Re: Ghost Typing

From: yahright (ehstetson_at_hotmail(yahright))
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:01:01 -0800

I've heard having 2 machines with wireless keyboards too close together can
cause this as well. ??? Never seen it myself though, could be urban legend.

-Beth

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> 1. Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.
> 2. On the Languages tab, under Text services and input langu­ages, click Details.
> 3. On the Advanced tab of the Text services and input langua­ges dialog box,
> select the 'Turn off advanced text services' check box t­o turn text services off.
> 4. Click Yes if prompted to confirm your selection.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
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>
> "Srfrdrew" wrote:
>
> | When I type a document, all of a sudden i see someone else typing a message
> | that does not make sense and it happens in powerpoint as well.. I have a
> | firewall as well as installed XP SP2 and all office updates as well.. Does
> | anyone know what is causing this "Ghost" typing to occur? Its looks almost
> | like instant messaging that is being typed out in word or powerpoint. Like
> | our broadband connection lines are crossed (like on the telephone where you
> | can hear another conversation.) Your input and advise is greatly appreciated
>
>

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  • Re: Ghost Typing
    ... Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel. ... On the Languages tab, under Text services and input langu­ages, click Details. ... On the Advanced tab of the Text services and input langua­ges dialog box, ... | like instant messaging that is being typed out in word or powerpoint. ...
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  • Re: Ghost Typing
    ... "Ehstetson" wrote in message ... Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel. ... On the Languages tab, under Text services and input langu­ages, click ... On the Advanced tab of the Text services and input langua­ges dialog ...
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  • Re: Text going bananas! Help
    ... then forwards then backwards again. ... Languages tab, Details button. ... Advanced tab, ... Otherwise, if you're seeing the trouble in older programs, you'll have to manually toggle it each time, or set up a special no-text-services user account to run those programs, or pray there are updates for them; if they're newer programs, dig around in help and google to find out how the text services work so you can get them configured properly for your needs. ...
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  • Re: language bar
    ... Control Panel> Regional and Language Settings> ... Languages TAB> Details> Advanced TAB> deselect Turn ...
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