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Title: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: AllStarGamer on May 12, 2008, 08:17:34 AM
Can someone help please? When I am typing whether it be in explorer or any other program my words are showing up backwards. Anyone know whats causing this?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: dahlarbear on May 12, 2008, 09:16:36 AM
1.  What operating system and service pack level are you using; e.g.  Windows XP Home Edition SP2?

2.  Boot into Safe Mode, which loads a basic set of drivers, to see how it performs.  Safe Mode also disables much of the software scheduled to load at startup (so there's less exposure to virus/malware activity).

As you power up your system, tap the F8 key about once per second or faster.  Hopefully you'll see a startup menu with an option to boot into Safe Mode.  Use the up/down arrows of the key to select an item.  Select Safe Mode item and hit Enter key.

3.  Try a different keyboard.

4.  Run a malware scan.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: AllStarGamer on May 12, 2008, 10:43:05 AM
I have windows vista  on there. And tried a different keyboard but doin the same thing.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: tommy21pmp on May 13, 2008, 07:12:23 AM
Apparently your computer is dyslexic.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: dahlarbear on May 13, 2008, 07:49:41 AM
1.  Safe Mode.  Boot into Safe Mode (http://www.pcdoctor-guide.com/wordpress/?page_id=624) to see whether the problem follows you there.

2.  Malware Scan.  Download, install, and run (with updated malware databases) the following "free for personal use" anti-malware programs:
    SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition (http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html)
    Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2 (http://www.safer-networking.net/en/index.html)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Spoiler on May 13, 2008, 12:12:48 PM
wow! I want some of what your smoking!!  ;D


Go to the control panel and check your regional and language options are set right.


Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: NOT ADMIN :P on May 14, 2008, 12:40:34 AM
ive heard of this.

Its is malware or related, it places a command b4 you type "&???&" somthing like that with the '&' sign. you can do it on forums.

does any1 know wat that command is?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 14, 2008, 12:59:58 AM
I assume you mean it is typing like this:

?siht ekil gnipyt si ti naem uoy emussa I
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on March 07, 2009, 03:18:25 AM
This has happened to me twice now. Both times I was on-line, agreed to take some stupid IQ test. To get the results I had to type in my phone number and agree to pay $9.99 (or something close to that) a month. And then they would text it to me.

I of course felt like an id10t both times and didn't put in my phone number. I'm not paying for any IQ test, especially a monthly fee and a test that was only 10 insanely easy answers.

The true IQ test was... are you stupid enough to pay them $10 month, for who knows how long (until you catch it) just to find out if your smart? If you said yes, the answer is... no, you are not smart.

Anyway, now that this feels and sounds off topic, I'll show you how it applies. So, how did I fix this issue, you ask? I just rebooted my computer and it once again will type the way geeks initially intended. Until then, I found that notepad is the only way to type forward. But it's best to reboot. It was for me, that is.

Of course, there could be a virus or some other form of malware out there that you picked up. One that won't go away with a reboot. I have a fairly secure computer, so a reboot fixes it for me. If that doesn't fix yours, you may need professional help to get rid of your new little critter. And stay away from that last website you were at. What ever it was, probably gave it to you. Some websites are just an infestation waiting to happen. And they come in all kinds of pretty shapes and sizes. Just to tempt you to come in. They may look healthy, but looks can deceive you! Just say no!

I hope you found a solution by now, either way. ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 07, 2009, 03:34:23 AM
Thank you for your contribution, MsCtrl, but this topic is exactly a year old. :o
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on March 07, 2009, 03:45:25 AM
Wow, you are so polite and blunt. I just found this topic. AND, I realize it was old. Hence my final line.

But this problem might continue to occur to other people out there that has never experienced it before. Just a thought. I could be wrong and no one will ever type backwards again. And no one may ever see this thread again. It's so old and search engines probably don't even know how to find it.

Congrats on single handedly resolving this concern so long ago. I will bow out now, so you won't get all emotional about it again. Boy, you showed me, sparky.

Oh and by the way, not EXACTLY a year old. But who's counting?




Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: JJ 3000 on March 07, 2009, 03:57:02 AM
!detsop I
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 07, 2009, 04:05:02 AM
Interesting.....I just wanted to say that you revived a dead topic.....jeez.....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on March 07, 2009, 04:22:10 AM
Oh, well in that case. My apologies.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 07, 2009, 04:27:54 AM
;)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: BC_Programmer on March 07, 2009, 09:39:20 AM
yes, I am quite sure he wasn't being sarcastic with the "thank you for your contribution" part :)

Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on March 07, 2009, 09:49:52 AM
The only reason this thread was revived is because baseball is starting...
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 07, 2009, 09:52:33 AM
Yes it is Patio, yes it is.  :)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Brealu on June 23, 2009, 07:39:50 PM
.etadu lliw I nehT .sexif ti fi ees ot toober ot gniog ,sdrawkcab gnitirw smelborp gnivah ma I .elgoog morf etis siht ssorca emac I tub dlo shtnom won si taht daerht a aorcen ot toN

edit: So I did restart and it is now fixed. I became aware of the problem after installing a game and not being able to log on. Once I opened my web browser to see why I was getting a network error code I noticed that everything was being typed backwards. So I searched and found this thread, very helpful. I was not aware of this community and hope to stick around. Hope I learn and also help others.

BTW it occured after using nRPG.com's server to download 12sky2.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: BC_Programmer on June 24, 2009, 01:24:31 AM
it was typing backwards probably because something was constantly causing "Home" to be pressed.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Mulreay on June 24, 2009, 05:01:03 AM
.etadu lliw I nehT .sexif ti fi ees ot toober ot gniog ,sdrawkcab gnitirw smelborp gnivah ma I .elgoog morf etis siht ssorca emac I tub dlo shtnom won si taht daerht a aorcen ot toN

So close  ;) Welcome to Computer Hope Brealu.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on June 24, 2009, 07:00:25 AM
When this happened to me, nothing was pressing "home" on my keyboard. And rebooting was the only solution that appeared to work.

Unless there is some hotkey that I'm not aware of. Like flipping your monitor display upside down. That one is still a popular prank. Someone did it to the computer at Blockbuster the other day. They had no idea what to do.
 :D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: ireland-1 on June 24, 2009, 05:08:35 PM
Yes, I remember in school it happened, and the teacher who fixes them was sitting there for hours, in the end he shutdown the computer, and took out the MS DOS battery ...
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on June 24, 2009, 06:31:45 PM
The thread that won't die.....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Quantos on June 24, 2009, 06:46:09 PM
You could lock it...
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on June 24, 2009, 07:43:44 PM
If i stay amused i never lock 'em....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Aegis on June 24, 2009, 07:49:38 PM
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and took out the MS DOS battery ...

Yes, this component is a source of many computer problems...   :)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Quantos on June 24, 2009, 07:50:30 PM
Yeah, I had a good chuckle over that too  ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on June 24, 2009, 07:58:25 PM
Yes, this component is a source of many computer problems...   :)

Question is ...where's the XP battery ? ?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Quantos on June 24, 2009, 07:59:43 PM
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...where's the XP battery ? ?

That would explain alot now wouldn't it...
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on June 24, 2009, 08:46:25 PM
ROTFLMAO  ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Hydroace on January 23, 2011, 04:31:04 PM
OK, I know this topic has refused to die, but I gotta jump in. My computer was driving me crazy - sometimes typing backwards, sometimes refusing to scroll down, sometimes activating just the upper left icon on my desktop regardless of which one I actually clicked on. Neat trick. These were intermittent problems, and occasionally showed up at the same time. Generally rebooting sorted the issue out, but having to play with it was getting old.

I finally found that my 'Scroll Lock' key was sticking, although it wasn't apparent. That same key shares functionality with the 'Insert' key, and between the two, they were driving me crazy. Bottom line - clean the 'Scroll Lock' key, and perhaps the 'Insert' key as well.

Go nuts, clean the whole keyboard. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Allan on January 23, 2011, 04:34:04 PM
The original poster hasn't logged on in almost 3 years. But yeah, I'm sure it helps him. Sigh.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on January 23, 2011, 04:57:15 PM
The thread that won't die.....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on January 23, 2011, 04:57:37 PM
If i stay amused i never lock 'em....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Accessless on January 23, 2011, 04:59:04 PM
The original poster hasn't logged on in almost 3 years. But yeah, I'm sure it helps him. Sigh.

Why did you tell everyone? It's always amusing to see how many people post solutions to 3 year old topics.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 23, 2011, 05:59:44 PM
?ti xif eh did woh oS
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Accessless on January 23, 2011, 07:02:35 PM
!sdrawkcab epyt ot denrael eH
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on January 25, 2011, 03:09:45 PM
What some of you are forgetting or possibly don't know or realize, is that forums are not only to answer the question of the original poster, but are also to be read by anyone else that comes along with the same issue. So being three years old doesn't matter. If you have a solution, you should still share. You could still help someone. 

If it wasn't to help everyone, you would just send a private message to the original poster now wouldn't you. Forums are to help the masses.  ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Allan on January 25, 2011, 03:12:53 PM
Yes, we didn't know that. Thanks for enlightening us.

