Ctrl key locks

System: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2
Model: HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5450 at 1.66 GHz
Memory (RAM live): 3.00 GB
System type: 32-bit

Probably not related to the info above, but it can't hurt someone help.

TL; DR: My computer keeps thinking that the ctrl key is pressed when it is not. Is there a way to solve this problem permanently, or my keyboard is simply broken?

FULL ARTICLE:

Today, I turned on my computer and the start screen where it tells the brand of computer and all ordered options and avoidance for the analyses of the system has really had much time to disappear and load the OS screen. I been a little perplexed and worried about it, but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Just in case, I did a virus scan with my Avast! Free antivirus and it tells me there is no problem with my computer. My unstable feeling, put at ease, it seemed OK to me. I open windows live messenger and tried to start talking to my friend, but it wouldn't let me type. Switch to Firefox, because I tried to find a solution, I found that I couldn't type out there either because all these windows as save the page and find jump upward.

I discovered by pulling my on screen keyboard that my ctrl key has been locked, even if I wasn't pressing it at all. I temporarily fixed several times by pressing the CTRL on the keyboard on the screen or by pressing the right CTRL key on the physical keyboard several times, but only one of the two could never work. I determined that it was left CTRL that was causing the problem.

Now my left ctrl key has had a history of bad luck with me. First the PAC itself came out a year ago, and then the little spongy rubber under a thing done as well. But the button still works if I press on the space where the key used to be. I don't know if the missing key could be part of the problem, but I doubt it because it has never been a problem before.

I checked my settings, and sticky keys is not the problem. I doubt the sticky keys would be able to assign the same computer outside the OS anyway. I can't find a button or setting change to get this to stop, and the CTRL just randomly sticks again on the computer without warning, even when I'm not in contact with the laptop at all. It's really in the way of myself using my laptop, since I can't even type easily. Writing even this message was very difficult, given that the SHIFT is very inclined to press ctrl as well for some reason any, but which may or may not be the fault of the absence of a case key for my key Ctrl. As I was saying before, however, that the absence of Carter has never been a problem, even when I used Shift.

My computer keyboard has changed often other languages for this reason also, and I had to go into my settings and erase all my shortcuts for changes of language because of this problem.

I had to resort to the help of my shift for caps and random lock record and bookmarks and find windows pop up without warning. Backspace erases sometimes whole lines because, with the CTRL key, BACKSPACE deletes words, no letters.

If someone could give me an answer, I would be really grateful!

Hi Chrysfaic,

You can try these steps and see if it helps.

Step 1:

Try pressing both keys CTRL left and right at the same time and see if that release CTRL.

Step 2:

a. go to start / settings / control Panel / Accessibility Options Options /Keyboard.

b. turn off CTRL lock if it is enabled.

c. If this solves and to avoid future problems, press "settings".

d. disable "Press modifier key twice to lock.

e. turn "disable automaintenues keys if 2 key at the same time." Or disable "use shortcut".

For more information, see the following article:

Facilitate the use of the keyboard

Step 3:

Clean your keyboard.

If you're still having problems, then you may need to replace the keyboard.

Hope this information is useful.

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