This Keeps Happening To Me

chops018

http://jamesisin.com/a_high-tech_blech/index.php/2008/03/keyboard-input-ignored-for-c-h-t-and-v-keys-in-specific-applications-only/

Basically what it says in the article keeps happening and it's really annoying, none of what has been suggested works (apart from reboot, but I don't want to be always doing that).

Any suggestions - running on windows 8 here.

chops018

Bump.

biko

Your posts or title don't mention your specific issue, maybe that's why.

chops018

biko wrote: »

Your posts or title don't mention your specific issue, maybe that's why.

The article link I provided. The same thing happens to me from time to time, and the only solution is restarting the machine, which I don't want to have to keep doing.

Basically I could be typing and let's say I press F, then the Files Window or App (due to it being windows 8) comes up instead of the letter f being typed.

If I press CTRL, ALT, DELETE it usually gets it back. But then the c,v,h and t keys don't work in chrome at all.

Bog Standard User

stuck control key is the likely cause

chops018

Bog Standard User wrote: »

stuck control key is the likely cause

How do I fix it?

The laptop is only a few weeks old.

Bog Standard User

chops018 wrote: »

How do I fix it?

The laptop is only a few weeks old.

clean your keyboard. and dont make a mess when you watch porn :P

if that doesnt work.. return the laptop as your keyboard may have a short on the keyboard's circuit board

chops018

Bog Standard User wrote: »

clean your keyboard. and dont make a mess when you watch porn :P

if that doesnt work.. return the laptop as your keyboard may have a short on the keyboard's circuit board

Haha.

Hmm, I think it's gone past the return date.... looks like I'd have to go to the manufacturer?

Bog Standard User

if it is only a few weeks old then the warranty should cover you... return it to where you bought it for repair

chops018

Bog Standard User wrote: »

if it is only a few weeks old then the warranty should cover you... return it to where you bought it for repair

Hmm, I don't think it is the actual keyboard with the problem..

It happened again, and as I said the keys seem to activate the apps in the start screen on windows 8 and when I press ctrl, alt del they come back apart from c,v,h and t, but it seems to be only chrome that they don't work on unless I restart the machine.

get a keyboard tester

advertsfox

I get this the odd time on my keyboard too, give it a quick bang on the CTRL / SHIFT / WIN area and try again. The reason they bring up apps is because CTRL + insert letter is just one of the many keyboard short cuts in Windows. New keyboard, most likely not broken in yet.

chops018

advertsfox wrote: »

I get this the odd time on my keyboard too, give it a quick bang on the CTRL / SHIFT / WIN area and try again. The reason they bring up apps is because CTRL + insert letter is just one of the many keyboard short cuts in Windows. New keyboard, most likely not broken in yet.

I see, so it's normal to happen from time to time.... as in it's just wondows 8 short cuts to the apps?

The only thing is I don't have to press the ctrl key (unless I pressed it by accident before it happens), e.g. if I pressed 'F' on its own the Files app from the start screen pops open.

Lu Tze

Does it happening you use an external keyboard?

chops018

Lu Tze wrote: »

Does it happening you use an external keyboard?

I haven't tried, nor do I have an external one.

I might try and install windows 7 to be honest.. I didn't mind windows 8 too much until this start happening.

advertsfox

chops018 wrote: »

I see, so it's normal to happen from time to time.... as in it's just wondows 8 short cuts to the apps?

The only thing is I don't have to press the ctrl key (unless I pressed it by accident before it happens), e.g. if I pressed 'F' on its own the Files app from the start screen pops open.

That's because the key is "stuck". CTRL / WIN + F is the search box or Explorer in Windows 7. In Windows 8, it's "Charms Menu – Search".

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts/

chops018 wrote: »

I haven't tried, nor do I have an external one.

I might try and install windows 7 to be honest.. I didn't mind windows 8 too much until this start happening.

Do try an external keyboard to prove this point (just disable the internal one in Device Manager first).

Don't install Windows 7 just to test it, you will be surely disappointed at all the effort for just to see it's because of a sticky key.

chops018

advertsfox wrote: »

That's because the key is "stuck". CTRL / WIN + F is the search box or Explorer in Windows 7. In Windows 8, it's "Charms Menu – Search".

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts/


Do try an external keyboard to prove this point (just disable the internal one in Device Manager first).

Don't install Windows 7 just to test it, you will be surely disappointed at all the effort for just to see it's because of a sticky key.

Ok I'll see if someone has a loan of a keyboard.

If the ctrl key is stuck then what can I do?

advertsfox

chops018 wrote: »

Ok I'll see if someone has a loan of a keyboard.

If the ctrl key is stuck then what can I do?

CTRL or WIN - hit it a few times with the base of your closed hand and then press F afterwards - if the Search opens up, keep doing it until it doesn't.

Boom_Bap

This happened to me twice, but only in Outlook, all other programs running had full use of the keyboard. Was an odd one, a restart of Outlook sorted it though on both occasions.

chops018

It happened again today. How come it goes back to normal when the machine is restarted?

biko

Possibly the drivers for the keyboard?

chops018

biko wrote: »

Possibly the drivers for the keyboard?

Would it be safe to uninstall/reinstall them?

wush06

I'm also having terrible problems with my keyboard since windows 8. This is now my setup and still not working 100%.

chops018

wush06 wrote: »

I'm also having terrible problems with my keyboard since windows 8. This is now my setup and still not working 100%.

I really don't want to have to do that.. even when I swipe my mouse pad sometimes the tile thing on the right comes up and it even goes into the apps that isn't nearly as annoying as the keyboard though).

Does anyone know if installing windows 7 would be a good idea?

I've a terabyte hard-drive, how would one partition it so as to have windows 8 on one side and 7 on the other?

chops018

Just an update here..

When this happens, pressing the windows key and 'E' seems to sort it straight away.

Not ideal that it happens sometimes but once a quick press of those two buttons together sorts it I'm happy enough.

biko

Windows key and 'E' usually starts Windows explorer.
Maybe this action reinitialises something on your computer.

chops018

biko wrote: »

Windows key and 'E' usually starts Windows explorer.
Maybe this action reinitialises something on your computer.

It brings up a window for my computer, showing the hard-drive etc.

But it seems to work anyway.