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idk what i pressed on my laptop but now there is like a 10 second delay when i type. i need to hold down on the keys for 10 seconds in order for them to appear on the screen….any ideas?!?
Reboot, then tell us what happens.
Wow, cs, it must have taken you a half hour to write that post!
Check the settings you might have put the keyboard on slow.
Did you try rebooting as suggested?
Did you reboot (shut down and restart)? If you did, and that didn’t help, you might want to try system restore. Also try a virus scan (although I hope it’s not that).
In the control panel there are settings for keyboard, mouse, etc.
aries: You fix computers too? I thought only people & emotions.
i may have been born at night…but not last night, of course i rebooted!??!duhhh
Oh, I thought you were an accountant. 🙂
Did you try Aries’ advice? If you need help with it, which OS do you have?
Ctl-Alt-Del, then TaskManager.
Do you notice any strange allpications?
On control panel, there is a keyboard icon-ck u’r settings-if that is oky, then let us know-is it slow all the time, or only when on the internet? if only on the internet, are you using internet explorer-if yes, try firefox – if it is slow all the time try bringing up the computer in safe mode, and see if still a problem. If still no good, try to isolate the problem-is it bad in Excel, in Word, in Notepad? Maybe there is a scan being done automatically in the background and you are slow while that is running……… Good Luck
On the bottom left of your screen, does it say “start” or is there just the Windows logo?
cshapiro-
1) Is this “slow typing” issue a problem in all programs or only in some (e.g, word processor, browser, spreadsheet)?
2) Did this happen suddenly or gradually?
3) Do you have up-to-date antivirus software? Have you run it recently?
4) Do you have up-to-date anti-spyware software? Have you run it recently?
5) Have you started your PC in safe mode and seen if the problem still occurred?
6) Did you recently install new software?
7) Did you recently visit a website that looked strange, suspicious, or asked to install something?
I Googled your problem and the following potential solutions came up (I do NOT suggest you try any of them just yet):
a) Power down the PC, unplug it, remove the battery let it sit for a while, and then power it back up.
b) Run up-to-date anti-virus/spyware software.
c) Make a registry change.
What the above solutions suggest is that your problem may be caused by a variety of reasons.
I’d suggest running antivirus/antispyware programs as a good start.
Before you do anything, please answer the questions at the beginning of this post – something may jump out as the obvious cause.
start. control panel. keyboard. check the settings.
Run a VIRUS/SPYWARE/MALWARE scan.
cshapiro-
If you got your PC straightened out by potchking with the keyboard settings within the control panel, credit for the “good advice” must go to “aries2756” and “apushatayid” for giving the correct solution.
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