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July 31st, 2008 14:00
Typing a forward slash adds space automatically
Typing on my laptop (without a keyboard attached)
If I type a forward slash, a blank space is automatically added. Like if I type a url such as http:/ / anysite.com then it puts the space as you can see. I have to go back and delete the space to take it out of there. It happens when I try to type a date as well like 07/ 08/ 2008. Again, you can see that a space is automatically entered.
At first I thought maybe it was Microsoft Office doing this but then I see that it happens if I use notepad or even going to the command prompt in Windows.
I've tried using a regular USB keyboard attached to my laptop and it works fine that way. For the life of me, I can't figure out what is wrong.
I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 (almost 4 years old now) running Windows XP Service Pack 2. I have a 100gb HD, 1gb of Ram.
Hopefully someone can help. I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue that I need to use my warranty on or if it is some simple setting somewhere. It just is very odd and frustrating when I type.
Thanks
Don
skmarshall
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August 2nd, 2008 11:00
the built in keyboard has a driver of it's own, right-click on My Computer, select Properties, then the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button, then expand the Keyboards entry...
Perhaps a click of "update driver" (after visiting Dells downloads section and downloading the appropriate driver (even if it's the same version) might help.
I haven't seen this problem myself, but this is the only place i can think of (besides the hardware itself) where your built-in keyboard and an external keyboard have different resources.
I also thought that some mighty strange things happen when you select a "Non-US-English" keyboard setup (I have to use chinese at work) but i would think that would affect the external keyboard as well...