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if I press parenthesis *very much used by me* this is what appears.
__ and this are my new question marks.
a virus __
someone have some idea about it __
thanks!

Hmm...

Let me try using parentheses (which I, too, use quite often)

Did it work?

(gonna push submit and see)

Looks ok when I post parens..

could it be something askew with your keyboard?

(just guessing)

when you type into the posting window, Arcadia, do you see the parentheses as you're typing and then it changes after you submit it?

Or???

let's see today... *it's still twisted* the 8 must have a parenthesis but now has a *, the 9 is ok, the 0 has a ) instead the equal sign, the acento' is an apostrophe, the double points are these>... I found almost all the signs in other teclas except the double point and the comillas. I'm afraid this computer is alive...!

(and the signs appear in the twisted way directly, also if I'm not connected with internet and I'm working only with Word)

i don't know a thing about key boards except how to type on them. however a thought struck me. What about your fonts. Perhaps you hit one of the control keys by accedent thus switching the placement of some of the keys. Geez i don't know, just a thought.

love lots
Deb.

Sounds to me like you need a new keyboard. Sometimes the electronics can get screwed up if the keyboard is dirty or just plain old.

(((((((????????)))))). No. No problem here. I would guess it is more a keyboard malfunction than a virus though. What happens when you try to use * (asterisk) or _ (underline)? Do you get parenthensis and question marks!?

Good luck figuring it out but at least if we see posts from you now with the wrong things we will know what you mean. Smile.

Take care,

lenny

thanks all of you for your advices!.
All what you said is probable.