Microsoft KB Archive/229985

= Language Pane in Keyboard Tool Is Disabled =

Article ID: 229985

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q229985



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Keyboard tool in Control Panel, you may experience either of the following symptoms:
 * You may see a message that says "Old-Style Keyboard detected, pane disabled."
 * The language list may be blank, and you may not be able to change any language settings.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Keyboard Layouts registry key is damaged or missing:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\keyboard layouts



RESOLUTION
To resolve the issue, reinstall Windows 95 or Windows 98 into the same folder as the original installation. If you want to save your Windows 98 uninstallation information before you reinstall Windows 98 into the same folder, refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

195384 How to Save Uninstall Information Before Reinstalling Windows 98

If you are running Internet Explorer 4.0 on a Windows 95-based computer, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base before reinstalling Windows 95:

174549 Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB229985

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