Perhaps what you didn't realize is that resurrecting very old threads is considered poor forum etiquette. Just saying.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: MsCtrl on January 25, 2011, 03:17:31 PM
Even if you have the same issue?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Allan on January 25, 2011, 03:18:06 PM
Especially. You start a new thread and people don't have to wade through pages of outdated material.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Accessless on January 26, 2011, 06:08:19 AM
Also, the original topic starter's last post was 12/05/2008. He likely no longer has the problem and will be the only person that knew what his solution was.

So we could post solution after solution but whether or not it would be helpful is anyones guess.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 26, 2011, 10:08:37 AM
Also, the original topic starter's last post was 12/05/2008. He likely no longer has the problem and will be the only person that knew what his solution was.
So we could post solution after solution but whether or not it would be helpful is anyones guess.
If there was no solution that worked....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on January 26, 2011, 03:51:13 PM
If there was no solution that worked....

And your point is what ? ?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 26, 2011, 03:59:45 PM
And your point is what ? ?
Curious minds what to know,
1. What was wrong with his computer?
2. Did he ever fix?
3. Is it part of global shift?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Allan on January 26, 2011, 04:06:00 PM
Yeah, a big pile of global shift.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Quantos on January 31, 2011, 07:11:44 PM
Even if you have the same issue?
Would you really expect to get a viable solution from a three year old thread?
There are software and hardware changes(in the least) that are probably going to make the fix obsolete.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: hogancom on April 28, 2011, 09:29:43 PM
It was my mouse. It has a scroll left or right when you press left or right on the scroll wheel. I changed the mouse and it was fixed.

I'm replying to this because its in the top 10 on google. So you may want to keep this thread open as this is a real solution.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on April 29, 2011, 05:23:59 AM
***sigh***
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: reddevilggg on April 29, 2011, 05:51:32 AM

***sigh***

 ;D my thoughts entirely, was going to comment but i usually get 'told off'.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: teek on May 19, 2012, 12:41:36 PM
It was my mouse. It has a scroll left or right when you press left or right on the scroll wheel. I changed the mouse and it was fixed.

I'm replying to this because its in the top 10 on google. So you may want to keep this thread open as this is a real solution.

I just now had the same problem, yes it's an OLD thread, yes it's not great etiquette but on other forums of which I am a member, we live and let live. But yes, IT'S PROBABLY THE MOUSE! There are no other intelligent answers in the first 10-20 Google search links, most of which are Yahoo Answers which are usually just troglodytes responding and unhelpful. To someone having this PITA problem, this thread is a sanity saver.

I was using a wireless USB optical mouse, it has been exhibiting scroll drift which was only mildly annoying, then I booted up a few minutes ago and could not click a shortcut on the desktop, any folder I clicked highlighted the Recycle Bin, and the Start menu likewise was useless. I put in a new battery, though there was no low battery warning and no lag typical of a failing battery. When I then opened Chrome to do a Google search, everything I typed was backwards, so I typed a search string backwards to make it coherent, found a lot of useless crap, and then thought to swap out my mouse, which solved the issue, so it wasn't malware or Java or needing to switch my language settings from Western to Unicode, LOL, though that worked for some dummy. I'm now using an old RadioShack USB wired mouse that I found in someone else's box of junk long ago, but which has bailed me out on a few prior occasions of mouse input issues.

So then I found this thread halfway down the search page and finally got to it, but if I hadn't thought to swap my mouse, this thread on this forum would have saved a huge amount of frustration. Whether because of the April post or because it has been indexed by Google enough to keep showing up, it's a great help, and anyone who finds it should have feelings of gratitude to this forum, so minimal snarkiness would reflect better on the members who live here.

I expect my other mouse has dust in the scrollwheel so will check that out later.

Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Salmon Trout on May 19, 2012, 01:27:32 PM
on other forums of which I am a member, we live and let live.

This one is different. Here we kill.

Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on May 19, 2012, 05:30:17 PM
I never did see the answer.
I anon going to put this on my calendar a check once a year to see if the answer is ever given.   ::)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Aegis on May 19, 2012, 05:50:16 PM
Once again, the Computer Hope team, that ragtag band of warriors, poets, interlopers and thieves, through dogged determination, sheer cussedness, and good ol' American ingenuity, provides yet another answer to a user's computer crisis.  Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, although it is a long way to Tipperary.  Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

 ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on May 19, 2012, 06:20:53 PM
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....Computer Hope team, that ragtag band of warriors, poets, interlopers and thieves...
Why was I left out?  >:(
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Aegis on May 19, 2012, 07:21:08 PM
OK!  All right, already!   ::)

