Urgent Help Needed! .....key locked in repeating mode?

Help please -I've done something stupid but I don't know what. Somehow the 'period' key on my keyboard is locked in a repeating mode and all sorts of complications have resulted...
Briefly here's what happened:
I was writing in InDesign CS when apparently I hit some combination of keys because all of a sudden the 'period' key went nuts typing periods.............. row after row after row. I tried to stop it but could not. I closed out of the document and by not saving changes was able to return to my original text. But whenever i tried from then on to type anything, the period key just takes off, regardless of applications running or not.
I've found I can control the speed of the repeating by using my mouse system controls. I've slowed it down enough to where I can navigate some but I can't type anything, even a password because faster than I can type the machine inputs one or more periods and the password is rejected.
I've restarted multiple times to no result. I've tried resetting the PRAM but the machine will not.
With no applications running, when I can get the desktop open, a file is selected. If I try to select another file the highlighting moves to the selected file for a moment then jumps right back to the previous one. If I trash that file, the selection just moves to another?
The problem is cross user too - I have two user files on the machine and the same thing happens regardless of which user file I'm working in.
I've searched Mac help and can't find anything about repeating keys but that seems to be what's happening - the period key is stuck on if that makes sense.
I've a major project to complete this weekend... PLEASE HELP!
The problem is on my MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo. Obviously I'm writing this on my desktop backup machine.

The problem is cross user too - I have two user files on the machine and the same thing happens regardless of which user file I'm working in.
That points to s 'system-wide' issue.
Try resetting your SMC.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
Also, you could try booting from your install DVD and see if it does it there. If it does not, it's more than likely a software issue and an Archive and Install should fix it.
Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature >>
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