keys almost at the same level as the frame. The only difference between it and a bad laptop keyboard is the size and the lack of a touchpad. I will definitely have to find a better keyboard and hope I can get one that is compatible with the characters.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[pat mcgroin]

Im thinking it may just be a stuck shift key.
Try the program I mentioned above and it will tell you.
Most times you can take the key off and clean it and it will work again.

 

[bmoff]

Final outcome:
I took the Acer keyboard off and substituted a Compaq keyboard, which worked OK. Took the HP keyboard, which had been on the Acer and giving trouble, and put it on the Compaq and it worked OK. So I guess I can trash the crappy Acer keyboard.

 

[pat mcgroin]

Its odd that it worked that way but Im happy to see that you are now happy.