Dvorak as the default keyboard

I just bought a new Macbook and I chose the Dvorak layout with the Qwerty-apple key option as my default during the initial setup.
I found that this allowed me to use Dvorak in the password input menus, but then I also saw that some keys didn't translate completely. For example, CommandShift/ should be command question mark for accessing help, but it is recognized as command slash.
The question I'm asking is, is there a way for me to pull up the initial setup program again without reinstalling my system again? (I have alot of data and programs that I don't want to replace.) I don't mind going through the setup disk again as long as I don't have to erase my data.
Thanks
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Hi, I have a similar problem. I just replaced my French AZERTY keyboard with a standard English QWERTY keyboard on my iBook, and then I changed my preferences in System Preferences - Personal - International - Input Menu to choose an English keyboard. The result is that the QWERTY keyboard is recognized in all my applications except at startup. It seems that the original French AZERTY keyboard is the default at startup when I enter my password at the user login prompt. After I've logged-in, the keyboard becomes QWERTY. Any suggestions on how to activate QWERTY at startup without re-initializing my system?

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