Problem with sticky Win Key on Windows XP and HP Notebook ??

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arifi wrote:
> We recently bought a used HP nx9010 laptop (very little use), wich
> came preinstalled with Windows XP Pro. It looks fine in general, but
> has a very weird behavior:
>
> Once windows boots and you are logged in, pressing the "R" key (just
> the R key, no simultaneous control keys) brings up the "Run" dialog,
> similarly pressing the "F" key alone brings the "Find" dialog - there
> are probably more keys behaving like this.
>
> It seemes like that the Win key is locked in "Pressed" position all
> the time.
>
> We have checked the Accessibility options in control panel, they are
> all in their default settings.
>
> Would you think that this is a hardware problem (broken Win key) ? Or
> is it a misconfigured Windows XP ?
>
> Any pointers greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks in advance,

Since Windows is the only thing that utilizes this key - it may be hard to
tell.
Perhaps if you plugged in a USB keyboard and disabled the built in keyboard,
that might further clue you in to the problem area?
(I would go hardware first - make HP fix it.)

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arifi wrote:
> Many thanks Shenan, tried it with a USB keyboard, and got the same
> behavior. Probably a Windows issue, unless all Win keys are on strike.
> Will reinstall Windows xp now.

Did you disable the built in keyboard?

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