Caps Lock Capers

Whatever I may have done I can not figure how to undo it.

For some unknown reason when I engage the Caps Lock key it precedes and follows every word with a backslash. Like this: \THIS\ \IS\ \HOW\ \IT\ LOOKS.

Anyone with a solution?

 

Gobble-dee-gook to me but does this mean anything to you:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...k+"a+backslash"&rnum=6&hl=en#a1cb1a93c0e76993

Thought I'd give the first google hit I came to a shot since I do like rare things. My initial intent was to find out what kind of keyboard you have, so what kind of keyboard do you have?

 

The NeXT issue does apply in this case. The keyboard is a no-name import as best I can tell.

\THIS\ \IS\ \A\ \IRRITATING\ \ISSUE\ \AS\ \YOU\ \CAN\ \IMAGINE\

 

Does it do the same thing if you type with the shift key held down?

 

another possible line of attack:

- use a startup floppy to get a DOS prompt, see if you still get the unwanted backslashes

- if the above works without backslashes, try starting the computer using F8 to get "Command Prompt Only ", see what that yields...

if the two tests above give different results, suspect probably COMMAND.COM or IO.SYS on your HDD

- if both the above work OK (without backslashes), start Windows "normally" and raise a DOS box under Windows; see what happens typing into the DOS box with Windows running...

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...working along the lines of trying to see how little you can have running and still keep the fault...

interesting! - hope you get to the bottom of it

best wishes, HJ