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HELP… I keep turning on symbols instead of numbers when I type BUT …. I do not know what key on the board ( combination of keys) I am hitting that does changes the function… can anyone tell me what I am doing… or better yet tell me how to UNDO IT!
THANKS
Have a new computer with WINDOWS 8 and have not learned how to work it well… never learned how to work the old computer WINDOWS 7 either…
THANKS
[adrotate group="5"]Hope this helps you!!!!
Shift lock is enabled on your computer. This is because:
– Your keyboard’s shift keys maybe stuck
– You may have activated ‘Sticky Keys’ by mistake. Sticky keys is an accessibility feature of Windows that allows physically challenged users to use computers comfortably. Sticky keys are activated if you keep the Shift key pressed for 5 second. You can change the Accessibility options in Start ->Programs ->Accessories ->Accessibilityhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071121054346AAKGBku
Heh. I despise Windows 8. With a fiery passion. 👿
My computer died a few month ago and I got a new one that had Windows 8. I ended up returning it and searching high and low until I could find one of the last ones left with Windows 7. I was *this close* to going to Apple (I have issues with Apple). I ended up lucking out, because I found a great one with a huge hard drive because they were trying to liquidate them. Evidently, my opinion is not unusual. Windows 8 sucks.
Sorry, it didn’t help you with your problem, but I just have strong feelings against Microsoft right now.
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Yea, I heard that Windows 8 is bad I got Windows 7 and I don’t like it to much either it isn’t very friendly love my XP.
Was it the shift lock or the “sticky keys” as Happy Endings suggested? I agree that those sound like the most likely culprits. If that didn’t do it, I’d search for a menu that contains a system setting that specifies the font to be used, since it sounds like you might have accidentally selected a symbol font. There’s usually a default font menu somewhere in the form of a pull down list. Sorry I can’t be more helpful but I haven’t touched Windows since Windows95 came out – I’m strictly a Unix user (Linux and Macs) but there are enough commonalities that I can sometimes make an educated guess about Windows.
Ah, Windows 8! You come with an amazing booting time and a pretty new File Explorer, but your Metro UI is so beyond terrible I wouldn’t have remotely tolerated you in my new computer if not for the amazing extensions I found on the internet to recreate the Start Menu and ignore the Start Screen. Maybe next time you’ll get it right, Microsoft! 😀
We got my uncle a laptop recently and it has Windows 8 on it. What is up with removing with the Start Button? I hate it too when I have to troubleshoot stuff for him. I hate it in general when I’m in front of a Windows instead of my Mac, but I don’t see how Windows 8 is an improvement over previous versions.
Hope this helps you!!!!
Shift lock is enabled on your computer. This is because:
– Your keyboard’s shift keys maybe stuck
– You may have activated ‘Sticky Keys’ by mistake. Sticky keys is an accessibility feature of Windows that allows physically challenged users to use computers comfortably. Sticky keys are activated if you keep the Shift key pressed for 5 second. You can change the Accessibility options in Start ->Programs ->Accessories ->Accessibilityhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071121054346AAKGBku
PROBLEM IS …. I can not find START PROGRAMS ACCESSORIES OR ACCESSIBILITY on the computer either… every thing is moved and there does not seem to be a start area…I have been using help but so far went through 3 searches as nothing came up.
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.Ah, Windows 8! You come with an amazing booting time and a pretty new File Explorer, but your Metro UI is so beyond terrible I wouldn’t have remotely tolerated you in my new computer if not for the amazing extensions I found on the internet to recreate the Start Menu and ignore the Start Screen. Maybe next time you’ll get it right, Microsoft!
I want a start menu… can you post a link to your source so I can get it figured out…
thanks
if u go to the home screen and type in sticky keys it will come up with settings on the left and bring u to the page u want
if u cant type go to settings, than control panel, than ease of acess, than how keyboard works,
u should be able to change ur settings there,
if it isn’t sticky keys though I don’t know what it is
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