How do I restore my keyboard to its original settings via a shortcut?
Hi there,
I think my daughter must have pressed a combination of keys on my MacBook Pro keyboard and changed the keyboard. However, my laptop has a password lock on it to get into it so I can't get past the password screen to get into the computer and figure out what's going on. I can't even see what characters are being typed when I press the keys because it just appears as ******. I do know something has happened though because when I pree the backspace or return keys, another * is typed, so obviously these keys are typing some sort of character. Any ideas on a shortcut I can use to restore my keyboard to its original settings?
Thanks,
Emily
Sorry, there is no way without the Original Install Discs.
But what is it you want to accomplish?
Perhaps there's other ways.
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