Keyboard frozen in Finder

After I duplicated a file in the Finder I could not rename it. Then I discovered I couldn't even delete it from the keyboard. Then I tried creating a new folder to type into, which I could not do from the keyboard shortcut. So I went to the menu with the track pad. But I still could not type into the untitled field. I can type in other applications but not in the Finder.
I found another discussion thread here in this discussion group from Dec 2008 with the same problem. It had been archived, although the question was unanswered.
Can someone solve this problem? Or tell me what NOT to do that causes this problem until I have time to upgrade to Snow Leopard.

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