On my PC I can set sticky keys via ctl panel/Accessibility. Then, when I press the shift key 5 times and then, for example, the 2/@ key the @ will be entered. On my wife's PC (which is different hardware but the same XP SP3 system software) the ctl panel/accesibility menus are exactly the same but after setting the sticky option (with no apparent error indications) there is absolutely no sticky effect. I have tried pressing the shift key 5 times both faster and slower but it still has no effect. ???