keep getting accents over e instead of question mark

I've just set up my new computer and every time I do an email and try to type
an apostrophe or a question mark, I get the french e or E with the accent
over it. I've tried re-doing my language as I've seen in the other posts,
but nothing is working! Can someone help me?

"LauraR" <LauraR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCFBA4C5-EDBA-444B-B755-CABC9A2043FD@microsoft.com...
> I've just set up my new computer and every time I do an email and try to
> type
> an apostrophe or a question mark, I get the french e or E with the accent
> over it. I've tried re-doing my language as I've seen in the other posts,
> but nothing is working! Can someone help me?

You've got a different keyboard selected, possibly French or Canadian
French.

On my Vista system, I had to delete that keyboard map to keep it from being
randomly enabled. I never did figure out what was selecting it, and while
I'm Canadian, I have no reason to install a French keyboard map (and
wouldn't have done so). I disabled every hotkey I could find related to
it and it would still switch.

Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Keyboards and Languages,
Change Keyboards. Select the keyboard you that's causing you grief and
choose Remove.

If you don't remove the keyboard map, when this switch happens, you'll have
to exit the application you're in (Outlook, for example), change keyboards,
and restart the app. Changing keyboards without restarting the app doesn't
seem to change the mapping.

HTH
-pk

Thank you, thank you Patrick. I was getting frustrated. It worked!

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "LauraR" <LauraR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FCFBA4C5-EDBA-444B-B755-CABC9A2043FD@microsoft.com...
> > I've just set up my new computer and every time I do an email and try to
> > type
> > an apostrophe or a question mark, I get the french e or E with the accent
> > over it. I've tried re-doing my language as I've seen in the other posts,
> > but nothing is working! Can someone help me?
>
> You've got a different keyboard selected, possibly French or Canadian
> French.
>
> On my Vista system, I had to delete that keyboard map to keep it from being
> randomly enabled. I never did figure out what was selecting it, and while
> I'm Canadian, I have no reason to install a French keyboard map (and
> wouldn't have done so). I disabled every hotkey I could find related to
> it and it would still switch.
>
> Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Keyboards and Languages,
> Change Keyboards. Select the keyboard you that's causing you grief and
> choose Remove.
>
> If you don't remove the keyboard map, when this switch happens, you'll have
> to exit the application you're in (Outlook, for example), change keyboards,
> and restart the app. Changing keyboards without restarting the app doesn't
> seem to change the mapping.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>

"LauraR" <LauraR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2605F361-2D6F-4D5C-82D2-D839D8F4D939@microsoft.com...
> Thank you, thank you Patrick. I was getting frustrated. It worked!

Glad to hear it helped you. Yes, that sudden change can be *very*
frustrating.

-pk

>
> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
>
>> "LauraR" <LauraR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FCFBA4C5-EDBA-444B-B755-CABC9A2043FD@microsoft.com...
>> > I've just set up my new computer and every time I do an email and try
>> > to
>> > type
>> > an apostrophe or a question mark, I get the french e or E with the
>> > accent
>> > over it. I've tried re-doing my language as I've seen in the other
>> > posts,
>> > but nothing is working! Can someone help me?
>>
>> You've got a different keyboard selected, possibly French or Canadian
>> French.
>>
>> On my Vista system, I had to delete that keyboard map to keep it from
>> being
>> randomly enabled. I never did figure out what was selecting it, and
>> while
>> I'm Canadian, I have no reason to install a French keyboard map (and
>> wouldn't have done so). I disabled every hotkey I could find related
>> to
>> it and it would still switch.
>>
>> Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Keyboards and Languages,
>> Change Keyboards. Select the keyboard you that's causing you grief and
>> choose Remove.
>>
>> If you don't remove the keyboard map, when this switch happens, you'll
>> have
>> to exit the application you're in (Outlook, for example), change
>> keyboards,
>> and restart the app. Changing keyboards without restarting the app
>> doesn't
>> seem to change the mapping.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
>>
>>

I just used the fix and it worked just great. As the one person said as
with mine yesterday it was working perfectly today it wasn't. The fix,
fixed it. working as it should.


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BAT13

Hi I occaisionally have the same problem where my ? turns into É the
way to get it back is press SHIFT and CTRL together.. more than
likely you hit the 2 together by mistake.

hope this helps you all!!

Steph arty:


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silvrgrl2029

silvrgrl2029, you just saved my hide! I couldn't figure out what I did.
One minute it was fine, the next a mess.


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sammygirl1977

[nix1331]

hey i have also been having this problem and none of the remedies given have worked so far i only have english us installed and the ctrl shift doesnt do anything since i only have the one keyboard language available. this is only happening in firefox and is extremely frustrating because i cannot pose any questions or use quotes without those keys....id really like to not have to switch to chrome or especially ie for this stupid issue so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks