How to disable the CTRL key in windows?

[shawie60]

Hi guys, I have a wierd problem which I think is related to a dodgy keyboard. basically my customer has a G61-401sa laptop in which the Ctrl key seems to be constantly 'on' or pressed if you will. It's taken me a while to notice this ( through doing other things to her system) and in all honesty it isnt on all the time, however I noticed it yesterday after I was setting up her email and tried to paste her address into the required area (crtl +V) since then its on and off, more 'on' than off and I wondered if its possible to dissable the Ctrl key completely??
obviously at some point she needs to replace the keyboard but I know shes loath to spend more money on a laptop she's had nothing but trouble with (loads of problems since she bought it from currys but thats another story)
any idea's would be apreciated.
glenn

 

[tom982]

Hi Glenn and welcome to the forums

I have absolutely no idea whether this would work or not, it looks alright but I'm not testing it because I quite like my control key

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/map-any-key-to-any-key-on-windows-xp-vista/

I would suggest making a full backup of the registry with ERUNT before trying anything:

ERUNT and NTREGOPT

Let us know how it goes!

Tom

 

[shawie60]

Hi tom, and thanks for the info and the welcome, I've just installed a similar program actually and am curently testing 'Keytweak' that allows me to disable the control key, so I'll have a play with that first. Not sure how effective it will be if the problems mechanicla tho (i.e. the key sticks ) I'll keep you posted.
Once again many thanks for your input.
glenn

 

[tom982]

Hi Glenn,

You're most welcome Glad I could be of use.

Yeah, that sounds good to me, fingers crossed!

Tom

 

[CarMech97]

Hi tom, and thanks for the info and the welcome, I've just installed a similar program actually and am curently testing 'Keytweak' that allows me to disable the control key, so I'll have a play with that first. Not sure how effective it will be if the problems mechanicla tho (i.e. the key sticks ) I'll keep you posted.
Once again many thanks for your input.
glenn

I tried Keytweak on my HP Mini, and it worked! I turned off a defective Ctrl key, and am back in business. Thanks a million!!

 

[tom982]

Hi tom, and thanks for the info and the welcome, I've just installed a similar program actually and am curently testing 'Keytweak' that allows me to disable the control key, so I'll have a play with that first. Not sure how effective it will be if the problems mechanicla tho (i.e. the key sticks ) I'll keep you posted.
Once again many thanks for your input.
glenn

I tried Keytweak on my HP Mini, and it worked! I turned off a defective Ctrl key, and am back in business. Thanks a million!!

Hi CarMech97 and welcome to the forums

I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for taking the time to say thanks It means a lot to me.

Tom

 

[Charles35]

That keytweak trick worked on my sony e series too. Thanks everyone !!

 

[tom982]

Glad to hear it!