Skipping spaces--Backspace forward

Neil

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Jan 1, 2010, 6:58:01 PM1/1/10

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A non-keyboard, non- MS Word problem.

For a week word processing is skipping 5 or 10 spaces in MS Word
and email servers. Done, checked, scanned, replaced, detected and
repaired everything, but nothing works.

Backspace backspaces one space and advances five.

Example:

T h is is th e t im
e f or a l l g o od m e
n to co me t o t he
a id of t he ir p ar t y .

Entered letter once: a a a a
Entered letter twice: aa a a aa aa a
a aa a a a a a a

Entered letter thrice: aa aa aa a aa
a aa a
a

Held down key: aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaa aaaaa
aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaa aaaaa aa

Any help would be appreciated!

Neil
Berkeley CA

Big_Al

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Jan 1, 2010, 7:42:37 PM1/1/10

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Neil said this on 1/1/2010 6:58 PM:

What program are you using for word processing?
Have you tried WordPad or notepad?

Neil

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Jan 1, 2010, 11:13:01 PM1/1/10

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"Big_Al" wrote:

> .
Yes. D oes i t in WordPad and N o te Pad
and RIGHT HERE! : o)

In address lines and Google search windows, ad infinitum!

Seems to be in a " path" somewhere.

What a bummer!

Thx,

Neil
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Pegasus [MVP]

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Jan 2, 2010, 1:23:09 AM1/2/10

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"Neil" <Ne...@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
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> A non-keyboard, non- MS Word problem.
>
> For a week word processing is skipping 5 or 10 spaces in MS
> Word
> and email servers. Done, checked, scanned, replaced, detected
> and
> repaired everything, but nothing works.
>
> Backspace backspaces one space and advances five.
>

You should tell us how you determined that this is not a keyboard problem.
Also - does the problem happen in Safe Mode too?

Patrick Palczewski

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Jan 3, 2010, 12:16:50 AM1/3/10

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My first guess would be that your keyboard's Space bar is sticking. You sure
your keyboard is free of food and clutter?

--
Patrick P.
www.boydcomputersvcs.com

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Neil

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Jan 3, 2010, 10:55:01 PM1/3/10

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"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

> .
> Tried with three different keyboard -- plugin and wireless.

Went away for awhile when I downloaded Open Office and
again when I removed some recent software downloads, But always
comes back.

Pegasus [MVP]

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Jan 4, 2010, 2:40:58 AM1/4/10

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This means that some agent that loads in Normal Mode but not in Safe Mode is
the culprit. Click Start/Run, then run msconfig.exe and untick each and
every task under the Startup tab. Now bring them back selectively, rebooting
each time, until you have isolated the culprit, then report back here.

Remember to physically disconnect your machine from the Internet while your
virus scanner tasks are disabled.

"Neil" <Ne...@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item

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> The problem DOES N OT occur in S afe M ode.
>
> Help?
>
> Neil

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Bob I

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Jan 5, 2010, 9:14:28 AM1/5/10

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Does it happen using the On Screen Keyboard?

Neil wrote:

> The problem DOES N OT occur in S afe M ode.
>
> Help?
>
> Neil
>
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
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