Once again, the Computer Hope team, that ragtag band of warriors, poets, saints, sinners, politicians, prestidigitators, mercenaries, ex-patriots, interlopers and thieves, through dogged determination, sheer cussedness, and good ol' American ingenuity, provides yet another answer to a user's computer crisis.  Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, although it is a long way to Tipperary.  Don't take any wooden nickels.  Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

 ;D
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: epoh on May 19, 2012, 07:37:34 PM
check the keyboard settings..in the control panel.....i suppose your time settings /or fonts out also....the us setting is 101
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on May 19, 2012, 07:37:45 PM
From Google right to left text
Bi-directional text  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-directional_text

What languages are read from right to left?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_languages_are_read_from_right_to_left

Right-to-left text editing   https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=65166

Right-to-left language features
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/right-to-left-language-features-HA010354392.aspx

This last link above is very informative to Word users who deal with eastern languages as well as European.
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If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, before you can use any of the right-to-left features in Microsoft Office, or even correctly display right-to-left scripts, you must Add an input language and enable the keyboard layout for the right-to-left language.
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Aegis on May 19, 2012, 07:58:56 PM
I know what the problem is.

It's Leonardo daVinci's keyboard.

Leonardo, being a left-handed genius, wrote backward, so as not to smear the ink from his quill.
He then read his writing in a mirror.

It only makes sense that his keyboard would be the same.


Don't everybody thank me at once.   ::)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: crelin on March 12, 2017, 08:35:56 AM
So....

Anyone ever figure this one out?  Really odd to randomly have my text start typing backwards.  Malware scan was clean, home/scroll buttons are not stuck, and I'm not attempting to write an essay in Persian or Syriac.  I need answers here, keep 'em rolling. 

Edit: I double checked and I'm pretty sure this keyboard never belonged to Da Vinci either. 
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on March 12, 2017, 08:50:24 AM
Unreal....
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on March 12, 2017, 01:09:57 PM
Indy reply #5 above I gave links to modern languages that print right to left.
If the OP lives in one of those areas, it would be the default setting for his region.
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Some writing systems of the world, including the Arabic and Hebrew scripts or derived systems such as the Persian, Urdu, and Yiddish scripts, are written in a form known as right-to-left (RTL), in which writing begins at the right-hand side of a page and concludes at the left-hand side. This is different from the left-to-right (LTR) direction used by most writing systems in the world. When LTR text is mixed with RTL in the same paragraph, each type of text is written in its own direction, which is known as bi-directional text. This can get rather complex when multiple levels of quotation are used.

Many computer programs fail to display bi-directional text correctly. For example, the Hebrew name Sarah (שרה) is spelled: sin (ש) (which appears rightmost), then resh (ר), and finally heh (ה) (which should appear leftmost)

That is from Wikipedia.  So if you live in Egypt and write in both Arabic and French, yu might have a document where both in in a single document and the keyboard directions with flop yu move from one language to to next.
So, it is not malware. It is where you live and what you do.  :)
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: patio on March 12, 2017, 04:06:48 PM
There are 3 fixes in this never-ending Topic that apparently all worked had he read it thru...
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: crelin on March 12, 2017, 05:23:05 PM
What if the issue is only intermittent?
Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on March 12, 2017, 06:30:44 PM
What if the issue is only intermittent?
Was it?  Define intermittent.
occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
"intermittent rain"

Not the same as poorly understood or "not logical" paradoxical behaviour.

The OP gave limited information about what he saw. He did not understand what he saw. 


Title: Re: Keyboard is typing backwards!
Post by: Geek-9pm on March 12, 2017, 07:30:01 PM
More research on this topic.
What might be a "bug" to one user is a feature for others.

Windows 7 and up has the ability to do type backwards typing and then switch
directions quickly, as the user wishes.

Here is a  recent article about this feature.

How to change paragraph direction in windows 7 wordpad for right to left languages? (https://superuser.com/questions/918557/how-to-change-paragraph-direction-in-windows-7-wordpad-for-right-to-left-languag)
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There is no button or menu option to change right to left direction in Windows 7 Wordpad. In toolbar you can only find alignment buttons which is not useful in this case. But still the worpad support windows global hotkey for switching between right-to-left and left-to-right directions.
But it is not hard at all. In fact, you might  it by accident.  :o
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Right to left: "Control + Right Shift"
Left to right: "Control + Left Shift"
Maybe next year the OP  come back and confirm this.  :P

Clarification:
"Left Shift" is the shift key on the port side.
"Right Shift" is the shift key on the starboard.
(http://global-mariner.com/88-04-022-Web-Julia.jpg)