input issues

Hi ! First thread on this forum and new user of Windows 8 for the last 5 days. I installed Win 8 RP on my Acer Iconia tab W500 and I have a little annoying problem with the touch pad. When I go in Internet Explorer (regular version desktop, not in Metro) and I "click" on the seach field of...

I am trying to go from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7. The 32 bit Vista was installed by mistake. My system can handle a 64 bit OS. Now I have finally found the time to upgrade. But the 64 bit intallation DVD can't be read from my OS. Any Advice? I have tried setting up my CMOS so that I...

Anytime I get to a dialog box or a text box or anything where I can type, I get a continuous/////////////////////////////// or a continuous ************************. The only way to stop it is to reboot - then it works OK for a while. Otherwise, I can't type anything anywhere. The characters...

Hi, I have a very weird problem: my backspace key works in a program only if it ran as administrator! It has started suddenly, don't remember any changes I'd done before that, including widows update. I've Windows 7 x64, MS Curve 2000 keyboard. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet and whenever I try to draw online, it uses the Windows 7 Tablet input. I'm unable to make quick marks due to the "flick" and if I hold the pen down for too long, the cursor will spin in a circle and a pop up box will appear, kind of like a right-click. I'd like to...

Hey guys. My mum has a netbook and has recently been having problems with her keyboard. She sent it back to the manufacturer and they sent it back, saying it was fixed, but alas, it is not! There only seems to be one problem with it - when the enter key is pressed, a backslash (\) appears...

Describes a problem that occurs when you try to use some function keys or keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7 when the language bar is docked in the taskbar. Keys or keyboard shortcuts, such as Fn+F6, the Mute key, and the Calc key, are effected two times. Link Removed

Fixes a problem that occurs if you close the lid while the computer is asleep and then open the lid to resume the computer. You only see a blank screen and a mouse pointer until you make other inputs such as key strokes or mouse clicks. Link Removed

Hello. I just recently upgraded my Lenovo Ideapad Y530 to Windows Seven Home Premium. After the update, I got on the Internet and tried to type in a number but it entered a letter instead and when I tried to do a shift symbol such as an exclamation point, my computer types a letter as well...

Recently I began having issues with my alt keys in games. I use a razer lycosa keyboard, as well as an n52te gamepad. Using a gamepad as my main source of imput during gameplay, the alt key is extremely useful as it allows me to have a whole additional set of keybinds with the limited amount of...

Greetings! There has been a problem with my computer for some time now and I have no idea how to solve it. I cannot press Right click while having Ctrl pressed. If I have Ctrl pressed and I press right click nothing happens. Instead of the normal box that should appear in Windows, I get a weird...

i have problem with keyboard and my joystick in at games i can't press 3 keys in keyboard at same time like in James Camerons Avatar The Game i can't press ( w + shift + space ) at same time the windows make sound but not make the move . and when press this i can't press ( d or a ) too i must...

New compaq laptop. all was working and then after an update the touchpad seemed to be turned on. Could not enter any data into logins to banks could not enter addresses to sites into address bar. did a system restore back before update and all was fine. currenty have updates turned off. I...

When I go into sleep mode by either doing it manually via the keyboard OR letting the computer sit and it goes into sleep after "x" minutes, when I come back the cursor prompt is running wild in whatever box I have it in AND when I am in email (Thunderbird) it automatically "reads" all my emails...

Dear All, I don't know enough about computers to know if this is a software, hardware or what problem. The problem is that the text cursor (caret) - not the mouse arrow - moves to the left when I'm typing. Sometimes I can't even force it to the right. This happens in Internet Explorer, Word...

When i hook my laptop up to my tv via vga cable my keyboard does not type out letters it uses there shortcuts instead. so key F would bring up google search spacebar puts the windows to the side hiding etc. any help?

Hi. I have Win 7 installed on a laptop with a standard English (United States)-US keyboard. As I need to use other languages, I installed the English (United States) United States-International keyboard. Until recently it was working fine, but for the past week or so, some of the keys started...

I have this problem since I installed Windows 7. Now when I hold a button on the keyboard for example "W" games register that I've held it two times as long! I do not know what to do I've lost the will to play.:(

My laptop keys arn't responding in windows but working fine on internet, does anyone know how to resolve, please?

Problem with my keypad.If i type the symbols " and ^ at the first time it don't perform any action.After that i press any keys it perform that operations.It works in ubuntu perfectly.But not in windows 7.Please help to resolve this.