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Dos keyboard problem

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  • 07-09-2003 2:40pm
    #1
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭


    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
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,524 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    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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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,761 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    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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