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"b" key Stuck or Virus?

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by scott161, Mar 29, 2009.

  1. scott161 Newcomer, in training

    The "b" key on my laptop repeats continuously. It doesn't seem to be depressed. This only starts happening after I log into Vista.
    Have ran scans with AVG, Norton, SpyBot and also tried system restore to no avail.
    Any ideas how to solve this? Its making it impossible to do anything. Thanks in advance
    scott161, Mar 29, 2009
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  2. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    while certainly there have been keypress viri it is not likely. I think you just need to replace the keyboard.

    BUT before you do so, boot into safe mode command line. If the key is still repeating in DOS - it's the keyboard.
    Tedster, Mar 29, 2009
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  3. scott161 Newcomer, in training

    Hey thx for the advice,
    I booted into safe mode command line but it did not repeat, making things more confusing.
    I'm off to take it to my local computing store to see what they make of things thxanyways tho
    scott161, Mar 31, 2009
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  4. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    then you very well could have a virus.
    Tedster, Mar 31, 2009
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  5. Spyder_1386 Newcomer, in training Posts: 563

    hey scott

    see you've run scans with AVG AND Norton .... erm, do uninstall Norton lol .... It's so rubbish, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the cause of your problems :p.

    Spyder_1386 :)
    Spyder_1386, Mar 31, 2009
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