I've lost the ability to type upper case "M" and "K" on my main computer
running XP home version. I've tried different keyboards and checked for
viruses. I can't find anything on the net referring to this problem. I
have several user accounts on the computer, and strangely it happens only on
the administrator accounts and not any of the limited user accounts. It
happens in MS Word, note pad and any program that allows text entry. Has
anyone ever seen anything like this?
Thanks in advance,
Mark

StickyKeys?
Check the accessibility options in the control panel.

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"stiltskin" <judge031@go.com> wrote in message
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> I've lost the ability to type upper case "M" and "K" on my main computer running XP
> home version. I've tried different keyboards and checked for viruses. I can't
> find anything on the net referring to this problem. I have several user accounts
> on the computer, and strangely it happens only on the administrator accounts and
> not any of the limited user accounts. It happens in MS Word, note pad and any
> program that allows text entry. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
>

FOUND!
I had a similar issue (different keys) but this is the solution I found:
After a few hours of sleep and a stiff cup o' coffee, I discovered the
solution (key)to the loss of key functions.
"STICKY KEYS" option in accessability control panel (go figure?) Although I
did view this option in the panel (unchecked boxes), I didn't realize that if
the options were in effectivley active -but not selected in the ACCESSABILITY
OPTIONS control panel(indicated with checked box) they would automatically
activate (or de-activate the keys) when two keys are pressed simaltainiously,
which happens to me often when typing rapidly. I don't know why thisfunction
would be considered helpful to anyone, but that's the solution I found today.

p.s. there is no mention of it in the manual anywhere- considered a software
issue I guess. Good luck.


"Soberscott" wrote:

> I also have lost functionality of the keys "q,w,e,r,u,i,o,p". This had
> happened a few weeks ago and I was trying many different key commands, which
> apparently worked. Unfortunately, I wasn't sure what I did, but it retured
> full function to the keys -until now.

> I have tried to restore the system, but it doesn't seem to effect these keys.
> note: an external keyboard works perfectly.The machine is an Hp Pavilion
> N5495 notebook running XP pro.
> Anyone have any ideas?
>

"stiltskin" wrote:

> I've lost the ability to type upper case "M" and "K" on my main computer
> running XP home version. I've tried different keyboards and checked for
> viruses. I can't find anything on the net referring to this problem. I
> have several user accounts on the computer, and strangely it happens only on
> the administrator accounts and not any of the limited user accounts. It
> happens in MS Word, note pad and any program that allows text entry. Has
> anyone ever seen anything like this?
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
>
>
>