Re: Keyboard Layout/IME I am misssing french
Posted: 10-10-2008, 08:39 AM
[SOLVED]
You could copy the C:\WINDOWS\system32\kbXX.dll or from the CD-ROM:\I386\kbXX.dll where XX stands your countrys "tag"
in this case kbfr.dll, and if you have access to xp that has the keyboard layout correct you can also copy the registry settings for that same keyboard from: (regedit.exe)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Keyboard Layouts
-as you can find the maching stringvalue with maching kbfr.dll from inside those folders
for you:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Co ntrol\Keyboard Layouts\0000040c
rightclick and export to somewhere. after that you simply move these two files to the new computer and save the .dll to system32 and import saved registry by doubleclicking it.
easy?.. very.
now you have the option to switch to your language keyboard.
->Start -> Controlpanel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Details
If you dont have the original disk nor a friend or a computer that has the files you'll need to do some registry modding by hand and get that .dll some otherway
Registrymod for kbfr.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Keyboard Layouts
make a new "key" = 0000040c
-inside make
new "string value"
Value name = Layout Display Name
Value data = @%SystemRoot%\system32\input.dll,-5010
new "string value"
Value name = Layout File
Value data = KBDFR.DLL
new "string value"
Value name = Layout Text
Value data = French
basically you can build any language using this BUT
you need to know the right input.dll, -XXXX
and the "folder keys" right name? that one I am not sure..
hope this will help someone with the same problem as i searched the answer for awhile