same 3 keys stop working randomly

[Papa Buffalo]

my C, V, and H keys stop working at random times during gaming until i close the game and reopen it. this is PISSING me off worse than the times i get a 1909 ping!

[TheGood]

What game? Is it usb? What kind of keyboard?

[_I_]

try the subforum for that game

[Ledow]

Check that your Ctrl key isn't stuck down.

Those keys all do something special when Ctrl is held down, so they won't "work" as normal.

Often, Ctrl, Alt or sometimes even the Windows key being stuck down is the cause of such "some keys work, others don't, until I restart programs" problems.

[Papa Buffalo]

its every game. its a laptop keyboard, and ctrl is not stuck down. they just cease to work at random times until reboot.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by BUFFALO:

its every game. its a laptop keyboard, and ctrl is not stuck down. they just cease to work at random times until reboot.

Ah, then maybe your keyboard drivers are corrupt? Have you tried redownloading and installing them?

And just because a key is not PHYSICALLY APPARENT to be stuck down, especially on a chiclet laptop keyboard, it could simply be something in the membrane.

But try the driver and see what happens.

[Papa Buffalo]

im not computer savvy. how would i go about doing this without harming my computer?

[bvguthrie]

Something else you can do is go here to test every key on your keyboard: http://www.keyboardtester.com/

[Satoru]

Sounds more like your keyboard is messed up?

[Papa Buffalo]

i just airblasted it clean just now, keybaord tester came up empty.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by BUFFALO:

im not computer savvy. how would i go about doing this without harming my computer?

Google your PC manufacturer along with the model number of the laptop - you'll find their page where there'll undoubtably be support and drivers available for download - look for the keyboard drivers, download them and then run the installion package you downloaded.

Let us know how you get on.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by BUFFALO:

i just airblasted it clean just now, keybaord tester came up empty.

Air blaster might not be all the issue, as it's likely a chiclet keyboard (the membrane could be faulty too - so you can't easily get to it).

But try to the driver thing first and see how you get on.

[osnaz]

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[Papa Buffalo]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by BUFFALO:

im not computer savvy. how would i go about doing this without harming my computer?

Google your PC manufacturer along with the model number of the laptop - you'll find their page where there'll undoubtably be support and drivers available for download - look for the keyboard drivers, download them and then run the installion package you downloaded.

Let us know how you get on.

my PC is a replacement from the manufacture, made up of refurbished parts. could that be the problem?

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by BUFFALO:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Google your PC manufacturer along with the model number of the laptop - you'll find their page where there'll undoubtably be support and drivers available for download - look for the keyboard drivers, download them and then run the installion package you downloaded.

Let us know how you get on.

my PC is a replacement from the manufacture, made up of refurbished parts. could that be the problem?

Entirely possible.

Whilst generally it could be said that refurbished parts are just new ones replacing the old ones, it really depends on the manufacturer and their procedures on how they deal with refurbishments - and unless someone has some real insider info, you're probably not going to get a definite answer.

For example, I bought my daughters ipods way back when, and I went for the refurbished ones simply because the ONLY parts that were reused was the case. All internals were replaced as a matter of course.

Sony would employ a slightly similar approach with PS1s and PS2s back when I worked for the Official PS magazine.

However, many other manufacturers will do their fault testing on returns, identify the dodgy parts, then just replace those. In those cases, obviously they test pretty quickly as it's not economic to really go through them, so it's far easier to pop a couple of new parts in , test it, see it appears to be OK, but in reality there's still some faulty parts in there (such as PSU).

So, depending on what they do, it's entirely possible. Of course, if you're still under warranty it's simply a matter of returning it, but do be warned, depending on what country you live in , refurbished equipment often carries a far shorter warranty period.

I can't really tell you more than that

[Papa Buffalo]

thank you.