Strange 'Command Prompt' Keyboard behaviour

I have a PC with a strange keyboard related issue.

When running a command prompt 'Dos Box' from within Windows 98, the
'0' (Zero) key on the Numerical pad does not work normally.
If you press it nothing happens until the auto-repeat kicks in. At
this point the repeated zeros are displayed. The initial press of the
zero never seems to get passed to the command line interperator. The
normal zero key works OK.

When running a windows application, Notepad.exe for instance, no
problems, zero behaves as normal.
When running in pure dos mos (i.e. boot straight into DOS, not
windows), again the zero key work OK.

I've re-installed all of the chipset drivers, thinking this may be a
bus related problem, but this has ot helped.

Does anyone have any ideas? (it's an IBM Netvista running Win98)

I GUESS the DOS window is not off the screen to the left, because it
wouldn't just be "0" you are complaining about. So...

Well, let us look at the Properties of your Windows DOS box...
"START, Programs, MS-DOS prompt". Don't click it. R-Clk it & select
Properties. Here are my settings.

(1) General tab:
Size is 1474 bytes.
Attributes: Only Archive is checked.
(2) Program tab:
Name: MS-DOS Prompt
Cmd line: C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
Working: Blank
Batch file: Doskey
Shortcut Key: None
Run: Normal window
Close on exit: Checked
Advanced button: Only "Suggest MS-DOS mode as necessary" is
checked.
(3) Font tab:
"Both font types" is bolted.
Font size: Auto
(4) Memory tab:
Everything is Auto; everything else is checked.
Details button: Complains about "NoEMS".
(5) Screen tab:
Window is bolted.
Initial size is 50 lines.
Everything else is checked.
(6) Miscellaneous tab:
QuickEdit, Exclusive mode, & Always suspend are unchecked.
Everything else is checked.
Idle sensitivity slider is in the middle.

If that is all well, then we must check the Properties of both your
Command.com.


COMMAND.COM
Type: MS-DOS Application
Location: C:\WINDOWS
& C:\
Size: 93,890 bytes
Created: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
& (unknown)
Modified: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM

....the one in C:\ is "Created: unknown". However, I'm not worried,
because many system files are.

In various threads here, wise ones have said to keep both. The important
thing is that both have the same Size & Mod date. If one does not, then
it could be a virus, & an investigation must begin.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Taf" wrote in message
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| I have a PC with a strange keyboard related issue.
|
| When running a command prompt 'Dos Box' from within Windows 98, the
| '0' (Zero) key on the Numerical pad does not work normally.
| If you press it nothing happens until the auto-repeat kicks in. At
| this point the repeated zeros are displayed. The initial press of the
| zero never seems to get passed to the command line interperator. The
| normal zero key works OK.
|
| When running a windows application, Notepad.exe for instance, no
| problems, zero behaves as normal.
| When running in pure dos mos (i.e. boot straight into DOS, not
| windows), again the zero key work OK.
|
| I've re-installed all of the chipset drivers, thinking this may be a
| bus related problem, but this has ot helped.
|
| Does anyone have any ideas? (it's an IBM Netvista running Win98)