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PROBLEM SOLVED!

It was that shitty Constant Guard software that screwed everything up. A random Google search for "keyboard numeric error" turned up several results complaining about this shitstorm, solved by removing it.

So, I'm going to switch to REAL anti-virus software instead. Screw you, Comcast!

I'm thinking I somehow fried my keyboard or screwed up my settings, because now non-DOS games requiring user input are screwing up on me-- but miraculously the internet, Word, and pretty much all my work software have evaded it. (It's like some force doesn't want me to play!)

So, any Windows 7 users got advice on how to fix the keyboard internally, unless I did fry this thing completely?

(Luckily this isn't a laptop in which case the keyboard goes = whole CPU gets fried to boot.)

Thanks for the tip-- so far, it's working with one game if I just drag and drop. But I might be totally screwed for games that ask for passwords, other user input, etc...then in that case I really need to find the root of the problem, which I think is with the config file....problem is, where is it if it's not in the DOS Box folder and not turning up in the file search?

It's definitely not the Num Lock key (desktop machine, too) because I usually have it on all the time and it doesn't affect DOS Box. Turning it on and off did nothing.

There is no conf file in the DOS Box directory. It says in the manual that it can end up elsewhere in Windows 7 but when I searched for it, it didn't turn up. I can't make an internal COM file either because I can't type words in it now...

I'm using Windows 7 so DOS isn't built-in, if I open the Start menu it says "DOSBox 0.74 (noconsole)".

Typing on the interwebs is working just fine as is Word, Excel, tax software, etc. so I didn't fry the keyboard to my knowledge. But if I hold down Control while in DOSBox, several dingbat characters appear in place. Typing normally, all I get is numbers-- in order yet-- regardless of what keys I'm pressing.

I'll try to type:

mount c

But it comes out as

0123456

Argh I want it to work again!

i hit Shift + Alt within Dos Box aaaaand....nada.  :'(

Quit out, did it again, still nothing.

I guess I'll uninstall it and re-install it and see if that does anything....

ETA: Uninstalling then reinstalling didn't work.

Keyboard icon?  All that's on the lower left of my desktop is....my shortcut to DVD Decrypter and the Windows 7 icon.

I don't use different language layouts on here (if I ever need an accented letter I just insert a symbol, otherwise this keyboard is designated for American English) so I really have no clue how I killed DOS Box! 

I tried to open another game in ScummVM, and when I tried to type the password in...the same crap happened! Nothing but numbers!

I restarted the computer but that did nothing.

I have no idea how the hell this happened.

Yesterday, DOS Box was working perfectly. But when I went to use it just now, suddenly anything I typed only came out as numbers-- no letters, no forward slashes, nada. I closed it out and tried it again, same thing kept happening.

Any idea how to fix this? Will trashing my current version then reinstalling it work?

Yep! Unfortunately this is the crap time of year for my field (tax accountant) as the majority of late filers have come and gone, and my next payload is pretty much designated towards my last horrifying charge bill. (This wouldn't be the case if grad school wasn't sucking all of my time, money, and will to live. 6 more months til freedom!!!)

When dough is bit more plentiful I want to shop around for a USB mic and see what I can find then get some tips in terms of recording/editing software (read: what's free/cheap, and pretty easy to use.)

Silver sounds like the perfect part for someone like me since I have a deep and clear voice (read: "sultry"), and I could definitely be described as wise and perverse!

VertigoAddict- holy crap you sound more like a woman than I do! That's some serious talent there!

I'm currently browsing my options for VO stuff and a USB mic looks like the best thing, just have to wait til I scrounge up the cash for one.

I think Silver's role would be perfect for me if I had VO equipment!

Fortunately any singing I might be doing in the near future is either live or in my friend's studio, so I need not worry.

As for sound absorption...I guess bedspread + couch are sufficient?

I have a 1.5-bedroom joint in a prewar building, I'd say that it's relatively quiet now that I'm living on a higher floor, when I had the ground floor apartment in this building it really sucked because there was seriously way too much noise at the street level and everyone coming in and out of the building. Recording without background noise would've been impossible.

Here I think I could definitely do it if anyone wants voice-overs.

Stupot- thanks for the clarification!

Dkh- thanks for the tips, they were quite helpful. So Audacity is some recording software to look at, any other recommendations?
Will also compare the AT2020, pretty much my two concerns right now are budget and ease of use (ie, USB.) Well that and storage too, I live in a 1-BR apartment so nothing gigantor.

^^Agreed! I have a pretty nicely sized place now, but the Blue Yeti looks like a good mic to use (it's gotten mostly good reviews from what I've seen) and I'm afraid that all the other audio mixing stuff is a wee bit out of my realm. An audio pro might know the difference but the average gamer more than likely doesn't.

The suggestions are a wee bit out of my budget range ATM, but thanks so much for your input! A friend of mine who's a recording engineer can probably hook me up with some of that foamy stuff he lined the walls of his studio with, I can easily put it in my home office corner when duty calls. Mic stands are fairly cheap.

What's a pop filter though?

Hey Dave! Unfortunately I don't have one from the days in which I sang. Last band I played in, I was the bassist and they didn't use my voice (ha probably because I was louder than the singer whenever I did backups! I do still have that demo. But if CIAT is playing any time soon, you can witness it in person when they play my theme song.

Blue Yeti-- will be deal-hunting for that, thanks! From what I've seen, it connects with USB so I guess cuts out the need for any other devices?

I'm interested in doing voice-over work for games since I've always been praised for my voice quality (a little deep but very clear, and I can do a lot of things with my voice-- my old boss on Wall St used to tell me I had the perfect phone voice) and I used to sing in a band, these days I do guest vox with another band, so it's something I'm very comfortable doing.

Pretty much, how would I get started in terms of equipment? What kind of mic/recording device should I be looking at? Any specific software?

Any chance you're looking for someone to help with the game design/story writing aspects?

Unfortunately, not.  Sorry.

Actually my question was aimed at Domithan, my bad

I have a question, actually. I'm pretty decent at programming, but pretty terrible at art. I have a few friends (and my girlfriend) that are good in the art department. We've started something...but it really lacks direction. I have to ask out of curiosity: Is WEG interested in writing/designing games? Or is that too much in the "building a game from scratch" category?

Any chance you're looking for someone to help with the game design/story writing aspects?