Windows XP keyboard layout. help?

Question

i have recently re-installed windows XP SP3 on my laptop and the keyboard layout is wrong, it is preset to U.S standard, how do i change it to U.K layout - the symbols are all in the wrong places.
would be grateful for any help =)

Answer 1

Instructions for Windows XP



1. Click Start and then Control Panel

2. In Control Panel, if you are in Category View, click on Switch to Classic View (top left corner)

3. Open Regional and Language Options.

4. Click on the Languages tab.

5. Under Text services and input languages, click on the Details button.

6. Under Installed services, click Add.

7. In the Add Input Language dialog box, choose the input language and keyboard layout or Input Method Editor (IME) you want to add.

8. Click OK twice. You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default). You can switch between different input languages (= keyboard languages) by pressing the Alt + Shift keys

Answer 2

goto control panel and then regional and language setting and go to second tab keyboard layout and u will find all options

Answer 3

Control panel-regional and language-change to english uk.May require you to restart your computer.

Answer 4

on your start bar near ur icons(near clock) then should be a tab saying eng, if not click it and change it to english

Answer 5

click on the keyboard icon at the bottom of your screen it may just say us then when it is open just click on uk and it is done