Missing ~ key when using recovery console

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I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of the

keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are

reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find

it. Any ideas please

Regards

Grandad
 
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> Hi

>

> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of

> the keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which

> are reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant

> find it. Any ideas please

> Regards

> Grandad



There is always the good old charmap.exe. It tells me that code for the

tilde is 126, hence you can do the usual Alt+0126 if you have exhausted all

Shift and Alt key depressions on your keyboard without finding this

character.
 
On Feb 17, 6:56 am, "Grandad" wrote:

> Hi

>

> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console.  Most of the

> keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are

> reversed - not a problem.  However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find

> it.  Any ideas please

> Regards

> Grandad



All those keys work fine for me in Recovery Console - I just tried it.



How are you launching the Recovery Console?



How are you going to carry out a System Restore from the Recovery

Console?
 
Grandad wrote:

> Hi

>

> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of the

> keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are

> reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find

> it. Any ideas please

> Regards

> Grandad



Try this command from the command line.



One can also change the codepage from the command prompt (Will only have

effect for the current session):



mode con cp select=850



That came from this link, found with a Google search.



http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-keyboard-codepage.html



--

Joe =o)
 
Thanks everyone...



The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo didn't,

but that may be down to me. I have now carried out the Restore and am now

back in business. I had to do it through the Recovery Console as windows

would not open in Safe Mode.



Going back to my original question. Later I found that as you go through

the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity to select the

right keyboard. It happens so quickly that I have never seen it before. It

defaulted to the US keyboard and I change it to UK. As they say you learn

something every day. Thanks again everyone.



Grandad



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> Hi

>

> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of

> the keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which

> are reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant

> find it. Any ideas please

> Regards

> Grandad

>
 
On Feb 18, 3:48 am, "Grandad" wrote:

> Thanks everyone...

>

> The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo didn't,

> but that may be down to me.  I have now carried out the Restore and am now

> back in business.  I had to do it through the Recovery Console as windows

> would not open in Safe Mode.

>

> Going back to my original question.  Later I found that as you go through

> the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity to select the

> right keyboard.  It happens so quickly that I have never seen it before..  It

> defaulted to the US keyboard and I change it to UK.  As they say you learn

> something every day.  Thanks again everyone.

>

> Grandad

>

> "Grandad" wrote in message

>

> news:%23QuBGh8rKHA.5356@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

>

>

> > Hi

>

> > I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console.  Mostof

> > the keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which

> > are reversed - not a problem.  However I need to use the ~ key and I cant

> > find it.  Any ideas please

> > Regards

> > Grandad



That's a good one!



What was the original problem?



How do you perform a System Restore using the Recovery Console?
 
Jose wrote:

> On Feb 18, 3:48 am, "Grandad" wrote:

>> Thanks everyone...

>>

>> The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo

>> didn't, but that may be down to me. I have now carried out the

>> Restore and am now back in business. I had to do it through the

>> Recovery Console as windows would not open in Safe Mode.

>>

>> Going back to my original question. Later I found that as you go

>> through the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity

>> to select the right keyboard. It happens so quickly that I have

>> never seen it before. It defaulted to the US keyboard and I change

>> it to UK. As they say you learn something every day. Thanks again

>> everyone.

>>

>> Grandad

>>

>> "Grandad" wrote in message

>>

>> news:%23QuBGh8rKHA.5356@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>>

>>

>>> Hi

>>

>>> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console.

>>> Most of the keys function as expected with the exception of the @

>>> and " keys which are reversed - not a problem. However I need to

>>> use the ~ key and I cant find it. Any ideas please

>>> Regards

>>> Grandad

>

> That's a good one!

>

> What was the original problem?

>

> How do you perform a System Restore using the Recovery Console?



He is probably referring to the procedure outlined here (which is often

referred to as a "manual System Restore"):



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545



But I know you already knew this. ;-)



From one of your posts:



There is really no such thing as a manual system restore. You can

implement a portion of what an actual System Restore does with

KB307545 to get you going again and then do a real System Restore.
 
On Feb 18, 10:23 am, "Daave" wrote:

> Jose wrote:

> > On Feb 18, 3:48 am, "Grandad" wrote:

> >> Thanks everyone...

>

> >> The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo

> >> didn't, but that may be down to me. I have now carried out the

> >> Restore and am now back in business. I had to do it through the

> >> Recovery Console as windows would not open in Safe Mode.

>

> >> Going back to my original question. Later I found that as you go

> >> through the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity

> >> to select the right keyboard. It happens so quickly that I have

> >> never seen it before. It defaulted to the US keyboard and I change

> >> it to UK. As they say you learn something every day. Thanks again

> >> everyone.

>

> >> Grandad

>

> >> "Grandad" wrote in message

>

> >>news:%23QuBGh8rKHA.5356@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

> >>> Hi

>

> >>> I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console.

> >>> Most of the keys function as expected with the exception of the @

> >>> and " keys which are reversed - not a problem. However I need to

> >>> use the ~ key and I cant find it. Any ideas please

> >>> Regards

> >>> Grandad

>

> > That's a good one!

>

> > What was the original problem?

>

> > How do you perform a System Restore using the Recovery Console?

>

> He is probably referring to the procedure outlined here (which is often

> referred to as a "manual System Restore"):

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

>

> But I know you already knew this. ;-)

>

> From one of your posts:

>

> There is really no such thing as a manual system restore. You can

> implement a portion of what an actual System Restore does with

> KB307545 to get you going again and then do a real System Restore.



That is what I am suspecting...



KB307545 does not equal System Restore, and if somebody needs

convincing, I can do that too!



The KB things has been duly noted, but I don't see how ~ or @ comes

into play with KB307545. I have never used those keys with that KB,

but I have not quite seen everything.
 
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