This is my first attempt at a posting. So here goes:
While I am typing a new message, the words suddenly stop. If I am not
watching the screen and don't notice then I find I have typed a lot of stuff
which does not appear. I then have to retype after positioning the mouse
cursor. It has just happened again while I was typing this message. Does
anyone have any ideas on the subject?

Mike Sassin

There is another program running that steals focus,
the keystrokes go into the buffer for that program
if you are not multi-tasking, then you probably have spy or virus


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"Mike Sassin" wrote in message
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This is my first attempt at a posting. So here goes:
While I am typing a new message, the words suddenly stop. If I am not
watching the screen and don't notice then I find I have typed a lot of
stuff
which does not appear. I then have to retype after positioning the mouse
cursor. It has just happened again while I was typing this message. Does
anyone have any ideas on the subject?

Mike Sassin

Mike Sassin wrote:
This is my first attempt at a posting. So here goes:
While I am typing a new message, the words suddenly stop. If I am not
watching the screen and don't notice then I find I have typed a lot
of stuff which does not appear. I then have to retype after
positioning the mouse cursor. It has just happened again while I was
typing this message. Does anyone have any ideas on the subject?

Mike Sassin

Any chance you're letting your palms brush the keys under them as you type?
Gets some itneresting results when it's the CTRL or ALT keysg, I know;
BTDT.

Pop`

"Mike Sassin" wrote in message
...
This is my first attempt at a posting. So here goes:
While I am typing a new message, the words suddenly stop. If I am not
watching the screen and don't notice then I find I have typed a lot of
stuff which does not appear. I then have to retype after positioning the
mouse cursor. It has just happened again while I was typing this message.
Does anyone have any ideas on the subject?

Mike Sassin


I vote with Almost Bob.
Another running program is doing this to you by stealing focus.

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