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    Windows key keeps randomly turning on

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by RuneFire, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. RuneFire

    RuneFire Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is starting to seriously **** me off :(
    I reinstalled my Studio15 with XP Pro SP3 and every now and then (1-2 every 30min), the windows key will simply turn on like capslock.
    so... if I type R, it opens the RUN prompt.
    Type L, it locks the pc. GRRRRR!!!

    If I tap the Win-key, it "turns itself off" again.


    Please, how do I fix this... it's driving me insane :(
     
    RuneFire, Sep 23, 2008
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  2. Everway9

    Everway9 Notebook Consultant

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    It could be a sticky key. Are you using remote desktop at all?
     
    Everway9, Sep 23, 2008
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  3. RuneFire

    RuneFire Notebook Enthusiast

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    no sticky keys :(
     
    RuneFire, Sep 23, 2008
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  4. NuKeDoG

    NuKeDoG Notebook Consultant

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    dude.. just go back to vista.. whats the prob with vista? u cant complain to dell with XP on the machine.. and imagine u get a problem with the hardware.. run vista as it is intended to. if not get a machine that has xp cds with it and will work 100% as tested.
     
    NuKeDoG, Sep 23, 2008
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  5. Ganesh Ranganathan

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    If its not a sticky key, have you checked whether the win key is stuck or not. Sometimes the keyboard keys get stuck and they act as if continously pressed.
     
    Ganesh Ranganathan, Sep 24, 2008
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  6. Everway9

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    What Jayson said is the thing to do
     
    Everway9, Sep 24, 2008
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  7. athosel

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    I have the same problem with Windows VISTA.
    I am using bios version A05, the last updates, but still have the problem and is very annoying.

    DRAGOS
     
    athosel, Nov 7, 2008
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  8. gryffin53

    gryffin53 Notebook Guru

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    starting to have it too, not as often as you RuneFire; lemme say once in two days or so.. but still very pissing me off :-s
     
    gryffin53, Nov 7, 2008
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  9. NuKeDoG

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    return to dell... but put vista on first like it came.. so they dont come up with a random excuse that user installed faulty os.
     
    NuKeDoG, Nov 7, 2008
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