Up Arrow Opens Start Menu Stan850 6/20/2007 10:29:24 PM I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop this from happening?

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/20/2007 11:22:24 PM Stan850 wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the arrow > key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This happens in > any software I am using at the time. How can I stop this from > happening? Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key?

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu Stan850 6/21/2007 12:17:24 AM I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > > Stan850 wrote: > > I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the arrow > > key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This happens in > > any software I am using at the time. How can I stop this from > > happening? > > Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? > > >

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/21/2007 12:29:00 AM Stan850 wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: > >> >> >> Stan850 wrote: >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop >>> this from happening? >> >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore)

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu Stan850 6/21/2007 1:56:17 AM This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key several times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again after the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as to why this is happening. "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > > Stan850 wrote: > > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. > > > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Stan850 wrote: > >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the > >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This > >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop > >>> this from happening? > >> > >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? > > Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore > (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore) > > >

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> 6/21/2007 2:28:12 AM 'GreenieLeBrun' wrote: | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key several | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again after | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as to | why this is happening. _____ Have you tried another keyboard? That's the simplest explanation for the problem, the easiest diagnosis to confirm the problem. It seems as if the arrow key is somehow generating the [Windows] signal, perhaps because of dirt or conductive debris inside the keyboard. Phil Weldon "Stan850" <Stan850[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9008C453-B743-49E1-B02E-500D564712E3[ at ]microsoft.com... | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key several | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again after | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as to | why this is happening. | | "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: | | > | > | > Stan850 wrote: | > > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. | > > | > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: | > > | > >> | > >> | > >> Stan850 wrote: | > >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the | > >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This | > >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop | > >>> this from happening? | > >> | > >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? | > | > Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore | > (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore) | > | > | >

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu Stan850 6/22/2007 1:58:00 PM Phil- Thank you. I tried another keyboard and it did not solve the problem. I', guessing it has to do with some setting (hot keys or keyboard shortcut?) that I may have inadvertenly set. Any thoughts on this? "Phil Weldon" wrote: [Quoted Text] > 'GreenieLeBrun' wrote: > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key > several > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again > after > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as > to > | why this is happening. > _____ > > Have you tried another keyboard? That's the simplest explanation for the > problem, the easiest diagnosis to confirm the problem. It seems as if the > arrow key is somehow generating the [Windows] signal, perhaps because of > dirt or conductive debris inside the keyboard. > > Phil Weldon > > "Stan850" <Stan850[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9008C453-B743-49E1-B02E-500D564712E3[ at ]microsoft.com... > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key > several > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again > after > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as > to > | why this is happening. > | > | "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: > | > | > > | > > | > Stan850 wrote: > | > > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. > | > > > | > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: > | > > > | > >> > | > >> > | > >> Stan850 wrote: > | > >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the > | > >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This > | > >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop > | > >>> this from happening? > | > >> > | > >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? > | > > | > Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore > | > (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore) > | > > | > > | > > > >

Re: Up Arrow Opens Start Menu "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> 6/22/2007 4:03:45 PM 'Stan850' wrote: | Phil- Thank you. I tried another keyboard and it did not solve the problem. | I', guessing it has to do with some setting (hot keys or keyboard shortcut?) | that I may have inadvertenly set. Any thoughts on this? _____ OK, at least that's a step forward. What keyboards did you try? Is a keyboard driver installed? Is it the correct keyboard driver? Uninstall the keyboard driver and check keyboard operation Install the correct driver or the same driver and check keyboard operation. Start the system in 'Safe Mode' and check the keyboard operation. Use 'SysInternals' to kill various processes (one at a time, some processes are critical, so doe some reading to discover which should not be killed) and check the effect on keyboard operation. Hope that someone has solved the same problem, and posts here. Use Google to find the problem. Do any other keys cause unexpected results? Pray that the problem is not the motherboard. Phil Weldon "Stan850" <Stan850[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C6E3E543-436F-47CB-ADCB-79E4318A6C47[ at ]microsoft.com... | Phil- Thank you. I tried another keyboard and it did not solve the problem. | I', guessing it has to do with some setting (hot keys or keyboard shortcut?) | that I may have inadvertenly set. Any thoughts on this? | | "Phil Weldon" wrote: | | > 'GreenieLeBrun' wrote: | > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I | > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if | > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key | > several | > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again | > after | > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as | > to | > | why this is happening. | > _____ | > | > Have you tried another keyboard? That's the simplest explanation for the | > problem, the easiest diagnosis to confirm the problem. It seems as if the | > arrow key is somehow generating the [Windows] signal, perhaps because of | > dirt or conductive debris inside the keyboard. | > | > Phil Weldon | > | > "Stan850" <Stan850[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:9008C453-B743-49E1-B02E-500D564712E3[ at ]microsoft.com... | > | This has been happening for quite a while now, so I am not sure how far I | > | would have to go back for a system restore and would rather not do that if | > | there is some other solution. I usually have to hit the up arrow key | > several | > | times before the start menu comes up. If I hit the up arrow key again | > after | > | the start menu comes up, the start menu disappears. Any other thoughts as | > to | > | why this is happening. | > | | > | "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: | > | | > | > | > | > | > | > Stan850 wrote: | > | > > I am using a desktop and it is the up arrow key. | > | > > | > | > > "GreenieLeBrun" wrote: | > | > > | > | > >> | > | > >> | > | > >> Stan850 wrote: | > | > >>> I am using Windows XP Home Addition (SP2). When ever I hit the | > | > >>> arrow key several times in a row, the start menu appears. This | > | > >>> happens in any software I am using at the time. How can I stop | > | > >>> this from happening? | > | > >> | > | > >> Desktop? Laptop? Which arrow key? | > | > | > | > Is this a recent occurance? If so you could do a sytem restore | > | > (Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore) | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | >