Alt-arrow key to copy in CS2?

It's been a while since I've been able to use Illustrator, and now I have gone from Illustrator 10 to CS2. One feature I used to use all the time was to make copies of paths or objects by clicking alt and an arrow key at the same time.
From what I'm finding in online searching, that *should* work in CS2, but for some reason it's not.
I'm trying to alt-arrow on a grid, snapping to grid and right now I'm just working with a very basic straight line.
I've tried turning off snap to grid, tried adjusting the size of the default keyboard "nudge" increment, checked the keyboard, searched the keyboard shortcuts, and even tried returning the keyboard shortcuts to default.
Was this feature removed in CS2, or is there something I'm missing?
Thanks!

Agrred, that's not a feasible alternative. It is strange, though. I'd definitely have a look at the keyboard shortcurt prefs and just to be on teh safe side reset them. As a workaround, have you considered creating a pattern and then using that?
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