Missing Key

[77platoon]

i have this Acer travel mate 2420 from bangkok and i have only recently started using it in programming and realised that the back slash " \ " key does not work.
in its place there is instead the " # " and when i try and type at the " #" is gives me the Dollar sign. why is this the case? i need to know how to correct this, anyone.

 

[talldude123]

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Highlight "English (United States).


Did that help?

 

[77platoon]

well Dude, that dint work.
i tried other languages too but to no avail. do you have anything else up your long sleeve?

 

[talldude123]

Other than changing the language, reinstall Windows with an English US copy...

 

[77platoon]

Man,
Thats one of those things i'd rather not do. Drivers and all...
But i guess it may be my only way out, right?

 

[FlashDude]

I noticed this on a friends laptop as well. Look around and you will see the key you want in a non standard location and it will be in puple then down on the left side you will see the purple key called I think it was FR. This is something acer did that was really stupid and there's nothing you can do about it.

 

[bmxfreakrider]

some are FR, mines FN tho. but yea, try hitting FN and hitting slash.