Office Keyboard: Some Keys May Not Work in MS-DOS Prompt Box (295491)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Keyboard, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • Microsoft IntelliType Pro software 2.1
This article was previously published under Q295491

SYMPTOMS

When you type in the MS-DOS Prompt box with the Microsoft Office Keyboard, the following keys may not work as expected:

EQUAL SIGN [=]
OPEN PARENTHESIS [(]
CLOSE PARENTHESIS [)]

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you use the OPEN PARENTHESIS, CLOSE PARENTHESIS, or EQUAL SIGN keys that are located above the numeric keypad portion of the keyboard.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, insert an open parenthesis, close parenthesis, or equal sign character by pressing SHIFT+9, SHIFT+0, or the EQUAL SIGN key on the main keyboard.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/18/2005
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb KB295491
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