Weird Keyboard Trait

Pooka

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Hello,

Yesterday my keyboard was pukka but a strange thing developed overnight. If I hit the e tab on my keyboard (only in a Microsoft Word document) the letter comes out as a c and if I hold down the shift tab and press the e tab I get a garbled capital E. All other physical keyboard tabs work correctly when pressed/using Microsoft Word and all tabs work correctly (even the e tab) when not using Microsoft Word (eg. when in Notepad or typing online). I've successfully reinstalled Microsoft Word and the error continues. I've used the virtual keyboard installed on my pc and the e tab still comes out as a c. The physical keyboard I'm using seems fine as it works correctly when not in a Microsoft Word document. Is this unusual? Can it be fixed?

Thanks for any help!

Pooka
 

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I've also just noticed that if I open any Microsoft doc all the e's have changed to c's and all the capital e's have changed to the garbled capital e's : (. More serious than I thought :cry:
 

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Update! I restored my pc to a restore point of one month ago which undid about 8-12 Windows Update patches. Now everything is back to normal with my keyboard when using Microsoft Word in relation to the misbehaving e tab. This is odd. I still want my patches but if it mucks up my keyboard/Microsoft Word it's an undue price to pay. I will reinstall the Windows patches and see what happens!
 

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Install the updates one by one, then test before installing the next
If you have an external hard drive, download the free macrium reflect. Make an image of your hard drive now. If anything goes wrong you can restore with the image.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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