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    Really weird Windows 7 typing problem!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by powerfull499, Sep 15, 2009.

  1. powerfull499

    powerfull499 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi everyone!

    This problem is very hard to explain.

    Well, since I have installed Windows 7, I have got this strange typing problem. When I type in a box on a website (Where you should write username and password) it sometimes jumps to the box above. That means, when I'm about to type my password, it jumps up to the username space and begin to type there, that's really annoying since everyone can watch my password!

    In this following example the username is [email protected] and the password is mynameisbob:

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    Look, when I'm typing the password (mynameisbob) it jumps up to the one above, !?

    It happens sometimes in Microsoft Office: Word too. I can live with it since it happens rarely, but it's strange..

    I really don't know what's going on.

    Please help :p
     
  2. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    That is because you palm hit on the touch pad which execute a click, where it points at the box.
    Upon installing the TouchPad Drivers (Vista 64-bit), you can chnage teh touchpad sensitivity.
     
  3. powerfull499

    powerfull499 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for you answer mate, and now it makes sense! xD! Haha, I actually had thought about it was that, but I never tried to disable the touch pad (stupid me)

    Thanks for you answer mate.

    +1 rep.
     
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    LOL. This has happened to me a few times. In my case, I rest my thumb on the touchpad by accident.
     
  5. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    Yea.. that is how I knew, as well; I had the same exact problem. :D
    I especially do it when the laptop is higher than my arm by about 1 inch+. In such situation my thumb and palm wants to rest often...
    My decreasing the sensitivity of the touchpad with the drivers, and learning a new way to type on such crappy designed table, I learned to avoid the problem.