[pchelpers] Re: Keyboard Problem

Hi George,

Sunday, November 28, 2004, 7:39:38 PM, you wrote:

GTC> The system types error messages and substitutes "n" for "m". When I type
GTC> in dos mode or at a dos prompt I get "n" instead of "m". Obviously
GTC> typing in windows email, documents, etc., works okay. It only happens
GTC> when something is being typed in dos. This smacks of the kind of tricks
GTC> folks who are adept at dos play on folks like me who are not. It used to
GTC> be a lot more common. Long ago I read about a function that let you
GTC> change one key for another but I don't remember any more than this about
GTC> it. It was supposed to be a temporary work around having a key on your
GTC> keyboard stop working. You could substitute a key you don't use very
GTC> often for the stuck letter on the keyboard. Dos anyone remember the dos
GTC> based program for doing this?

See if ALT-1-0-9 (on keypad) works.

-- 
Scott.


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