backslash inserted automatically

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Carol

Whenever the letter "a" is typed, a backslash is
automatically inserted. It doesn't matter what program is
being used (outlook, word) and all keyboards do the same
thing. According to Norton, newly installed and updated,
there is no virus. However, there may have been a virus
when Norton was first installed but it was cleaned. The
computer does not belong to me so I'm not sure whether or
not it had a virus and if so, what virus it had. I only
know that it does not show a virus now. Could this
problem be the result of a virus or could something else
be causing it?

Thanks,

Carol
 
Check the auto-correct options in Word to ensure that "a" is not set to
automatically correct itself to "a\".

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Carol asked:

| Whenever the letter "a" is typed, a backslash is
| automatically inserted. It doesn't matter what program is
| being used (outlook, word) and all keyboards do the same
| thing. According to Norton, newly installed and updated,
| there is no virus. However, there may have been a virus
| when Norton was first installed but it was cleaned. The
| computer does not belong to me so I'm not sure whether or
| not it had a virus and if so, what virus it had. I only
| know that it does not show a virus now. Could this
| problem be the result of a virus or could something else
| be causing it?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Carol
 
Thanks for the information but the slash isn't always to
the left of the "a". It can be on either side. Here is
what it does:

it is not a\ctua\lly the keybo\ard, a\s a\nother keyboa\rd
will do the sa\me thing. we think it must be a\ virus or
something. it wa\s a\ lot worse, even to the point of not
being a\ble to use the computer a\t a\ll when it w\as
bl\acked out a\nd beeping. ricky helped us reinsta\ll
norton a\nd spybot a\nd ma\ybe something else. wh\atever
he did helped a\ lot, a\ll but the typing problem.
if ca\rol ha\s a\ny a\dvice, we're \all ea\rs.
 
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