Re: Intermittent failure of c, v, h, t and s keys

From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (info_at_cdolive.com)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 07:50:25 -0700

I would try a new keyboard - there is more to a keyboard than just a working
key, and that it works when the shift key is held doesn't necessarily mean
the keyboard is working. (Been there, done that with a laptop keyboard. My
problem keys worked with the left shift but not the right shift.) 

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"Erick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:69C7BFAB-705B-4585-A5F9-558C525E49C9@microsoft.com...
>I have the weirdest problem. Once every week or so my c, v, h, t and s keys 
>do not respond anymore. I know it is not a hardware issue, since they do 
>work if I hold the shift key down. The only remedy I know is to close all 
>office applications and restart. I usually see it in outlook but it has 
>happened in other office applications as well.
>
> I run Outlook 2003 on Windows XP

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