Help! My Shift key is stuck!

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Leo,

Could you help witha keyboard problem I have. I've looked at the articleabove but don't see the answer.

I recently had to wipe my hard drive after some fatal error messages. I now don't appear to be able to use the @ key - when I press the shift button and the @ key I get " (Not on this computer but another one!)

Grateful for any suggestions as I can't get downloads as I can't specify e mail account without @ key.

My first reaction would be to try another keyboard. It's odd that only that one key would be affected that way.

Thanks for responding, Leo.

I tried different keyboard but it is the same so I assume it is a prog fault? When I had to wipe the hard disk I wonder if the keyboard is now set to a different language? I tried to check in control panel but got lost.

I've checked every single key and find that the only keys that it affetcs are the ¬,@ and the #.

Grateful for any thoughts.

@ g kerr,
Have you tried pressing the " key to see if you get @.
If you get @ by doing that it means your keyboard is set up as an american keyboard.

I'm with Loi on this one ... it seems like a configuration issue. Check out Control Panel, Regional and Language options, Languages, Details, Settings, and make sure that they keyboard selected matches what you have.

Right here's the thing. My shift key simply won't work. I've tried all this 'sticky keys' business but it's just not helping. I've taken the key out and cleaned it and it is still not working. Neither of the shift keys work and I am going to get very angry. Please help. Gracis

I would try another keyboard.

Leo, Found your site via google search. I, too,have a keyboard problem which I suspect is caused by the Microsoft accessibility program.
Below are the problems that appear on my laptop. Have you ever seen this happen, and how can I cure it? I have unchecked all the shortcut boxes as you recommend but it still keeps happening with frustrating regularity. Microsoft support could not offer a solution.

Left shift key + letter a key results in a Capital A but also lights up the caps lock.

Left shift key + quotation mark key results in “ at the beginning of the next line as if the quote key and the return key were pressed at the same time.

Right shift key + letter c key results in a capital C being placed at the beginning of the first line of the document.

Left shift + letter x key results in ~X.

Right shift + v key results in $V.

Left shift + m key gives a capital m but at the beginning of the lime immediately above the intended line.

Right shift key + m key results in a popup menu appearing just as if you had right clicked your mouse on a blank area of document.

Left Shift + m key results in a capital m but places it one space back.

This "feels" like a couple of lines crossed within the keyboard itself. I don't know how old the laptop is, but I'd have the keyboard checked out - or contact the manufacturer if it's still under warrenty. If you can, plug in an external keyboard and see how that behaves.

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