Hi,
If it does it in DOS too, then the keyboard needs to be replaced.

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> Never run updates but I ran one on another computer and
> now I can't type anything. When I try to hit letter "s"
> it comes out as "\s". Some letters come out completely
> differently or even as numbers. Tried to go through ms-
> dos but same thing happened. Essentially, can't do
> anything on that computer that requires typing.