Windows: keyboard locks to all shift+key

[2by4]

I keep hitting some key combination on my keyboard that sets all the keyboard keys to their shift+key value [in other words, when I hit that combination, if you press 2 it gives you @, and if caps lock is off, all letter keys are upper case, if it's on, they are all lower case, for non letters the caps lock key doesn't change what is returned], I can't figure out what the combination I'm hitting is though, I type too fast, it's a typo/slip I do. I know it's some combination of ctrl, windows key, alt, shift, z, x or c, I think anyway.

After I hit that combination, I can't find any way to return the keyboard to its standard setting, this affects the mouse too by the way, mousewheel changes function. This is on Windows 2000.

Does anyone out there a: know what the key combination I'm accidentally hitting is, and b: how to reverse it? I couldn't find this documented on keyboard shortcut sites. Currently whenever I hit that combination I have to reboot to get the keyboard back to normal, logging out doesn't do it.

[jatar_k]

I must say that's a strange one

maybe try this list
[support.microsoft.com...]

might help

[2by4]

I didn't see anything in that list that seems to fit.

I know roughly which keys it is, it's the lower left block of keys, I think just on the first 2 rows, maybe the 3rd, but beyond that I can't really pinpoint it, and no combination of those I've tried changed it back. I also can't create the problem on purpose, this has to be my top current windows peeve [which is pretty good for windows I'd say], since I have to reboot to get back keyboard / mouse functionality.

I don't have any third party mouse drivers or anything else, and it's a standard, microsoft built keyboard.

There has to be at least one person out there who has experienced this issue and found the solution, I just haven't been able to find them yet.

[jatar_k]

I can't seem to even find any good links for shift lock in my searches

[2oddSox]

Long shot = sticky keys? (as in the Microsoft sticky keys function)

[2by4]

Neither can I [find any relevant links]. I forgot to mention, this is running through a kvm switch, but I think I had this problem before I got the kvm switch, not positive, it's a simple one, 2 monitor/keyboard, no box, just cables and a little unit. But the only hotkeys that has I think are scrlk. That's iogear.

I checked sticky keys, nope, not on, when I tried activating them system asked if I wanted them active. But it would make sense, that's what's happening, the shift key is somehow sticking, but the ms site says to activate it requires 5 shift key presses in a row, and that's not the slip I'm making, it's some key combination. Maybe I found an undocumented shortcut, that bypasses the confirm dialogue box?