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strange vista issues

by Sk8gr8 Apr 26, 2009 6:56AM PDT

I just purchased a dell studio laptop with a Vista Home Premium OS 2 weeks ago. I'm having this really weird issue where whenever I try and write an e-mail or even as I've typed this message,an IM box,an open file box,bookmark page box,,or the zoom in/out option will just randomly appear. I've also had a problem where sometimes the letters will become italic. I know I'm not pressing other keys accidentally,etc. Has anyone had this problem and is there a solution? Thanks in advance for any help!

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Tried reinstalling the keyboard drivers?
by John.Wilkinson Apr 26, 2009 8:16AM PDT

A driver glitch can cause such problems, virtually 'pressing' a key, such as Windows, Ctrl, et cetera, so keys you actually do press have different meaning. The other possibility is a malware infection, which should be picked up by a full system scan using your antivirus software, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, et cetera.

John

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strange vista issues
by Sk8gr8 Apr 27, 2009 12:58AM PDT

Thanks! I'll have to run my malwarebytes software and see if it picks up anything and I'll run some diagnognostics too.

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Another solution
by jeff_windows_team Apr 27, 2009 4:21AM PDT

It could also be that you are accidentally zooming in and out with your touchpad. Go to Control Panel< Mouse< Dell Touchpad settings and try disabling the zoom feature. I'm not sure about the italics though...

Jeff
Windows Outreach Team

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by Sk8gr8 Apr 27, 2009 4:37AM PDT

I ran malwarebytes and mcafee and both were clean. I'll try changing the zoom settings and see if that helps. Thanks! It's really annoying to say the least.

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by jeff_windows_team Apr 28, 2009 1:52AM PDT

Have you had any luck after changing the zoom settings?

Jeff
Windows Outreach Team

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