>We have found that this issue is due to a Microsoft security update: >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824141 > >The engineers are aware of this issue. If you do a search on this issue >(I performed one on Google user groups), there is an abundance of >information regarding this security update. >>
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831739 > >Characters That You Type in a Text Box May Be Repeated > >SYMPTOMS >When you type characters in a text box (edit control), the characters may be repeated by the program that you are using. >For example, when you use the SHIFT key to type an uppercase letter in a text box in Microsoft Internet Explorer, the >letter may be repeated by the program that displays the text box in Internet Explorer. This problem occurs after you >nstall the MS03-045 (824141) security patch, the hotfix that is documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 822428, or >a later hotfix. > >For additional information about the MS03-045 (824141) security patch, visit the following Microsoft Web site: >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-045.asp > > >For additional information about the 822428 hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the >Microsoft Knowledge Base: >822428 Characters Are Dropped or Lost in Notepad When You Use a Swipe Card Reader or a Keyboard in Windows 2000 > > >CAUSE >The updates that are discussed in the "Symptoms" section of this article change the way that single-line and multi-line >edit controls handle WM_CHAR window messages. The edit control now honors the character repeat count that is specified in >the low-word of the message's lParam parameter. The repeat count that is specified in the lParam parameter is the number >of characters that will be inserted in the edit control when it handles a WM_CHAR message. > > >If programs incorrectly specify the repeat count when they send or post WM_CHAR messages to an edit control, multiple >characters are inserted. Before the updates that are listed in the "Symptoms" section of this article are installed, the >edit control did not honor the specified repeat count. > > >RESOLUTION >To resolve this problem, contact the manufacturer of the program for information about a possible update to resolve this >problem. > > >>
>This particular issue is not a problem with the control, but with the >update. > >There are no plans to provide an update to this issue. > >>