# What kind of computer keyboard is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 29, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452 "2014-12-29T17:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/21 "2014-12-29T21:06:43Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > If I were you I’d just leave the laptop alone, keyboard included, and swap the keyboard layout to US English and use Microsoft’s remapkey.exe ([direct download from my dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/s/k03wq4ui0raqmss/remapkey.exe?dl=0) or you can get it [straight from MS as part of a package](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657)) to deal with any extraneous keys that you don’t like. Like you can turn the keys next to Enter back into apostrophes, etc. This is an adequate solution for me and probably what I will do (though I’ll make it a standard German keyboard which is at least closer to the current Swiss one) for the time being. The more important thing is getting the display language in English, which is why I’ll need to reinstall. Thing is, I’m barely scraping by so even 200 bucks is not painless right now. (I got the current “pig-in-a-poke” for 220 EU and that was not without pain then). As far as going to Windows 8, I’m just finally getting the hang of 7! (mind you, it took the fear of the end of XP support to get me there.) ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/22 "2014-12-29T22:33:28Z")
yeah a good video guide is essential. things have to be done in a specific order to not damage things. screws may vary and not be swapped for another location. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/23 "2014-12-29T23:05:20Z")
Does anyone know if there’s any way to determine whether the installed OS is Dell’s OEM or not? I figure if it is, even on the off chance I could get Dell to send me a replacement disc (which I’m sure on a machine that old and out of warranty I probably couldn’t) they’d probably only send the German version which defeats the whole purpose anyway. If not it would be worth it to try the 3rd party software method to try and get the key. In any case I can buy a valid Win7 license for 40 bucks from a vendor in the UK (I did that already last week for my desktop machine so I know they’re legit). If I knew it was the OEM version I’d probably do that without giving it any further thought. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/24 "2014-12-29T23:28:21Z")
Try this: [http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/211083-determining-whether-oem-retail-via-mgadiag.html#post1768024](http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/211083-determining-whether-oem-retail-via-mgadiag.html#post1768024) Basically you’ll see the Dell logo and “OEM” somewhere in the product ID string. Microsoft has the more detailed explanation here: [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-windows\_install/how-to-tell-if-windows-is-retail-or-oem/ea57d733-716d-4c9e-ba86-233be13545de](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-tell-if-windows-is-retail-or-oem/ea57d733-716d-4c9e-ba86-233be13545de) (push Windows key-Pause to get there, or the “System” entry in control panel) If it’s a Dell OEM and you get a Dell OEM image, you may not even reenter the product key (it can be grabbed from the BIOS). But write it down just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/25 "2014-12-29T23:57:18Z")
OEM confirmed! I’ll have to pursue this grabbing it from the BIOS tomorrow, or thinking on this further, as it’s already 1am here. Thanks for the excellent info in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452/26 "2014-12-31T15:08:13Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > Yeah, based on my research and even a chat with some snarky MS rep you can only change the display language with Ultimate (and I think Enterprise), not with the Professional version. Yes only the Ultimate and Enterprise editions are multi-lingual: the other editions can only be installed one language at a time. If you do it right you won’t need a new licence: the same Dell OEM licence is valid for any language. Also, Office is separate. For $20-$50 (???) you can add another language to Office. Depending what your needs are, this might be more important than changing the language of the start menu. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-keyboard-is-this/708452.md?page=1)