U=4, I=5, O=6 and more strange key mappings.

E

Ed Crane

So my wife is trying to use a blog and gets frustrated with it. She
blops her hands on the k/b much the same I do with a piano when my
practice isn't going well.

Then all of sudden, the U key comes out as 4, the I a 5 and the O a 6
and there are some other strange mappings too.

She logs out and in - same thing.

She reboots. Same thing.

I changed the keyboard language from and to UK / US mapping - same
thing. I tried Notepad, Word...even the command prompt has the same
problem.

I downloaded the M$ Keyboard Layout creator and began with Edit
Existing Layout, loaded the UK keyboard and selected Test Layout.

Same problem.

If I change users, the problem goes away. I really don't want to have
to create another user account for her and move her email and other
files across (unless anyone knows of a non-arduous route to achieve
that?)

I would be delighted, not to mention sycophantically grateful if
anyone knows how to fix this and would share the solution with my
deeply frustrated self.

:)

Ed.
 
R

roger

Hi Ed,

[...]
So my wife is trying to use a blog and gets frustrated with it. She
If I change users, the problem goes away. I really don't want to have
to create another user account for her and move her email and other
files across (unless anyone knows of a non-arduous route to achieve
that?)

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

Deleting a User Profile Removes the My Documents Folder and Its
Contents
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;264735

You could create a new user and copy the profile to that user.

Good luck
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Greetings --

You're using a laptop and the NumLock is on. Turn it off.

Bruce Chambers
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