sticky keys w,s,a,d

[Fooozball]

In any game I play, sometimes w,s,a,d stick... making the game unplayable. I've tried two different keyboards. Anyone know what to do?

 

[Quiltface]

like the physical button sticks?

 

[Fooozball]

no in game. like if i hit s it would strafe me to the left until i hit s again.

 

[Quiltface]

if you open a text document and press S does it type a bunch of SSSSSSSS

 

[Fooozball]

nope, just one S. This happens randomly in game.

 

[Fooozball]

bump, anyone?

 

[Hsv_Man]

hmm...sounds like ghosting. Ghosting happens when you push more than one key at once and keys can sometimes stick. Look at going about buying yourself an anti-ghosting keyboard.

 

[Fooozball]

Is that really the only solution? I've never had this problem with any other computer. But if that's the only way, thank you.

 

[tremmor]

Im not a gamer but checked on line. Example logitech brought it up with same problem. Suggestion was check for a firmware update or keyboard manufacture update.
Just a thought.

 

[Fooozball]

Thanks for your input tremmor. I've tried the keyboard on other computers and it's worked perfectly fine. I'm not sure how I could find an update for a keyboard that's almost 20 yrs old. And no, I don't believe that's the reason why it's not working properly.

 

[tremmor]

If its almost 20 i would trash anyway. its a cheap update.
On the otherhand it sounds like it might be a serial and not usb.
If it is a usb and works fine try a different usb port.

 

[apj101]

or its the game? if you have the same problem with two different keyboards its unlikely to be a keyboard issue

 

[Fooozball]

It's all games. WoW, L4D, CS:S etc. The keyboard is PS2, I've used two different keyboards as well.

 

[Fooozball]

I tried installing Vista 32 bit... still doing the same thing. beeps came back as well.

tried a newer keyboard as well.

 

[CaptainTrips]

First, I'd try turning off "Sticky-Keys" - Either tap SHIFT 5 times rapidly, or go to your Ease of Access center and change it there. You could be inadvertently turning them on my pressing shift 5 times rapidly, in a row.

http://ask.metafilter.com/95742/Disable-Sticky-Keys

It's worth a shot.

 

[Fooozball]

I've tried everything with sticky keys, all the filters and what not. Nothing seems to work. Thanks for the input CaptainTrips.

 

[Fooozball]

Can't find a firmware update for logitech y-su61

 

[Fooozball]

bump... i agree with apj - it's not a keyboard issue. what could it be?

Specs:

E6600 @ 3.2 ghz
2 gb ddr2
nvidia 680i sli mobo
8800gts 640mb
250 gb hd
vista 32 bit

 

[2048Megabytes]

It could be a BIOS issue. My BIOS does not recognize my USB keyboard in certain menus like the menu that contains Last Known Good Configuration. I can push all the keys I want when I am in these menus and nothing happens with a USB keyboard. If I use a PS/2 keyboard everything works fine.

Check for a BIOS update. If that doesn't work try a USB keyboard on the system.