| Windows 7: Problem involving repeating keystrokes |
17 May 2011
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#1 | | MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Problem involving repeating keystrokes I have an unusual problem and I can't find any answer on it anywhere. Nothing even remotely the same. A few days ago my PC started acting weird.. and I believe the cause involves keystrokes. When I boot up and go to type my password in (always the first keystroke) it doesn't register and it seems the password box just keeps repeating an enter command over and over until I hit a second keystroke and it will stop and I can type normally. The same goes with Firefox. I open up Firefox and always the first keystroke whether it's in the URL form, Google Search, etc.. will automatically be 'searched' for repeating. For example, if I went to type in Google in the address bar, it would not register and instantly as soon as I hit the first "w" the Firefox search bar on the bottom opens up searching for "w" repeatedly. Once I hit the second keystroke it will stop and I will be able to type normally again. Usually this happens only the first time I open a new Firefox window every time though. I haven't checked it out with other programs yet, but I believe since it's doing the same thing in the Windows user screen and then also Firefox it has to be a problem not just to one program.
I checked Sticky Keys, made sure they are off.
Ran all my anti-spyware/malware programs.
Full scan in AVG. No problems.
This started about 2 days ago. I haven't really installed anything other than a game and a few torrents. And I uninstalled the game anyway.
Hopefully someone can understand or has seen this before and knows of a solution because I am stumped and getting very annoyed.
Also, I have thought about doing a system restore back 2 days which I don't mind, but I am only seeing restore points from today 5/17 when I uninstalled that game and updated AVG. Other than that, there is nothing a few days back. And yes I checked off "More Restore Points". | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build desktop OS MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard MSI P67A-G43 (B3) Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Graphics Card EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR 2047MB GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB Sound Card NVIDIA High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays LG TV (1920x1080@60Hz) Acer H233H (1920x1080@60Hz) Screen Resolution Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz Keyboard Logitech USB Keyboard Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Hard Drives Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD)
Seagate Desktop USB Device 1 Terabyte Other Info Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a ATA Device |
17 May 2011
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#2 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
Check the keyboard itself, to see if there is a stuck key. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
17 May 2011
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#3 | | MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Yea already did that. I just took my transmitter out of the USB and checked my keyboard and when I put it back in and went to type this response, same thing happened. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build desktop OS MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard MSI P67A-G43 (B3) Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Graphics Card EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR 2047MB GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB Sound Card NVIDIA High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays LG TV (1920x1080@60Hz) Acer H233H (1920x1080@60Hz) Screen Resolution Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz Keyboard Logitech USB Keyboard Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Hard Drives Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD)
Seagate Desktop USB Device 1 Terabyte Other Info Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a ATA Device |
17 May 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
so your using a wireless keyboard, this could be the issue.
Some wireless keyboards drop into low power mode after a short idle and you have to wake them up by pressing keys, this may become more noticable when the batteries are running low. Try a wired keyboard or new batteries and see if this sorts it.
Or try double tapping shift before you start typing. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 2.5Ghz (@3.0Ghz) Motherboard Asus P5QD Turbo Memory Kingston HyperX 4x1GB DDR2 1066Mhz Graphics Card Asus/Nvidia 9500GT 1GB Sound Card On-Board HD Monitor(s) Displays 22" Widescreen TFT Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Plastic one Mouse Plastic one PSU 650w Case ATX Cooling 140mm front, 120mm Rear, 80mm Chipset + stock CPU and GPU Hard Drives 2x 320Gb Seagate SATAII RAID 0
2x 80Gb Seagate SATAII RAID 0 Internet Speed 12Mbps Other Info BT Home Hub 2.0B Unlocked to other ISP and VOIP |
17 May 2011
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#5 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
Do you have another keyboard that you can substitute for it for testing purposes? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
17 May 2011
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#6 | | MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister Do you have another keyboard that you can substitute for it for testing purposes? Yes I do. I'll plug it in and see what happens. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build desktop OS MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard MSI P67A-G43 (B3) Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Graphics Card EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR 2047MB GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB Sound Card NVIDIA High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays LG TV (1920x1080@60Hz) Acer H233H (1920x1080@60Hz) Screen Resolution Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz Keyboard Logitech USB Keyboard Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Hard Drives Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD)
Seagate Desktop USB Device 1 Terabyte Other Info Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a ATA Device |
17 May 2011
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#7 | | Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
If it is Logitech and you are using the Logitech Setpoint software- welcome to the club.
Mine would run on as yours or not type then go for a run until I hit another key.
The only way I fixed the Logitech problem was to uninstall the software. Then uninstall the Logitech driver in Device Manager.
Windows hardware wizard then installed a Windows HID driver and everything works fine now.
No more Logitech drivers/software for me.
Mike | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Sound Card VIA Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900 Keyboard Logitech K-320 Mouse Kensington PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans) Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite Browser IE 9 ; Chrome |
17 May 2011
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#8 | | MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Hopalong X If it is Logitech and you are using the Logitech Setpoint software- welcome to the club.
Mine would run on as yours or not type then go for a run until I hit another key.
The only way I fixed the Logitech problem was to uninstall the software. Then uninstall the Logitech driver in Device Manager.
Windows hardware wizard then installed a Windows HID driver and everything works fine now.
No more Logitech drivers/software for me.
Mike My wireless set up is Logitech, but I don't use Setpoint. Mine are Windows HID drivers. Also, I doubt that's the issue because I have been running it fine for months now then all of a sudden?
I plugged in an old USB Keyboard (Logitech) and so far nothing. So far, I really like the battery idea someone posted above. I haven't changed batteries on my wireless keyboard since I got it. I'll re-boot and see if it does it in the User screen, at least if it doesn't it's the actual keyboard, most likely the batteries. I am hoping for that at least. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build desktop OS MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard MSI P67A-G43 (B3) Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 Graphics Card EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR 2047MB GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB Sound Card NVIDIA High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays LG TV (1920x1080@60Hz) Acer H233H (1920x1080@60Hz) Screen Resolution Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz Keyboard Logitech USB Keyboard Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 PSU SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming Chassis Mid Tower Steel Hard Drives Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III (SSD)
Seagate Desktop USB Device 1 Terabyte Other Info Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
ASUS DRW-24B1ST a ATA Device |
17 May 2011
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#9 | | Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
That is good. One potential headache eliminated.
Mike | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Sound Card VIA Onboard Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900 Keyboard Logitech K-320 Mouse Kensington PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans) Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite Browser IE 9 ; Chrome |
17 May 2011
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
I found out the hard way that a Logitech wireless keyboard and a Microsoft wired mouse did not get on at all.
It's a Microsoft combo pack every time for me now.
However, failing batteries can cause problems whichever make of wireless keyboard you're using. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop Problem involving repeating keystrokes problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:12 AM. | |