HELP! F2 shortcut key to rename file/folder no longer working in XP Pro. Settings issue or keylogger

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In Windows I have always been able to click on a file or folder in
Explorer and press F2 and it would immediately go into Rename mode.
Not only is this a great convenience for renaming files, more
importantly you can press CTRL-C to copy the filename to the clipboard
(if you want you can then click on the address bar at the top of the
window, press END, type backslash and CTRL-V paste in the name, press
SHIFT-HOME and CTRL-C and you have the file's entire name/path in the
clipboard). It's a very convenient/fast way to get file names/paths
into the clipboard, particularly if you are into keyboard shortcuts
like I am (much faster than the mouse) and like to use START>RUN
(press Windows key then R then CTRL-V) to open windows or files.

Anyway, in the past day or so, F2 no longer is working in Explorer to
rename a file. The only way to go into rename mode is to click the
file and wait a second (very annoying).

More importantly I am wondering if this is a symptom that I have been
infected with a keylogger.

Any suggestions or advice on how to reactivate F2 (and more
importantly flush out any keyloggers!) would be most appreciated!
 
No, because I hadn't made any changes to my system or installed any
new programs. Someone suggested that the problem may be Filter Keys, a
potentially annoying feature in XP and Vista (see links below).
Anyhow, the problem went away later that day. Maybe there was some
Windows update or something running in the background that was messing
up the keyboard.

XP's filter keys
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/filterkeys.aspx

Joho the Blog: Turning off filterkeys
http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/mtarchive/002052.html

Turn off Filter Keys in Windows XP and Vista
http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/463

Help! My Shift key is stuck! - Ask Leo!
http://ask-leo.com/help_my_shift_key_is_stuck.html

JesusH » How to Turn Off StickyKeys / Filterkeys in Windows XP ...
http://www.jesush.com/index.php?p=731

Stupid Windows Features - Disable FilterKeys Permanently
Control Panel >> Accessibility Options >> Remove all check-marks
But wait, there's more! That isn't enough to get rid of FilterKeys,
you also have to go to the Settings sub-menu and remove the check-
marks there.
Hit OK twice and you're finally rid of the damned thing.
http://internetducttape.com/2006/08/30/stupid-windows-features-disable-filterkeys-permanently/
 
Or, maybe you have one of those keyboards that turns the function keys
into i-am-a-dummy-do-it-for-me keys unless you have Fn Lock on?

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unless you have Fn Lock on?

You know what - I never noticed that key on this keyboard but come to
think of it you're right. Maybe I hit that by mistake, it's right next
to Backspace... What is the purpose of F Lock???
Thanks...
 
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