NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/os/msdos/misc/4940

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From: [e-mail] (richard williams)
Subject: Re: Sticky shift key, errant num-lock... Probably a FAQ
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Alan M. Gallatin) writes:
>Here's one that I'm sure I saw answered over a year ago...
>
>Whenever I have more than 2 or 3 TSR's loaded (low or high), my shift
>keys (generally the left one) and my num-lock keys behave strangely.
>In particular, at some seemingly random point, every key I type will
>be shifted (alphanumeric, function keys, the works) although this
>phenomenon is generally NOT preceded by my touching the shift key.
>The only cure is to simply press the left shift key and release it,
>thereby ending my woes until it all starts up again.

Get INT9FIX3.ZIP from the keyboard subdirectory of Simtel20 or one of
its mirrors (e.g. at oak.oakland.edu the file is found under
pub/msdos/keyboard).  The files included give a discussion of this
problem and offer several possible solutions, one of which will hopefully
work for you.

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