KB188228 - You Are Unable to Type Over Text in Windows Report Tool

Article ID: 188228

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q188228

SYMPTOMS

When you try to type over (replace) some text in the Windows Report Tool utility in Windows 98, the text you are trying to type over shifts to the right, as if you have pressed the INSERT key.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows Report Tool operates in insert mode at all times, regardless of the state of the INSERT key.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, select the text you want to replace, and then begin typing, or select the text you want to replace, press DELETE, and then begin typing.

STATUS

Microsoft has determined this to be a problem with Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about insert mode, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 85583
TITLE : No Typeover Feature with Write, Cardfile, Notepad, or Calendar

Windows Report Tool (Winrep.exe), is an Internet-based information gathering tool that is installed with Windows 98. With this tool, you can upload your computer's system information to a support provider as an aid to the troubleshooting process. For example, you can submit problem reports over the Internet to a technical support center, or across an intranet to a corporate helpdesk. The problem report includes system data and can include configuration files.

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