when I type the letter "t" my cursor will jump to another, why?

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christine

In windows vista, when I type the letter "t" my cursor will jump to another,
it's driving me crazy. How do I fix this? many thanks!
 
christine said:
In windows vista, when I type the letter "t" my cursor will jump to
another,
it's driving me crazy. How do I fix this? many thanks!
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Try a diffent keyboard

rgds
Roberto
 
Thanks Disk4mat,

The cursor will jump to another location/paragraph. And it seems that it is
not doing it consistently - i.e. it is not functioning exactly like a
shortcut or anything, it happens sometimes, especially when I was typing
really fast. This is brand new laptop. I am using the laptop keyboard.

One interesting thing to note: it is not doing now when I am typing in this
forum. But it does it when I am typing in hotmail and word so far.

I would appreciate any help at all!

many thanks
christine
 
christine said:
Another interesting thing to note; I noticed someone posting exactly the
same question in Windows Vista Team Blog, but no one seems to be able to
answer it:
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The most common reason for this behavior is that you are unconsciously
hitting the touchpad as you type. Many laptops have a button above the
touchpad (or FN + [some key] keypress combination) to disable the touchpad
for exactly this reason. Read the manual for your brand-new laptop to see
how to do this.

Malke
 
christine said:
This is a laptop keyboard - a brand new laptop. =(
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If you have a usb keyboard hook it up to the lappy. You may need to contact
the mfg on the chance that the keyboard is defective.
 
christine said:
Another interesting thing to note; I noticed someone posting exactly the
same question in Windows Vista Team Blog, but no one seems to be able to
answer it:
Click to expand...

The most common reason for this behavior is that you are unconsciously
hitting the touchpad as you type. Many laptops have a button above the
touchpad (or FN + [some key] keypress combination) to disable the touchpad
for exactly this reason. Read the manual for your brand-new laptop to see
how to do this.

Malke
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I used to do this all the time on my new laptop until I disabled the
touchpad. That was the culprit and I'd bet it's the same for you.

Regards,
Matt
 
The other contributors have nailed it. This is absolutely typical (and very
common) when typing on a laptop keyboard. The heel of your thumb brushes
the touchpad, and makes the insertion point jump somewhere else.

It is absolutely infuriating. See if you can easily disable the touchpad,
or at least turn down its sensitivity.

SteveT
 
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