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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
In message , Mardys
writes: Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance Well, it _sounds_ like a stuck Windows or Alt key (I mean physically stuck, not "sticky keys"); but you said you'd tried changing the keyboard (or rather Keyboard). Did you try a reboot? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** I'm getting pretty enough for radio now (Desmond Lynam in Radio Times, 1998) |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
"Mardys" wrote in message
... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance The symptoms are of a "stuck" Windows Key (WinKey) on the keyboard. You are describing the WinKey shortcuts...Win+D minimizes IE browser, Win+L logs you off. However you say you changed the keyboard and the issue still occurs....odd. Does the same behaviour occur if you hold down the WinKey and press L, or D? If holding down the WinKey and pressing those keys does NOT cause those actions to occur, you may have some sort of keyboard re-mapping utility causing it, or some change in the keyboard mapping registry entries that has reversed the action of the WinKey. If the same behaviour occurs with or without holding the WinKey, try repeatedly tapping the WinKey, the CTRL key, the ALT key...both left and right keys...and see if that electronically "unsticks" them. I assume rebooting does not help, nor turning off the computer, waiting a few minutes and turning it back on, yes? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
"Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance The symptoms are of a "stuck" Windows Key (WinKey) on the keyboard. You are describing the WinKey shortcuts...Win+D minimizes IE browser, Win+L logs you off. However you say you changed the keyboard and the issue still occurs....odd. Does the same behaviour occur if you hold down the WinKey and press L, or D? If holding down the WinKey and pressing those keys does NOT cause those actions to occur, you may have some sort of keyboard re-mapping utility causing it, or some change in the keyboard mapping registry entries that has reversed the action of the WinKey. If the same behaviour occurs with or without holding the WinKey, try repeatedly tapping the WinKey, the CTRL key, the ALT key...both left and right keys...and see if that electronically "unsticks" them. I assume rebooting does not help, nor turning off the computer, waiting a few minutes and turning it back on, yes? -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
Why are you multiposting after you got quite a few answers in your other post. Stick
to one post -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
Why are you multiposting after you got quite a few answers in your other post. Stick
to one post -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
As "glee" writes in his reply, the symptom is of a stuck-down "Win key" (the key with
the Window's logo on it) but he is incorrect when he says that Win+D minimizes the IE Browser. Here is a list of the Win+key combination shortcuts : WinKey = Open Start Menu WinKey+E = Open an Explorer window WinKey+R = Open the Run dialog WinKey+L = Show Welcome sreen (or swich user). WinKey+Pause/Break = Open the System Properties WinKey+F = Find: All Files WinKey+Ctrl+F = Find: Computer WinKey+M = Minimize all open windows WinKey+D = Show/Hide Desktop WinKey+Shift+M = Undo minimize all open windows WinKey+Tab = Cycle through taskbar program buttons WinKey+F1 = Open Windows Help Try investigating if either "Winkey" (it could be the letf or right hand one) is stuck, by gently probing around it with small knife or toothpick... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
As "glee" writes in his reply, the symptom is of a stuck-down "Win key" (the key with
the Window's logo on it) but he is incorrect when he says that Win+D minimizes the IE Browser. Here is a list of the Win+key combination shortcuts : WinKey = Open Start Menu WinKey+E = Open an Explorer window WinKey+R = Open the Run dialog WinKey+L = Show Welcome sreen (or swich user). WinKey+Pause/Break = Open the System Properties WinKey+F = Find: All Files WinKey+Ctrl+F = Find: Computer WinKey+M = Minimize all open windows WinKey+D = Show/Hide Desktop WinKey+Shift+M = Undo minimize all open windows WinKey+Tab = Cycle through taskbar program buttons WinKey+F1 = Open Windows Help Try investigating if either "Winkey" (it could be the letf or right hand one) is stuck, by gently probing around it with small knife or toothpick... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
I was merely repeating what the poster stated they saw....that it
minimized the browser window. It *does* minimize the browser window, because it minimizes all open windows. ;-) It's unlikely that the physical key is mechanically stuck on both keyboards the poster has tried so far, but the symptoms point to the WinKey. I don't know if it can be "stuck" independently from the actual hardware, but I've seen stranger things. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... As "glee" writes in his reply, the symptom is of a stuck-down "Win key" (the key with the Window's logo on it) but he is incorrect when he says that Win+D minimizes the IE Browser. Here is a list of the Win+key combination shortcuts : WinKey = Open Start Menu WinKey+E = Open an Explorer window WinKey+R = Open the Run dialog WinKey+L = Show Welcome sreen (or swich user). WinKey+Pause/Break = Open the System Properties WinKey+F = Find: All Files WinKey+Ctrl+F = Find: Computer WinKey+M = Minimize all open windows WinKey+D = Show/Hide Desktop WinKey+Shift+M = Undo minimize all open windows WinKey+Tab = Cycle through taskbar program buttons WinKey+F1 = Open Windows Help Try investigating if either "Winkey" (it could be the letf or right hand one) is stuck, by gently probing around it with small knife or toothpick... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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I need some help..I have no clue what is going on..
I was merely repeating what the poster stated they saw....that it
minimized the browser window. It *does* minimize the browser window, because it minimizes all open windows. ;-) It's unlikely that the physical key is mechanically stuck on both keyboards the poster has tried so far, but the symptoms point to the WinKey. I don't know if it can be "stuck" independently from the actual hardware, but I've seen stranger things. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ "Tim Meddick" wrote in message ... As "glee" writes in his reply, the symptom is of a stuck-down "Win key" (the key with the Window's logo on it) but he is incorrect when he says that Win+D minimizes the IE Browser. Here is a list of the Win+key combination shortcuts : WinKey = Open Start Menu WinKey+E = Open an Explorer window WinKey+R = Open the Run dialog WinKey+L = Show Welcome sreen (or swich user). WinKey+Pause/Break = Open the System Properties WinKey+F = Find: All Files WinKey+Ctrl+F = Find: Computer WinKey+M = Minimize all open windows WinKey+D = Show/Hide Desktop WinKey+Shift+M = Undo minimize all open windows WinKey+Tab = Cycle through taskbar program buttons WinKey+F1 = Open Windows Help Try investigating if either "Winkey" (it could be the letf or right hand one) is stuck, by gently probing around it with small knife or toothpick... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Mardys" wrote in message ... Okay. I was on my computer, I had pressed the "L" key into my browser and it logged me out. I pressed the "D" key and it minimized my browser. I didn't try any other's... But I did go on to my husband's computer to search this up. I have already checked the Stickey Keys and they are not on. I tried changing the Keyboard and I had no luck there...Anyone know what I could do? I have all my work on my computer. Thank's in advance -- Mardys |
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