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Old July 14th 04, 02:48 PM
Walter.vb
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Default keyboard MS-DOS v WinME

I have Windows ME with an AZERTY keyboard (Belgium). After formatting the
C-disk and reinstallation of WinME, I have following problem :
I have adapted keyboard to AZERTY. Windows is OK but when I work under
MS-DOS the keyboard turns into QWERTY.
I tried additions in the config.sys and autoexec.bat but that doesn't help
(This additions disappear after rebooting the computer). With Windows 95 (my
second PC) this action worked well !!
Can somebody help me please !



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Old July 14th 04, 03:58 PM
Mike M
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Default keyboard MS-DOS v WinME

Win Me does not use or processes either config.sys or autoexec.bat when
booting. These files are simply retained for backward compatibility with
programs that expect to find these two files.

Configure your keyboard when in a DOS window running under Win Me by using
MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK) and open the
International tab, select your preferred language/keyboard layout from the
drop down box at the top - for example French (Belgian),

If you continue to experience problems see MS KB 272719 - "International
Keyboard Settings Do Not Work in an MS-DOS Prompt"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=272719) and see if it applies.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Walter.vb wrote:

I have Windows ME with an AZERTY keyboard (Belgium). After formatting
the C-disk and reinstallation of WinME, I have following problem :
I have adapted keyboard to AZERTY. Windows is OK but when I work under
MS-DOS the keyboard turns into QWERTY.
I tried additions in the config.sys and autoexec.bat but that doesn't
help (This additions disappear after rebooting the computer). With
Windows 95 (my second PC) this action worked well !!
Can somebody help me please !


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Old July 14th 04, 04:41 PM
Mike M
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Default keyboard MS-DOS v WinME

My apologies, I sent the previous message before I had finished.

After selecting French (Belgian) or whatever in the drop down box you need
also to:
a) Add the required keyboard language in the Keyboard Layout box - I suspect
that this should be be
b) Remove the C:\Windows\Command\ from before keyboard.sys in the Keyboard
Data File Name box.

For more details see MS KB 261417 - "Keyboard Command Does Not Work in Command
Prompt" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=261417)
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Mike M wrote:

Win Me does not use or processes either config.sys or autoexec.bat
when booting. These files are simply retained for backward
compatibility with programs that expect to find these two files.

Configure your keyboard when in a DOS window running under Win Me by
using MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK)
and open the International tab, select your preferred
language/keyboard layout from the drop down box at the top - for
example French (Belgian),
If you continue to experience problems see MS KB 272719 -
"International Keyboard Settings Do Not Work in an MS-DOS Prompt"
(
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=272719) and see if it applies.

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Old July 14th 04, 06:54 PM
Walter.vb
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Default keyboard MS-DOS v WinME

Mike,
You gave me the solution I was looking for since many days.
Thank you, thank you, thank you very much. You make me very happy.
The b)-item was the missing link !

Walter Van Bijlen
Belgium

"Mike M" schreef in bericht
...
My apologies, I sent the previous message before I had finished.

After selecting French (Belgian) or whatever in the drop down box you need
also to:
a) Add the required keyboard language in the Keyboard Layout box - I

suspect
that this should be be
b) Remove the C:\Windows\Command\ from before keyboard.sys in the Keyboard
Data File Name box.

For more details see MS KB 261417 - "Keyboard Command Does Not Work in

Command
Prompt" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=261417)
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Mike M wrote:

Win Me does not use or processes either config.sys or autoexec.bat
when booting. These files are simply retained for backward
compatibility with programs that expect to find these two files.

Configure your keyboard when in a DOS window running under Win Me by
using MSConfig (Start, Run, enter MSConfig in the box and click OK)
and open the International tab, select your preferred
language/keyboard layout from the drop down box at the top - for
example French (Belgian),
If you continue to experience problems see MS KB 272719 -
"International Keyboard Settings Do Not Work in an MS-DOS Prompt"
(
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=272719) and see if it applies.



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Old July 14th 04, 07:18 PM
Mike M
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Default keyboard MS-DOS v WinME

Walter,

Glad to have been able to help. I don't really understand why MSConfig has
such problems when the full path is included with the file name. This is
something that was brought up during the beta of Win Me and never fixed. :-(

Cheers,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Walter.vb wrote:

Mike,
You gave me the solution I was looking for since many days.
Thank you, thank you, thank you very much. You make me very happy.
The b)-item was the missing link !


 




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