I have seen symptoms like this on RARE occasions, and it has seemed to be
a problem either with the microprocessor inside the keyboard itself OR
the keyboard interface circuitry on the mobo. acting as though a special
key (CTRL, ALT, Win, etc.) was permanently held down.

Try physically changing out the keyboard for a new or known good one, and
see if the problem goes away.  Of course, it is at least SLIGHTLY risky
(but opinions differ on this, so let's not get into a big argument here) to
unplug or plug-in a keyboard while the PC is on, so it is recommended
that you shut down the system first.

-JOWj.

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On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Rich Levey wrote:

> I'm looking for a fix or an explanation for the following problem.  In a
> Windows 98 environment usually starting while in Word 97 bu persisting
> after exiting to Windows, certain keys take on a "hot key" type function.
>  E - launches Windows Explorer, R - launches the Run command, O - launches
> Online Services, F - launches the Find command, etc.  Usually the problem
> will clear up upon reboot but not always.  We tried re-installing Windows
> and Office with no change.  The computer is a Pentium 166 with 32MB Ram
>  and is a network station on an NT 4.0 network.  Office is loaded on each
> machine and run locally.  I have also occasionally seen this problem on a
> new Dell PII, 333Mhz system.  Has anybody run into this?  Thanks in advance
> for any suggestions.
>
> Rich Levey
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