MSFN Forum: help with changing keyboard layout - MSFN Forum

Jump to content


Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

help with changing keyboard layout Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   t0rch1t 

  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 5
  • Joined: 23-December 10
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 23 December 2010 - 05:33 AM

Hello,
I hope this is the correct forum for this question. I am trying to change the keyboard layout from the standard qwerty to the Dvorak but when I try, I get an error saying "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." Does anyone know what registry setting I would need to change to switch to the Dvorak keyboard or what the command would be that I could run from the dos prompt? I tried running the intl.cpl file, but when I click the details button on the languages tab, that is when I get that error. Does anyone know what command is being performed when that button is clicked? Any help would be appreciated. I am running XP sp3.

thanks,

t0rch1t

This post has been edited by t0rch1t: 23 December 2010 - 05:34 AM



#2 User is offline   Tripredacus 

  • K-Mart-ian Legend
  • Group: Super Moderator
  • Posts: 8,690
  • Joined: 28-April 06
  • OS:Server 2012
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 04 January 2011 - 07:21 PM

Firstly, is this how you went about adding the support?
http://www.microsoft...oardlayout.aspx

Other questions:
1. Are you logged onto the system with an account with Administrative rights?
2. Did you modify your Windows install at all with tools like nLite or something similar?
3. Does anything get logged in Event Viewer when this error occurs?

#3 User is offline   t0rch1t 

  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 5
  • Joined: 23-December 10
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 05 January 2011 - 10:27 AM

View PostTripredacus, on 04 January 2011 - 07:21 PM, said:

Firstly, is this how you went about adding the support?
http://www.microsoft...oardlayout.aspx

Other questions:
1. Are you logged onto the system with an account with Administrative rights?
2. Did you modify your Windows install at all with tools like nLite or something similar?
3. Does anything get logged in Event Viewer when this error occurs?


I am logged in to the machine with administrative rights. The install was from our RIS server. I don't see any errors that would relate to getting the error message. I get the error message on step 3 in the provided link, when I go to click on the details button. "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file" Do you know what file or whatever that is trying to be accessed? Do you know what action that details button is trying to perform? I think this is a group policy thing.

thanks

#4 User is offline   Tripredacus 

  • K-Mart-ian Legend
  • Group: Super Moderator
  • Posts: 8,690
  • Joined: 28-April 06
  • OS:Server 2012
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 05 January 2011 - 01:09 PM

Does this happen with every deployment, or just one PC and other ones work?

#5 User is offline   t0rch1t 

  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 5
  • Joined: 23-December 10
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 06 January 2011 - 09:24 AM

View PostTripredacus, on 05 January 2011 - 01:09 PM, said:

Does this happen with every deployment, or just one PC and other ones work?

It happens on all machines. I am just trying to find out that comand is executed when the details button is pressed. If I knew that, I could prolly work around it and get on with it.

thanks

#6 User is offline   Tripredacus 

  • K-Mart-ian Legend
  • Group: Super Moderator
  • Posts: 8,690
  • Joined: 28-April 06
  • OS:Server 2012
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 06 January 2011 - 11:30 AM

Are you using a modified XP installation such as nLite or are you using a Distribution Share?

#7 User is offline   t0rch1t 

  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 5
  • Joined: 23-December 10
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 07 January 2011 - 05:47 AM

the install is from our RIS server, nothing special. Standard install. Do you know what is being run when the details button is clicked?

#8 User is offline   Tripredacus 

  • K-Mart-ian Legend
  • Group: Super Moderator
  • Posts: 8,690
  • Joined: 28-April 06
  • OS:Server 2012
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 07 January 2011 - 10:36 AM

View Postt0rch1t, on 07 January 2011 - 05:47 AM, said:

Do you know what is being run when the details button is clicked?


No I do not. However there is a way to find out. First you can use ProcMon on the system you get the error. If you have access to another PC with the same version of XP installed where this does work, you can run ProcMon on that one and compare the results.

#9 User is offline   t0rch1t 

  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 5
  • Joined: 23-December 10
  • OS:Windows 7 x64
  • Country: Country Flag

Posted 10 January 2011 - 05:53 AM

That's an idea. I'll get that and see if it shows me what is being called. thanks.

Share this topic:


Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

2 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 2 guests, 0 anonymous users



All trademarks mentioned on this page are the property of their respective owners
Copyright © 2001 - 2013 msfn.org
Privacy Policy