Microsoft KB Archive/261417

= Keyboard command does not work in command prompt =

Article ID: 261417

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q261417



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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, the MS-DOS command keyb xx does not work, where xx is one of the following code page settings:
 * keyb be (Belgium)
 * keyb br (Brazil)
 * keyb cf (Canada) (French/Canadian)
 * keyb cz (Czech Republic)
 * keyb dk (Denmark)
 * keyb fr (France)
 * keyb gr (Germany)
 * keyb hu (Hungary)
 * keyb it (Italy)
 * keyb la (Latin America)
 * keyb nl (Netherlands)
 * keyb no (Norway)
 * keyb po (Poland)
 * keyb po (Portugal)
 * keyb sf (Switzerland) (French)
 * keyb sg (Switzerland) (German)
 * keyb sl (Slovakia)
 * keyb sp (Spain)
 * keyb su (Finland)
 * keyb sv (Sweden)
 * keyb uk (United Kingdom)
 * keyb us (United States)



CAUSE
The Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition command prompt does not support the keyb command.



RESOLUTION
To set the code page at a command prompt, change the settings on the International tab in the System Configuration utility.

To start the System Configuration utility, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then point to System Tools.
 * 2) Click System Information.
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.

To use an alternate method to start the System Configuration utility, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Open box, type Msconfig.
 * 3) Click OK.
 * 4) In the Msconfig tool, on the International tab, set the Keyboard Layout to the correct language (for an example see the keyb parameters above).
 * 5) In the Keyboard Data File Name &quot;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys&quot;, edit the line so that it is only &quot;keyboard.sys&quot;.
 * 6) Close Msconfig and restart the computer.

Additional query words: HWKEY

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