Windows may not use the correct keyboard layout when you connect a USB keyboard to the computer

To resolve this problem, configure the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters registry subkey to have the registry entries that appear in the following table.Note For more information about the corresponding registry entries for English USB keyboards and for Korean USB keyboards, see the "More Information" section.

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To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then click Runin the File Downloaddialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.

Note: This Fix it currnetly supports Windows Vista only.

Note This wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.

Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

Let me fix it

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

To configure these registry entries yourself, follow these steps:

1. Start the Registry Editor:
   
   For Windows 7 and Windows Vista:
   
   Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.
   
   
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
   
   For Windows XP:
   
   Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters
3. Right-click LayerDriver JPN, and then click Modify.
   
   Note If the LayerDriver JPN registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, right-click a blank area in the details pane, point to New, and then click String Value. Then, type LayerDriver JPN to name the new string value.
4. In the Value data box, delete the existing value, type kbd106.dll, and then click OK.
5. Right-click OverrideKeyboardIdentifier, and then click Modify.
   
   Note If the OverrideKeyboardIdentifier registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, right-click a blank area in the details pane, point to New, and then click String Value. Then, type OverrideKeyboardIdentifier
   to name the new string value.
6. In the Value data box, delete the existing value, type PCAT_106KEY, and then click OK.
7. Right-click OverrideKeyboardSubtype, and then click Modify.
   
   Note If the OverrideKeyboardSubtype registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, right-click a blank area in the details pane, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then, type OverrideKeyboardSubtype to name the new DWORD value.
8. In the Value data box, delete the existing value, type 2, and then click OK.
9. Right-click OverrideKeyboardType, and then click Modify.
   
   Note If the OverrideKeyboardType registry entry does not exist, create it. To do this, right-click a blank area in the details pane, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then, type OverrideKeyboardType to name the new DWORD value.
10. In the Value data box, delete the existing value, type 7, and then click OK.
11. Exit Registry Editor. Then, restart the computer.

Note If the keyboard does not work as expected after you restart the computer, you may have made a typographical error when you modified these registry settings. To work around this problem, use the on-screen keyboard to log on to the computer, and then verify the registry settings.