Microsoft KB Archive/27686

ALT+Keypad 240 on Enhanced Keyboard Hangs System

PSS ID Number: Q27686 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

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When using Microsoft Word versions 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5, while trying to enter ASCII decimal 240 into a Word document by pressing ALT+Keypad 240, some computers hang and require a reboot.

This is a known problem with some non-IBM enhanced keyboards, and is caused by a lack of IBM compatibility. You can prevent this problem from occurring by typing “WORD /k” (without the quotation marks) when you start Word.

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