Something went wierd with my keyboard. Maybe soemthing got underneath the key. Anyway, everytime I press Shift, it mutes/unmutes the sound.

Is there a way to find out exactly what key does what? I assume the mute/unmute is a keyboard shortcut so is there some way to edit keyboard shortcuts for XP (so I can disable it)?

What keyboard do you have?

It's probably a function of the keyboard, and the keyboard probably acts as a gamepad so it can specialize the input. At least that's how my saitek works.

I have a hammer here that could fix that keyboard right up.

Well, its a standard 102 (or 101) keyboard from Dell, connected not by USB. It doesn't have any additional keys for entertainment purposes.

It seems when I use a program like Active Keys (http://www.softarium.com/activekeys/), it shows that this Shift key not only does what Shift should do but also handles "Volume Mute." Is there a keyboard shortcut in XP that handles muting?

I don't think so. Sounds like a problem i had with my keyboard's function key, but mine's a laptop. Do regular keyboards come with 'Fn' keys?

I have alot of F'n keys on my keyboard.

I get it.