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Keyboard has gone nutz
Name: Geordie800 Date: August 25, 2004 at 01:56:53 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro CPU/Ram: Win Xp 2000
Comment:
when i press caps lock or the comma key on my keyboard it opens loads of screens like search and my docs etc why is this happening any ideas
Name: salgolf Date: August 25, 2004 at 02:38:49 Pacific
Reply:
You may have some malware lurking. And you may have done all this. If so, try a different keyboard to see if problem continues.
Run an AV scan, and download AdAware, Spybot, and CWShredder, install them, update them, and run. Delete anything that looks suspicious. Some advise deleting everything because it's all reversible. Also get SpyWare Blaster which keeps a list of bad stuff on your computer and blocks them from being installed (theoretically). Be sure your independent (not MS’s) firewall is enabled.
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