Office 2007: all-capital-letters problem (similar to KB 237381)

[Lanemme]

Running Windows Vista and Office 2007.
I am having an unexpected problem where Office 2007 suddenly starts typing
all caps. (Also noticed the problem just now in IE) The Caps Lock button
has no effect on the problem, only turns the caps lock light on and off. The
problem is described exactly in KB 237381. Have looked for Office updates.
None.
The problem seems to correct itself if I launch Notepad and try to type
there, but I need a better solution than launching Notepad everytime the
problem occurs. Problem happens once or twice during every Office session.
(Too much)

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Are you using one of the IntelliType keyboard drivers? If so, I've noticed
that Alt and Ctrl key states randomly turn on at times. Pressing
Ctrl/Alt/Shift at the same time clears it... although I really would prefer
that it not happen. It seem to be associated with IE7 (back when I was using
Windows XP, the problem never happened until I installed IE7, and in Vista,
the problem began shortly after I installed the IntelliType keyboard driver
for my Natural 4000.