It's kind of like looking up a word in the dictionary to see how it's
spelled. ;-)
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:uaW15HqZFHA.3364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
JP Breton <jpbreton@videotron.ca> hunted and pecked:
> You won't beleive me but I actually spent a lot of time in goole before
> posting this question.....
>
> guess I did not use the right keyword...:-)
>
> thanks again
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ObmyDNkZFHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> It took me about ten minutes to find that info by searching for
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Substitutes
>>
>> in Google. :-)
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:%23bJwdFkZFHA.1368@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> JP Breton <jpbreton@videotron.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>> WOW....That is excellent.
>>>
>>> Thanks Wes..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OHnYMrjZFHA.2796@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> JP,
>>>>
>>>> SWAG...
>>>> The value is probably there because you have Canadian English for a
>>>> keyboard
>>>> layout.
>>>>
>>>> -----
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout
>>>>
>>>> Default: 00000409 (for standard U.S. English)
>>>>
>>>> [[The Keyboard Layout\Substitutes key is empty by default. This subkey
>>>> records a mapping between keyboard layout names. The system checks the
>>>> user's Substitutes subkey when loading the keyboard driver, and if a
>>>> substitute is specified, the corresponding layout name is substituted.
>>>> For example, an entry such as the following under the Keyboard
>>>> Layout\Substitutes subkey indicates that the user prefers the Dvorak
>>>> U.S.
>>>> English keyboard layout (00010409) to the standard U.S. English
>>>> keyboard layout (00000409). ]]
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;102978
>>>>
>>>> [[If a keyboard language specified in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard
>>>> Layout\preload
>>>> is configured with a nondefault keyboard layout, a subkey with that
>>>> language
>>>> number appears
>>>> in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Substitutes ]]
>>>> http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/hkey_cu.htm
>>>>
>>>> I use the standard U.S. English keyboard layout.
>>>>
>>>> I have no other languages selcted in Regional And Language Options.
>>>>
>>>> My registry entries...
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Preload
>>>> 1
>>>> REG_SZ
>>>> 00000409
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Substitutes
>>>> (Default)
>>>> REG_SZ
>>>> (value not set)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:efNkPJdZFHA.3048@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
>>>> JP Breton <jpbreton@videotron.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I am trying to understand the use of that keyboard value, bacause I am
>>>>> having a weird problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't want to help me fine, but please don't come here to tell
>>>>> me
>>>>> I
>>>>> should not play in the registry.
>>>>>
>>>>> JP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%237RY6CdZFHA.3048@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> If you are merely trying to 'tidy' your registry, I believe MS have
>>>>>> stated,
>>>>>> cleaning the reg. is of no advantage under xp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "JP Breton" <jpbreton@videotron.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ud$QyvYZFHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> What is the utility of the Substitutes key under HKCU\Keyboard
>>>>>>> Layout?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I only use one keyboard Layout (under Preload) can i delete the
>>>>>>> value in Substitutes?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> JP