Stuck in Zoom tool

Hi
does anybody ever find themselves getting locked in the Zoom tool? there's a few times when i'll do a bit of art, then zoom in or out, and after then i can't change from the Zoom tool. usually have to frick around pressing all kinds of keys and changing windows before it'll release. i thought it might have been XP's "sticky keys" feature but i've checked and all the options are disabled.

TIA

Have you tried a different, known-working keyboard?

nothing wrong w/ the keyboard.

How do you know?

Dork.

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Have you tried a different, known-working keyboard?

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