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06-19-2008
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| | When I type the words skip to previous paragraph Whenever Im typing the words occasionally skip. I am not touching the touchpad with my palm. Ive looked all over the internet for a solution. I am using windows vista and have a toshiba satellite laptop. Anyone with advice keep in mind im computer illiterate! |
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06-19-2008
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| | Re: When I type the words skip to previous paragraph bombclock wrote: Quote: > Whenever Im typing the words occasionally skip. I am not touching the > touchpad with my palm. > Ive looked all over the internet for a solution. > > I am using windows vista and have a toshiba satellite laptop. > > Anyone with advice keep in mind im computer illiterate! Do you have Voice commands switched on? Do you have the embedded number keypad turned on (accessed with the ALT or Fn key (not sure with Toshiba. Can you go to CONTROL PANEL and then put that in Traditional View and then Click on Devices and see if there are any Yellow explanation marks. Report back if any How old is the Laptop? Can it go back to the shop you bought it? Frenchy |
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06-19-2008
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| | Re: When I type the words skip to previous paragraph no i am not touching any arrows or the touchpad. no voice command.there are no yellow exclamation points. this laptop is brand new. number keypad whatever thingy yr talking about is not on. ive looked online and apparently this is a semi common problem but the solutions that are online do not comply with my computer. "Frenchy" wrote: Quote: > bombclock wrote: Quote: > > Whenever Im typing the words occasionally skip. I am not touching the > > touchpad with my palm. > > Ive looked all over the internet for a solution. > > > > I am using windows vista and have a toshiba satellite laptop. > > > > Anyone with advice keep in mind im computer illiterate! > Umm, Are you accidentally hitting the touch pad or the up/down arrows? > > Do you have Voice commands switched on? > > Do you have the embedded number keypad turned on (accessed with the ALT > or Fn key (not sure with Toshiba. > > Can you go to CONTROL PANEL and then put that in Traditional View and > then Click on Devices and see if there are any Yellow explanation marks. > Report back if any > > How old is the Laptop? Can it go back to the shop you bought it? > > Frenchy > |
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06-19-2008
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| | Re: When I type the words skip to previous paragraph Have you tried disabling the touchpad and using an external mouse? I see this often with many laptop users. It's almost always the touchpad. -- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ "bombclock" <bombclock@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7C58BB98-415C-4128-A01C-9CC20777F293@xxxxxx Quote: > Whenever Im typing the words occasionally skip. I am not touching the > touchpad with my palm. > Ive looked all over the internet for a solution. > > I am using windows vista and have a toshiba satellite laptop. > > Anyone with advice keep in mind im computer illiterate! |
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