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Can't properly type with Japanese IME on the English Keyboard /Windows 7 English version

Hello, I have a problem with the English Windows 7 Home Premium on the English keyboard when typing Japanese using IME.

No, I should not need the Ultimate edition: with Windows Vista and XP Home Premium or equivalent editions, there wasn't such a problem.

With Windows 7 IME, the keyboard layout seems to be tied to Japanese Keyboard.
For example, if you type [Shift] + [2],
- English Keyboard returns [@]
- Japanese Keyboard returns ["] (double quotation)

I physically have an English keyboard with my PC, and I get ["] when I actually meant to type [@].

As I mentioned, it was perfectly fine with XP or Vista to type with Japanese IME and with the English Keyboard layout. How do I make the same setting with Window 7?

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Here is how I solved the problem, but I don't really recommend it - MS should distribute a patch to fix it.

1. Open Registry Editor.

2. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\i8042prt\Parameters

3. Change the LayerDriver JPN value from kbd106.dll to kbd101.dll

4. Change the value of OverrideKeyboardIdentifier from PCAT_106KEY to PCAT_101KEY

5. Change the value of OverrideKeyboardSubtype from 2 to 0

6. Close the Registry Editor and restart the Windows.

Source:
http://blog.heiichi.com/?eid=792239

As usual, please edit the registry at your own risk.

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