anyone tell me how to change the space bar direction?My grandson was playing
on here now the left bar is the forward and the right is the back

Space bar.....are you not speaking of the mouse? Either way, more info
needed.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"maxlong" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> anyone tell me how to change the space bar direction?My grandson was
> playing
> on here now the left bar is the forward and the right is the back

the spacing bar on the keyboard: when you type and hit the thumb spacing bar:
it is reversed

"maxlong" wrote:

> anyone tell me how to change the space bar direction?My grandson was playing
> on here now the left bar is the forward and the right is the back

maxlong wrote:

> the spacing bar on the keyboard: when you type and hit the thumb
> spacing bar: it is reversed
>
> "maxlong" wrote:
>
>> anyone tell me how to change the space bar direction?My grandson was
>> playing on here now the left bar is the forward and the right is the
>> back

I believe you are talking about the touchpad on a laptop, yes? Go to the
Mouse Control Panel applet where you will find the settings for your
touchpad. You will see a place where you can check a box to reverse the
functions of the left/right buttons. Make your changes, Apply and OK
out.

Or, since you may not know what else your grandson did, you might try a
System Restore to before you let him use your computer.
Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
"Restore my computer to an earlier time"

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

jeez: THE SPACING BARS ON MY KEY BOARD;;;;;;;;; YA KNOW????? THE BARS THAT
SPACE THE WORDS WHEN YOU TYPE, YOU HIT THEM WITH YOUR THUMBS ON A KEY BOARD,
THERE IS TWO OF THEM ON A KEY BOARD,ONE OF THEM SPACES TO THE RIGHT AND ONE
OF THEM SPACES BACK, IT HAS AN ARROW ON IT, MINE ARE REVERSED NOW SO THE ONE
WITH THE "BACK"ARROW GOES FORWARD AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPACES BACK
TO THE LEFT

"Malke" wrote:

> maxlong wrote:
>
> > the spacing bar on the keyboard: when you type and hit the thumb
> > spacing bar: it is reversed
> >
> > "maxlong" wrote:
> >
> >> anyone tell me how to change the space bar direction?My grandson was
> >> playing on here now the left bar is the forward and the right is the
> >> back
>
> I believe you are talking about the touchpad on a laptop, yes? Go to the
> Mouse Control Panel applet where you will find the settings for your
> touchpad. You will see a place where you can check a box to reverse the
> functions of the left/right buttons. Make your changes, Apply and OK
> out.
>
> Or, since you may not know what else your grandson did, you might try a
> System Restore to before you let him use your computer.
> Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
> "Restore my computer to an earlier time"
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

maxlong wrote:
> jeez: THE SPACING BARS ON MY KEY BOARD;;;;;;;;; YA KNOW????? THE BARS
> THAT SPACE THE WORDS WHEN YOU TYPE, YOU HIT THEM WITH YOUR THUMBS ON
> A KEY BOARD, THERE IS TWO OF THEM ON A KEY BOARD,ONE OF THEM SPACES
> TO THE RIGHT AND ONE OF THEM SPACES BACK, IT HAS AN ARROW ON IT, MINE
> ARE REVERSED NOW SO THE ONE WITH THE "BACK"ARROW GOES FORWARD AND THE
> ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPACES BACK TO THE LEFT
>

That is a very unusual keyboard. I have been working on computers for over
20 years and never seen one as you describe. Can you tell us the make and
model of your keyboard and maybe someone can help. It also appears the caps
lock has also malfunctioned.

