Solved 2 Keys On Keyboard Not Working Properly

[alfred01]

Hi everyone. I know I have had this question posted here before and in the end I figured I would just get used to it. Wrong. It's pushing me past my usual point of insanity.

To refresh, a few weeks ago, I did a fresh install of W7 and since then 2 keys on my keyboard aren't working properly. One key, below the Esc button, I don't care about but the other is the apostrophe and quotations key. When I press this key, nothing happens until I hit the space bar, then it appears.

I have checked "Keyboard" in Control Panel, it says the keyboard is functioning properly. I tried updating driver and have the most up to date driver. I tried using the on screen keyboard and it has the same problem. I thought of doing another reinstall but that is no guarantee that the keys will be fixed and in fact may affect other keys for all I know.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, David

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Turn your keyboard upside down and shake it. Dirt and crumbs get lodged in there.
I also use compressed air and blow dust out. You will be surprised at what comes out of it.
THW

 

[alfred01]

Turn your keyboard upside down and shake it. Dirt and crumbs get lodged in there.
I also use compressed air and blow dust out. You will be surprised at what comes out of it.
THW

Thank You Dennis, I am curious though, could dirt cause the key to not work until I hit the space bar? I am looking into getting some compressed air right now though.

 

[mickey megabyte]

also you say the keys don't work on your on-screen keyboard too?

 

[alfred01]

also you say the keys don't work on your on-screen keyboard too?

Correct mickey ya

:roflmao:good cartoon, I did do that as you and Dennis suggested and nothing came out (except my frustration) I am very careful not to eat around my craptop laptop

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Alfred,
I always start with the most obvious...Then, if you have an extra usb keyboard, plug it in and see of problem is still there or gone away.
THW

 

[mickey megabyte]

Alfred,
I always start with the most obvious...Then, if you have an extra usb keyboard, plug it in and see of problem is still there or gone away.
THW

is your laptop turned on?

 

[alfred01]

Alfred,
I always start with the most obvious...Then, if you have an extra usb keyboard, plug it in and see of problem is still there or gone away.
THW

is your laptop turned on?

THW, no, unfortunately I don't have access to any other keyboard, USB or other, and mickey, yes, fortunately the nurse turned it on before she put the ground glass in my mush.

:roflmao:

 

[The Howling Wolves]

If nurse put ground glass in you mush then you won't mind putting your laptop in the washing machine.
Put it on short cycle and add a little vinegar to the water. Will make laptop nice and clean.........Wrap it in a towel and put it dryer under perma press material..........hheehehehhe
JUST JOKING AS USUAL.

 

[alfred01]

If nurse put ground glass in you mush then you won't mind putting your laptop in the washing machine.
Put it on short cycle and add a little vinegar to the water. Will make laptop nice and clean.........Wrap it in a towel and put it dryer under perma press material..........hheehehehhe
JUST JOKING AS USUAL.

:roflmao:and here I was going to use battery acid, caught me just in time

 

[mickey megabyte]

i think you have to start another thread alfred/david/whatever your name is

 

[alfred01]

i think you have to start another thread alfred/david/whatever your name is

It's David, alfred was just in honor of my granddad. Curious why you think I should start a new thread mickey, have we just gone to off topic here?

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Let's get back on topic and get you lappy keys to work right.

 

[mickey megabyte]

now that we've all had our fun, david, if you want you could use the report button () and get the mods to delete all the silly posts, and just keep your original one.

 

[alfred01]

now that we've all had our fun, david, if you want you could use the report button (View attachment 154806) and get the mods to delete all the silly posts, and just keep your original one.

Won't they get mad at me.

 

[mickey megabyte]

if you get banned, you get banned...:huh:

not really...

i'm sure they'll understand

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Try this....
On Screen Keyboard (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > On Screen Keyboard)
I read it on one of the posts at bottom of this page.

If the key darkens when you press it on the keyboard then its working, if not, then it's not.

 

[alfred01]

Try this....
On Screen Keyboard (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > On Screen Keyboard)
I read it on one of the posts at bottom of this page.

If the key darkens when you press it on the keyboard then its working, if not, then it's not.

Tried that but I didn't know about the darkness part. When I press that key it does go dark, but I tried using it to type on a Word document, and it still did the same thing, nothing, until I continued typing. I'm just going to leave it. It could be worse.
Thanks, David

 

[Lava King]

Hmm...this thread is marked as solved but I don't see what the cure was.

I wondered if it was possible that your keyboard or input language was set to something other than English.

If you type the apostrophe and then the letter "e" did you get an accented "e" or a separate "e" and apostrophe?

Kent

 

[Tuwo]

Hi there, I am Having the exact same problem as the OP, with exactly the same keys, Ive tried changing locales and Keyboard languages but still having the same problem, when Keyboard is attached to my Vista laptop I dont have this problem, KB is logitech mx 5500 bluetooth.

Lava King, yes I get the accented letters sometimes.

EDIT: SOLVED it was in the Keyboard Language settings, mine was on US international (Australia), had a fiddle with it and was fixed by changing it to Australia, with US Keyboard layout, rather than US International.