Converting AZERTY to QWERTY

Factual Questions
1

Does anyone know of a program or setting in Windows that allows one to type on an AZERTY keyboard as if it were a QWERTY keyboard?

2

Where is the AZERTY keyboard used / what language is it designed for?

3

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-022
Try here

4

Seemed to be the standard when last I was in France.