[ale] Weird keyboard behavior

[Scott Castaline]

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On 09/10/2012 11:55 AM, JD wrote:
> On 09/10/2012 11:20 AM, Scott Castaline wrote:
>> Today my keyboard started doing weird things. When I go to log-in
>> to sites on Firefox using my password manager (KeePassX) the
>> hot-key for entering user-id & password is ctrl + v, when I did
>> that it launched a spreadsheet that I have a desktop icon for.
>> When I tried again it just kept on maximizing that spreadsheet
>> window. I closed all apps and did the Bill Gates maneuver, with
>> no change. I then removed KeePassX and re-installed it. Also I
>> had deleted the icon for that particular spreadsheet.
> 
> You issue may be completely different, but ......
> 
> I've had a similar issue, but not specific to KeePassX, which I
> use. KeePassX is impacted sometimes.
> 
> I've traced it back to the keyboard having faults or different
> stuck keys.  The cntl, alt, shift keys get stuck sometimes though
> they don't seem engaged. A cleaning fixes it. In the short term, I
> hit each of those keys alone - that seems to release them.
> 
> Additionally, I use a dual-PS2-to-USB hardware device too. It
> connects a PS2-mouse and PS2-keyboard through a USB port. About
> every 5 minutes, that device performs a reset ... the little USB
> port lite blinks.  During that short time, no keyboard events are
> sent through to the PC.  It is happening more often as the
> converter device is getting older.  A reseat of the USB port
> usually corrects the issue when it becomes bothersome.
> 
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Does the same thing with a different keyboard.
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