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keyboard error

unnameduser · 2007-02-28 20:01:06

when i use the top keys on my keyboard in word and excel, funny characters appear and also menu options come up!! any ideas. regional settings seem ok

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28-02-2007 9:01pm

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unnameduser

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when i use the top keys on my keyboard in word and excel, funny characters appear and also menu options come up!! any ideas. regional settings seem ok

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#2 28-02-2007 9:11pm
stepperupper

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sticky keys? hold shift for 8 seconds and see if they're enabled. If so disable.

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#3 28-02-2007 9:16pm
unnameduser

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no just tried this. thanks

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#4 28-02-2007 10:12pm
unnameduser

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some examples. in word when i press 1 then`1 comes up, when i press 2 help comes up, when i press 4 , 54 comes up!

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#5 28-02-2007 10:20pm
unnameduser

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tried another keyboard, voila broken keyboard. now my hunt for a black dell keyboard begins!!!

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#6 28-02-2007 10:29pm
cee_jay

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You sure there is nothing stuck in the keys - when keys you are pressing, all bring up a character thats next to them.
See if you have paper or something like that caught in the keys up there

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