Hi Norman and all, I have had similar problems with the last few versions of Jaws but can't pin the cause down. In 6.1 the problem appears to have become more pronounced. My suspicion is that I am interrupting some sort of function which leaves the key settings in the wrong state. Typically, this might happen when one is used to a sequence of commands and issues a keystroke before the previous one is fully completed. As I say, I have no real evidence for this. I usually clear the state by pressing Windows+control or Windows+alt depending on whether the keyboard is stuck in control or alt state. Regards, Phil Medway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Octon2002" <octon2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:42 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Strange Shifted State Can anyone add to or comment on this problem: every so often with JAWS 6.1 in IE, the keyboard seems to go into a shifted state in which every key pressed is spoken as "control" + the key. Pressing control by itself cures the problem, but only temporarily. Sometimes the confusion is eventually cleared up and the problem goes away; sometimes I have to reboot. I don't think I had the problem with JAWS 6.0. Cheers, Norman ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq