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Stupid Keyboard Problem. For the love of god help!

SmokeScreenSmokeScreen Registered User regular
So for the past week, my Saitek Gaming keyboard has been a total asshole to me. About a week ago, I turn my computer on and as it's loading up, it makes this odd clicking sound that I haven't heard before. Then when I finally boot up Windows Vista, as soon open up IE and start to type in an address, it proceeds to go nuts just typing "
" over and over again until I press backspace to stop it, and even then it only stops for a second or two and if I try to type something, it'll start "lo-ok-ing- like- t-hi-s". I then realize that this is happening at every text prompt as soon as I click on it.

Now it doesnt do this every single time I turn my computer on, but about 7 out of 10, and every time it happens it's preceded by that odd clicking noise as it booting up. The only thing I can relate it too is that about a week and a half or two weeks ago, I download Trackmania off of Steam, and some people in G&T said that Saitek keyboards don't work with it unless you disable one of the USB Human Interface Devices in the Device Manager. I did that and the game worked fine, but a few days later this bullshit happened. I've renabled the device, I even deleted Trackmania off of my computer, but nothing doin.

What the fuck is wrong with my keyboard? Do I have some kind of super annoying new virus? Norton 360 doesn't seem to think so. Will getting a new keyboard fix this? Any help I can get will be GREATLY appreciated.

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  • ironsizideironsizide You must whip it Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Do you have any Saitek key remapping software running? And which version of the keyboard to you have? Tried a different USB port (the Saitek I have is a USB keyboard at any rate)?

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  • Satan.Satan. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2008
    Also, clean your keyboard? Could have something lodged in there. That clicking sound you get is a key constantly being pressed, and your pre-boot computer's way of telling you to fuck off and stop pressing the key.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Is it a wireless keyboard? Some other dude had a cat sleeping on another wireless keyboard that was interfering.

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  • RawrBearRawrBear Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    If you have a shitty keyboard lying around, even one thats not USB, you could try that one out and at least verify if its not a virus or some weird software glitch.

    Is it your keyboard that clicks on boot up? Or your PC?

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