Text in word

[Pupsmum]

I can not type any text into works, word or in the
address bar of internet explorer.
When trying to type the cursor will just sit there and
not enter anything.
I have rebooted sevral times.
Running Windows XP Pro on a Dell Pentium system.
Any idea's what might be wrong?
I had this happen once before but I don't recall the fix
and can't find a solution in the KB
Thank you in advance.
Pupsmum

 

[Pups Mum]

No there is not lock on the key board and My friend
doesn't have access to another key board.. It was working
just fine five minutes before and she shut down and
rebooted.. It was then that she couldn't enter any text..
I know she had this problem once last year and I figured
out what it was but right now I am drawing a complete
blank.
Pups Mum

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Has she tried rebooting again? Checked Control Panel | Keyboard to see if
there are any anomalous settings? Checked the Device Manager to see if there
is an exclamation point beside the keyboard? This really isn't a Word
problem since it obviously affects all applications.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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