Windows 7 Behaving like alt is held down.

upto · 03 Oct 2012

This happens when I alt tab and alt tab back into HoN/other games or while holding alt to use items and ping etc
HoN/other games start behaving like my alt key is stuck down when I am playing, so I can't use skills and when I try to use the skill hotkeys it attempts to use items like I was holding down ALT. I end up button bashing and continuously alt-tabbing to fix the problem, this almost makes it unplayable. I also go to click the map and instead of panning, it pings and annoys/confuses the team.

I have a Lenovo Ideapad running Windows 7, I called Lenovo support and they were not help at all and couldn't find the solution anywhere.

Note - this problem only occurs when playing HoN, so frustrating.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

ICIT2LOL · 03 Oct 2012

Hiyya upto and welcome mate might sound rather flipping obvious but is your Alt key - actually sticking down? the top surface of the key may look as if it comes back up but the microswitch undernaeth - well I am assuming it is a microswitch of some sort itself maybe faulty. If this is a brand new machine mate I'd be taking it back just to get that checked out - anythings possible eh?

If it were an old machine I'd say get the service manual and flip the key out and clean but....

One way I suppose would be to disable the keypad if possible and plug in a USB device.

upto · 03 Oct 2012

It doesn't seem to physically stuck and this only occurs when I'm playing games, particularly full screen gaming.

It's about a year old and it's warranty is long gone, might have to take it apart!

ICIT2LOL · 03 Oct 2012

upto said:

It doesn't seem to physically stuck and this only occurs when I'm playing games, particularly full screen gaming.

It's about a year old and it's warranty is long gone, might have to take it apart!

Yeah upto mate like I aid the top button you see in a lot of cases actuates a soft microswitch underneath it might just need a bit of playing with.

Here is a manual that shows you how to dissemble it the KB is near the bottom it should cover almost all models at least it would be very similar - just be careful with some of the screws ate they can be VERY small ad go un-noticed. Plus do not use excessive force if there is any fairly strong resistance it means something is holding it in or down.
http://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mo...45n3684_01.pdf

Be sure to handle any of the small leads that connect up some of the parts to the machine as they are also quite easy to snap / tear. Having frightened you to death - just take it slowly and you'll be ok. :)