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trache · 06-27-2005, 03:01 PM

All:

I am doing some tech support on a HP imnibook 6000 laptop, running Windows XP Professional SP2.

The backspace key seems to "get pressed" whenever I start to type, which then erases what I'm trying to type. Try hitting the backspace key in IE and Explorer, and you'll then see how frustrated I've been all day trying to get stuff done on this machine. It does not seem to type at any time, only if I start to type. Or maybe it's just me!

Basically, I have scanned the laptop with AVG, AntiVir, Trend Micro Housecall (online), Spybot, AdAware, Hijackthis, CWShredder, ProcessExplorer and a few other Sysinternals software, and probably a few other utilities I don't remember at this point. Safe Mode and Normal Mode - They all found nothing.

Now, the kicker to all of this is that this laptop is a few years old and the "pad" over the keyboard circuit for the backspace is only partially there. I do not know if this is a physical problem or if in fact it is a computer virus (a really good one at that - I have seen a few things install themselves into the AppINIT_DLLs key in the Windows Registry!)

Is there a utility out there that will test to see if the system has pressed a key or the user pressed a key on the keyboard?

HELP!

06-27-2005, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
trache Insane	Virus or broken backspace key All: I am doing some tech support on a HP imnibook 6000 laptop, running Windows XP Professional SP2. The backspace key seems to "get pressed" whenever I start to type, which then erases what I'm trying to type. Try hitting the backspace key in IE and Explorer, and you'll then see how frustrated I've been all day trying to get stuff done on this machine. It does not seem to type at any time, only if I start to type. Or maybe it's just me! Basically, I have scanned the laptop with AVG, AntiVir, Trend Micro Housecall (online), Spybot, AdAware, Hijackthis, CWShredder, ProcessExplorer and a few other Sysinternals software, and probably a few other utilities I don't remember at this point. Safe Mode and Normal Mode - They all found nothing. Now, the kicker to all of this is that this laptop is a few years old and the "pad" over the keyboard circuit for the backspace is only partially there. I do not know if this is a physical problem or if in fact it is a computer virus (a really good one at that - I have seen a few things install themselves into the AppINIT_DLLs key in the Windows Registry!) Is there a utility out there that will test to see if the system has pressed a key or the user pressed a key on the keyboard? HELP! __________________ "You looked at me as if I was eating runny eggs in slow motion." - Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip