vista issue with shift key

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Published on 2010-03-19T22:04:21Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 22:11 UTC
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for some reason when i press the shift key on my laptop keyboard is mapped to 'ctrl+v' which does a paste. i thought it was the keyboard but then i replaced it with a wireless one,it still gives me the same issue. can someone help me. i cant just turn off the shift key all together because i do need it at times. model 8510w; vista operating system

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