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Pressing "Caps Lock" types a T or t
Whenever I press the caps lock key, it toggles the mode correctly, however, it inserts a 'T' or 't' depending on if I am toggling Caps lock on or off... It is really quite annoying.
TtTt (that was 4 cycles)
I suspect it is possibly in some Dell "helper" utility, as I don't believe Windows XP is responsible for the "Caps Lock: ON" banner (which also appears for Num lock and scroll lock toggles).
I am using XP Professional, SP2, on an Inspiron 8600.
Has anyone else seen this problem?
BigBrother
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June 26th, 2005 14:00
cshokie,
To see if this is a hardware problem, boot the computer to the Drivers and Utilities CD that came with your computer. When you get to a DOS prompt, tap the Caps Lock key and see if you get a letter 't' or 'T'. If you do, then the problem is most likely a failed keyboard. It is possible that the problem is on the motherboard, however.
Is your system still under warranty?
Steve
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July 15th, 2005 12:00
Replacement keyboard should be shipped today - still under warranty for another 2 years.