Dos keyboard problem

matrim · 2003-09-07 13:40:37

Whenever I use dos it changes the keyboard layout. In every other program I have English(Ireland), but when I try to use dos it changes, to what I dunno. Examples are ~ changes to |, @ changes to " and " is @. Does anyone know how to change this.

07-09-2003 01:40PM

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matrim

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Whenever I use dos it changes the keyboard layout. In every other program I have English(Ireland), but when I try to use dos it changes, to what I dunno. Examples are ~ changes to |, @ changes to " and " is @. Does anyone know how to change this.

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#2 07-09-2003 01:56PM

Krusty_Clown

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Your DOS keyboard setting is set to English-US.
try adding the following lines to your respective config files:

[Autoexec bat]
mode con codepage prepare=((850) c:\dos\ega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=850
keyb uk,,c:\dos\keyboard.sys

[CONFIG.SYS]
Device=c:\dos\display.sys con=(ega,,1)Country=044,850,c:\dos\country.sys

This will set the DOS box to the UK-English keyboard settings..

For more info, see Here

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#3 10-09-2003 05:19PM

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Code page 437 if you want to use DOS box lines...
(though sometimes you need to check the font used by the windows for dos Boxes)

Also for 2K / XP - create a shortcut to CMD rather than COMMAND

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