XP is forgetting language settings

[Guest Paul B]

Hi,

 

Suddenly Windows XP-h has been forgetting which input language is

selected. I run the Dvorak keyboard layout under the

English-Canadian language specification. I've turned off

switching languages by shortcut to avoid doing so accidentally.

 

Yet a couple of weeks ago it started happening that I'd be typing

along, typically in a browser such as Firefox or Opera, and the

language would revert to English-US with the QWERTY keyboard

layout.

 

At that point if I switch to another application, such as a

notepad replacement, the Dvorak layout is operative. So the fault

usually seems to be application-specific.

 

This language switch has also happened in the Windows Start menu,

however. So I suspect I have some kind of systemic problem here.

 

And sometimes the problem has self-healed. Today I just waited a

few minutes and Firefox went back to the Dvorak layout without me

doing anything.

 

The problem has increased in frequency, so that now it will

happen several times a day. I need to get to the bottom because

it's been interrupting browser sessions where I'm inputting info.

 

Thanks,

Paul