Language Pane in Keyboard Tool Is Disabled (229985)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q229985

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Keyboard tool in Control Panel, you may experience either of the following symptoms:
  • You may see a message that says "Old-Style Keyboard detected, pane disabled."
  • The language list may be blank, and you may not be able to change any language settings.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the Keyboard Layouts registry key is damaged or missing:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\keyboard layouts

RESOLUTION

To resolve the issue, reinstall Windows 95 or Windows 98 into the same folder as the original installation. If you want to save your Windows 98 uninstallation information before you reinstall Windows 98 into the same folder, refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

195384 How to Save Uninstall Information Before Reinstalling Windows 98

If you are running Internet Explorer 4.0 on a Windows 95-based computer, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base before reinstalling Windows 95:

174549 Reinstalling Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/20/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB229985
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