Keyboard Mapping causing Password problem

Trevor Dennis

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Hi guys. I have recently done a clean reinstall of Win7 Pro. The PW I used to log on has a # in it, and I am able to log on without problems. But User Accounts will not accept the PW after I logged on and Windows is fully open. I guessing this is a keyboard mapping issue.

I'm in New Zealand where we have American keyboards, but just to make life difficult, I did the installation using a generic MS 500 keyboard, and switched to a Logitech G110 after installing Windows. (The Logitech has limited functionality until drivers are loaded)

I have tried swapping to the MS keyboard, and have looked for various configurations to see if I can use a different key in place of the # What I haven't tried is logging on in Safe Mode t see if that bypasses the problem.

So what I'd like to do is clear the PW so I don't need to use it when starting Windows, and can netwrork without running into PW problems.

TIA
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
CPU
3930K
Motherboard
X79-UD5
Memory
32Gb DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 570
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2709W, LG 24EB23 (in portrait mode)
Screen Resolution
both 1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
2 x Samsung 256Gb Pro in raid0 (OS)
2 x 6th Gen 1Tb VelociRaptor raid0 (Projects)
2 x 1Tb WD Black raid0 (My Docs, Exports)
300Gb VelociRaptor (Photoshop scratch)
18Tb in total over 14 drives including 5 USB3 externals
PSU
ADATA 750W
Case
Coolermaster Storm Trooper (full tower)
Cooling
Intel RTS2011LC (water)
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX and Razer Mamba (both connected)
Internet Speed
Shite :-(
Antivirus
f-secure
Browser
IE11
Other Info
full Creative Cloud subscription
Well I have tried Safe Mode without success. I'll try some different keyboards in Languages
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
CPU
3930K
Motherboard
X79-UD5
Memory
32Gb DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 570
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2709W, LG 24EB23 (in portrait mode)
Screen Resolution
both 1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
2 x Samsung 256Gb Pro in raid0 (OS)
2 x 6th Gen 1Tb VelociRaptor raid0 (Projects)
2 x 1Tb WD Black raid0 (My Docs, Exports)
300Gb VelociRaptor (Photoshop scratch)
18Tb in total over 14 drives including 5 USB3 externals
PSU
ADATA 750W
Case
Coolermaster Storm Trooper (full tower)
Cooling
Intel RTS2011LC (water)
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX and Razer Mamba (both connected)
Internet Speed
Shite :-(
Antivirus
f-secure
Browser
IE11
Other Info
full Creative Cloud subscription
Fixed it. :) I selected half a dozen English language keyboard options, and tried them one at a time from the language bar. Now don't ask me why, but English United Kingdom was the one that worked, but I am in New Zealand, and both my keyboards have $ and no £ characters (I did the £ with Alt 0163)

Anyway, all is cool and I can get on with other stuff.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
CPU
3930K
Motherboard
X79-UD5
Memory
32Gb DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 570
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2709W, LG 24EB23 (in portrait mode)
Screen Resolution
both 1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
2 x Samsung 256Gb Pro in raid0 (OS)
2 x 6th Gen 1Tb VelociRaptor raid0 (Projects)
2 x 1Tb WD Black raid0 (My Docs, Exports)
300Gb VelociRaptor (Photoshop scratch)
18Tb in total over 14 drives including 5 USB3 externals
PSU
ADATA 750W
Case
Coolermaster Storm Trooper (full tower)
Cooling
Intel RTS2011LC (water)
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX and Razer Mamba (both connected)
Internet Speed
Shite :-(
Antivirus
f-secure
Browser
IE11
Other Info
full Creative Cloud subscription
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