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In addition to Frank's response, try shaking your keyboard upside down. You
may have dropped some food or something on the #8 key, causing it to stick
in the upper case (*) setting and activating. Or you can buy air blasters at
Best Buy to blow it out. A new keyboard runs less than $20
"JOBESDAD" wrote:
> *the asteris*c keeps coming up anttime* it* pleases. w*ha*t can i d*o.
>
> ple*a*s*e* he*lp t*ha*nk you**