My keyboard/computer has recently messed up!
Any time i press the space button a "B" comes up instead of a space.
Any time i press the backspace a "t" appears instead of going back! and with the enter button a "v" appears!
why has this happened? and how do you fix it? iv ran avg and ad-aware but this done nothing!
thanks
2006-11-10 08:03:18 · 13 answers · asked by ActionMan 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
its a dell laptop...heard this is a common problem amoung dells
tried system restore! didnt work!
2006-11-10 08:27:52 · update #1
Try another keyboard first. It might fix you at least if the problem is software or hardware. I guess the keyboard is either wrongly connected (loose connectoR) or dead
2006-11-10 08:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likely possibilities:
* Keyboard is physically broken. Borrow another keyboard (USB if possible) and try it. If you are using a non-USB connection you will likely need to reboot.
* software is installed that is remapping the keyboard. This is the hardest to debug. But you can start with your control panel and look at your installed program base. Did you recently try a game for example?
* you have another input device that is colliding with the keyboard. For example, this happened to me when I was using the X-arcade stick. I'd set it on it's side and it would put random keystrokes in whatever I was doing. Pull out all of your other input devices.
Your specific examples sound bizarre enough you may have somewhat of a unique problem. Try your keyboard on a different computer and another keyboard on your computer first.
2006-11-10 08:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure that your keyboard is set to English(United States)? go to ConrolPanel / Regional and Language Options/, make sure that it says English(United States), also in Advanced Tab make sure it also says English(united States)..
If that won't work then it's probably the keyboard itself(only if it's not wireless), make sure that the cable is not twisted, maybe you pulled it too hard and one of the wires inside the cable got broken..(try to hold space key) and try to twist it around and see what happens
also what you can do is go to Device Manager(Control Panel/System/Hardware/DeviceManager/) and remove keyboard driver, then restart the computer and when windows starts it should autodetect the keyboard...
2006-11-10 08:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you either have food stuck in there or some type of foreign object. Turn your keyboard over and lightly tap the underside, you will be surprised what comes out!
2006-11-10 08:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Sunnee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its also possible that there is something tuck in the keyboard, like pop or some other liquid. Throw it in the dishwasher and run it but REMOVE IT BEFORE THE DRY CYCLE.
Let it sit overnight to air dry then hook it up.
2006-11-10 08:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound like something is shorting out the keyboard
flip is over and bang on the back see what fall out.
If it was a liquid some times you can rince with tap water and let dry before plugging back in..
Or just pick up a new key board
2006-11-10 08:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by david786 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get another keyboard. You can buy good and cheap keyboard from this web site.
http://www.Dealinsecond.com
2006-11-10 08:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by Adam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion get a new key board . It wont exactly break the bank there not that dear. Strange though
2006-11-10 08:12:44 · answer #8 · answered by Geordie57 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think ur com has kanna a real serious problem of virus/ spyware/ somethin....
or could it be jus that the keyboard is spoilt? change one might and could help..
2006-11-10 08:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think its about ad awares or anything like that, i had a problem like that before just un-pluge ur keybored and restart ur computer, it may fix it
2006-11-10 08:08:36 · answer #10 · answered by mengwei92 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