--
Kerry

Kerry Brown wrote:

> maxlong wrote:
>> jeez: THE SPACING BARS ON MY KEY BOARD;;;;;;;;; YA KNOW????? THE BARS
>> THAT SPACE THE WORDS WHEN YOU TYPE, YOU HIT THEM WITH YOUR THUMBS ON
>> A KEY BOARD, THERE IS TWO OF THEM ON A KEY BOARD,ONE OF THEM SPACES
>> TO THE RIGHT AND ONE OF THEM SPACES BACK, IT HAS AN ARROW ON IT, MINE
>> ARE REVERSED NOW SO THE ONE WITH THE "BACK"ARROW GOES FORWARD AND THE
>> ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPACES BACK TO THE LEFT
>>
>
> That is a very unusual keyboard. I have been working on computers for
> over 20 years and never seen one as you describe. Can you tell us the
> make and model of your keyboard and maybe someone can help. It also
> appears the caps lock has also malfunctioned.
>

I'm with Kerry on this. On all my very many keyboards (laptops and
desktops), I only have one long spacebar. None of my keyboards have any
"back" or "forward" bars on the spacebar, and none of them have a
"back" or "forward" button next to the spacebar. So yelling at us
because *you* haven't explained yourself clearly is a really stupid
thing to do. Now you're on your own.

Last bit of advice - do the System Restore like I told you or have a
knowledgeable friend/professional fix things for you. I'm out of here.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

"maxlong" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:869E35CC-1226-488B-9DC2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> jeez: THE SPACING BARS ON MY KEY BOARD;;;;;;;;; YA KNOW????? THE BARS
> THAT
> SPACE THE WORDS WHEN YOU TYPE, YOU HIT THEM WITH YOUR THUMBS ON A KEY
> BOARD,
> THERE IS TWO OF THEM ON A KEY BOARD,ONE OF THEM SPACES TO THE RIGHT
> AND ONE
> OF THEM SPACES BACK, IT HAS AN ARROW ON IT, MINE ARE REVERSED NOW SO
> THE ONE
> WITH THE "BACK"ARROW GOES FORWARD AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPACES
> BACK
> TO THE LEFT
>

Eh ???? My keyboard only has ONE "spacebar" (but it
does have 4 ARROW keys). The typical spacebar does
not have any markings on it other than dirty thumb prints.
Only keyboard I have seen with two spacebars had been
hit by a frustrated user and broken. Is this one of those
"ergonomic" keyboards where the right side and left side
keys are at a different angle or something ??

mikey

your a ****ing idiot: I may as well be on my own as you are a complete waste
of ****ing space asshole,system restore does not fix the problem

"Malke" wrote:

> Kerry Brown wrote:
>
> > maxlong wrote:
> >> jeez: THE SPACING BARS ON MY KEY BOARD;;;;;;;;; YA KNOW????? THE BARS
> >> THAT SPACE THE WORDS WHEN YOU TYPE, YOU HIT THEM WITH YOUR THUMBS ON
> >> A KEY BOARD, THERE IS TWO OF THEM ON A KEY BOARD,ONE OF THEM SPACES
> >> TO THE RIGHT AND ONE OF THEM SPACES BACK, IT HAS AN ARROW ON IT, MINE
> >> ARE REVERSED NOW SO THE ONE WITH THE "BACK"ARROW GOES FORWARD AND THE
> >> ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SPACES BACK TO THE LEFT
> >>
> >
> > That is a very unusual keyboard. I have been working on computers for
> > over 20 years and never seen one as you describe. Can you tell us the
> > make and model of your keyboard and maybe someone can help. It also
> > appears the caps lock has also malfunctioned.
> >
>
> I'm with Kerry on this. On all my very many keyboards (laptops and
> desktops), I only have one long spacebar. None of my keyboards have any
> "back" or "forward" bars on the spacebar, and none of them have a
> "back" or "forward" button next to the spacebar. So yelling at us
> because *you* haven't explained yourself clearly is a really stupid
> thing to do. Now you're on your own.
>
> Last bit of advice - do the System Restore like I told you or have a
> knowledgeable friend/professional fix things for you. I'm out of here.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
>

maxlong wrote:
> your a f***ing idiot: I may as well be on my own as you are a
> complete waste of f***ing space a**hole,system restore does not fix
> the problem
>

<snipped and censored>

That attitude is likely to get you a lot of help. I see you got the caps
lock problem fixed.

--
Kerry