'Stan850' wrote:
| Phil- Thank you. I tried another keyboard and it did not solve the
problem.
| I', guessing it has to do with some setting (hot keys or keyboard
shortcut?)
| that I may have inadvertenly set. Any thoughts on this?
_____
OK, at least that's a step forward.
What keyboards did you try?
Is a keyboard driver installed?
Is it the correct keyboard driver?
Uninstall the keyboard driver and check keyboard operation
Install the correct driver or the same driver and check keyboard operation.
Start the system in 'Safe Mode' and check the keyboard operation.
Use 'SysInternals' to kill various processes (one at a time, some processes
are critical, so doe some reading to discover which should not be killed)
and check the effect on keyboard operation.
Hope that someone has solved the same problem, and posts here.
Use Google to find the problem.
Do any other keys cause unexpected results?
Pray that the problem is not the motherboard.
Phil Weldon
| Phil- Thank you. I tried another keyboard and it did not solve the
problem.
| I', guessing it has to do with some setting (hot keys or keyboard
shortcut?)
| that I may have inadvertenly set. Any thoughts on this?
|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote:
|
| > 'GreenieLeBrun' wrote:
| > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how
far I
| > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do
that if
| > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key
| > several
| > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again
| > after
| > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts
as
| > to
| > | why this is happening.
| > _____
| >
| > Have you tried another keyboard? That's the simplest explanation for
the
| > problem, the easiest diagnosis to confirm the problem. It seems as if
the
| > arrow key is somehow generating the [Windows] signal, perhaps because of
| > dirt or conductive debris inside the keyboard.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| > | > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how
far I
| > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do
that if
| > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key
| > several
| > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again
| > after
| > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts
as
| > to
| > | why this is happening.
| > |
| > | "GreenieLeBrun" wrote:
| > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Stan850 wrote:
| > | > > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key.
| > | > >
| > | > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > >>
| > | > >>
| > | > >> Stan850 wrote:
| > | > >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the
| > | > >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This
| > | > >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop
| > | > >>> this from happening?
| > | > >>
| > | > >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key?
| > | >
| > | > Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore
| > | > (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore)
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
