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25. August 2008 @ 07:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, I'm hoping someone may have heard of this before as it's got me stumped.

My microsoft wireless keyboard has suddenly went funny. Every pair of letters from the alphabet have been switch round, eg. a=b, b=a / c=d, d=c. Also 'tab' is now 'backspace' and vice versa. I can still use it to type, but it takes a bit of thinking to switch all the letters round in your head.

I havent heard of a problem like this before and can't find anything on the internet about it. I have ran a virus check and my system got a clean bill of health.

Any help would be much appreciated

thanks
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1. September 2008 @ 16:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
psml!

i dont have answer but the smart-assed one would be to swap all the keys around....

please someone help this guy!
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1. September 2008 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It sounds like it could be a controller fault with the keyboard. I had this with my old MS keyboard a few years back - a day later it stopped recognising key presses altogether. Keyboards are dirt cheap, best bet is to get a new one. You might want to try changing your keyboard language first though, just in case.



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3. September 2008 @ 18:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi Sammorris - i thought languages first but it didnt match any keyboard layouts i could think of...

[qoute]Every pair of letters from the alphabet have been switch round, eg. a=b, b=a / c=d, d=c. Also 'tab' is now 'backspace' and vice versa.
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3. September 2008 @ 19:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Then, do as Sam suggested. Get a new keyboard.

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4. September 2008 @ 06:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If it was an expensive keyboard, get it replaced under warranty. If it wasn't, just get a new one...



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