I have XP Home edition. When I login and type certain characters (example
"i") the system actually shows another character that I supposedly typed --
example "5"! So, I can not write anything since what I type is NOT what shows
on word or any other application! I have to re-booth the system and then
everything is OK!! It happens everytime. Any idea what to do? Thanks. Koz

Koz wrote:

> I have XP Home edition. When I login and type certain characters
> (example "i") the system actually shows another character that I
> supposedly typed -- example "5"! So, I can not write anything since
> what I type is NOT what shows on word or any other application! I
> have to re-booth the system and then everything is OK!! It happens
> everytime. Any idea what to do? Thanks. Koz


Answered in another newsgroup. Please do not send the same message
separately to more than one newsgroup (called multiposting). Doing so just
fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one newsgroup doesn't get to
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newsgroups the message is multiposted to, they see the message multiple
times instead of once (they would see it only once if you correctly
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Got it Ken. Thanks. I will post questions once only (one thread) from now on.
Koz

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> Koz wrote:
>
> > I have XP Home edition. When I login and type certain characters
> > (example "i") the system actually shows another character that I
> > supposedly typed -- example "5"! So, I can not write anything since
> > what I type is NOT what shows on word or any other application! I
> > have to re-booth the system and then everything is OK!! It happens
> > everytime. Any idea what to do? Thanks. Koz
>
>
> Answered in another newsgroup. Please do not send the same message
> separately to more than one newsgroup (called multiposting). Doing so just
> fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one newsgroup doesn't get to
> see answers from others in another newsgroup. And for those who read all the
> newsgroups the message is multiposted to, they see the message multiple
> times instead of once (they would see it only once if you correctly
> crossposted instead).
>
> If you must send the same message to more than one newsgroup, please do so
> by crossposting (but only to a *few* related newsgroups).
>
> Please see "What is the accepted way to share a message across multiple
> newsgroups?" at http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:46:02 -0800 from Koz
<Koz@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> I have XP Home edition. When I login and type certain characters (example
> "i") the system actually shows another character that I supposedly typed --
> example "5"!

You have a laptop, and you've turned on Num Lock somehow. (There
should be an indicator light somewhere on or near the keyboard.)

Follow manufacturer's instructions to turn off Num Lock.

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http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

Koz wrote:

> Got it Ken. Thanks. I will post questions once only (one thread) from
> now on. Koz


You're welcome, and thanks for understanding the problem.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> Koz wrote:
>>
>>> I have XP Home edition. When I login and type certain characters
>>> (example "i") the system actually shows another character that I
>>> supposedly typed -- example "5"! So, I can not write anything since
>>> what I type is NOT what shows on word or any other application! I
>>> have to re-booth the system and then everything is OK!! It happens
>>> everytime. Any idea what to do? Thanks. Koz
>>
>>
>> Answered in another newsgroup. Please do not send the same message
>> separately to more than one newsgroup (called multiposting). Doing
>> so just fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one
>> newsgroup doesn't get to see answers from others in another
>> newsgroup. And for those who read all the newsgroups the message is
>> multiposted to, they see the message multiple times instead of once
>> (they would see it only once if you correctly crossposted instead).
>>
>> If you must send the same message to more than one newsgroup, please
>> do so by crossposting (but only to a *few* related newsgroups).
>>
>> Please see "What is the accepted way to share a message across
>> multiple newsgroups?" at http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup