It sounds like physical damage to the keyboard. See if the space bar is
stuck (if you can fiddle with it and free it up). Your best bet is probably
to just replace it.
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"The Fuller Family" <The Fuller Family@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> We just got a new D ell XPS and my 1 5 month old son banged
> on some keys just as I was a bout to shut it down. Now , the
> key board is stuck on what I'd like to call " fast typer mode " (
> which I am not THAT fast ) . The computer automa tically takes a
> space when ev er I pause from typing -- even for a brief second, as you
> can
> see here in this post . I'm sure this feature is great for those who
> do
> a lot of typing and don't make ma ny mista kes. HOwe ver, since this
> is
> just a home computer used for our family stuff , we really need to
> figure out how to turn this f eat ure off. C an anyone help me ??
>
> Thank you ,
> The Fuller Family