Re: Cap locks & types 1QA\ - Does anyone know the solution for these problems?

From: Noel Paton (NoelDPspamless_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 03/22/04


Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:37:27 -0000

I still favour the idea of a virus infection!

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to
remove spyware, adware,
and other such nasties from your system.

-- 
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"jlon" <jlon38@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:99044fd9.0403221441.60d685f1@posting.google.com...
> Computer: Toshiba Satellite 2805-S402 Laptop, bought 5/2001
> Date problem started: 12/2003
>
> Problem: Caps lock (i can see the cap lock light up), and soon after
> starts typing 1QA\ if possible, or it will start flipping through
> previous web pages, or if there is nothing to flip through, it starts
> downloading and saving files.
>
> Suggested fixes: clean/new keyboard, turn off voice recognition in
> office xp.
>
> To date, the problem persist after a 3rd format of my laptop with just
> loading back xp professional and the software for my linksys wireless
> pc card for internet connection.
>
> I had originally posted my problem in the alt.comp.virus, but after a
> search of 1QA\, I came across several post with the same problem but
> none of them seem to have an update for the fix. I have included the
> info for my post as well as the others below for reference.
>
> I will try any suggested fixes, and will provide an update. Thanks.
>
>
> From: jlon (jlon38@yahoo.com)
> Subject: HELP! Cannot get rid of virus after formatting hard drive &
> using 2004 Norton scanner.
> Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus
> Date: 2004-03-15 21:52:50 PST
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=99044fd9.0403152152.3b626d60%40posting.google.com
>
> From: Gregory Jones (gregoryrjones@comcast.net)
> Subject: Cursor and key board being hijacked when writing
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general
> Date: 2004-01-28 20:58:48 PST
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=1qa%5C&start=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=685301c3e624%24735b72d0%24a601280a%40phx.gbl&rnum=31
>
>
> From: Tom Erickson (tomericks0n@msn.com)
> Subject: space bar goes crazy! Inserts 1QA\
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general
> Date: 2003-08-08 19:43:15 PST
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=042d01c35e1f%24baced4a0%24a601280a%40phx.gbl
>
>
> From: muckster (muckster@mindspring.com)
> Subject: Word XP: strange error -- random characters
> Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc,
> microsoft.public.word.application.errors,
> microsoft.public.word.newusers
> Date: 2003-01-24 11:34:21 PST
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=bc716d94.0301241134.4639f5e7%40posting.google.com
>
>
> From: nforsyth (nforsyth@ecn.ab.ca)
> Subject: Word97 generates characters spontaneously
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.application.errors
> Date: 2003-01-02 12:10:07 PST
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=05bc01c2b299%2402b0d940%248ef82ecf%40TK2MSFTNGXA04


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