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| Thread ID: 96230 | 2009-01-03 10:55:00 | Ctrl key not working in Vista | Vecaren (14444) | Press F1 |
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| 734677 | 2009-01-03 10:55:00 | Hi, I use the ctrl + c then ctrl + v on a regular basis to copy and paste stuff. Recently I've found out that the ctrl key has stopped working in windows for some reason. I'm using Vista Ultimate SP1 on a Toshiba laptop. Any ideas? I did a bit of googling on the subject and it appears a number of people have had their ctrl key stop working under Vista for no apparent reason. But there was no fixes for it unfortunately. Any ideas? As far as I know it's not a hardware/keyboard issue. Many thanks :) |
Vecaren (14444) | ||
| 734678 | 2009-01-03 11:20:00 | You can try booting a LiveCD of a Linux distro and double check yourself on whether the Ctrl keys are still functioning or not. Get an equivalent replacement for the laptop, perhaps? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 734679 | 2009-01-03 21:26:00 | Several things you can try -- its relating to ctrl +A - so it may or may not work - make a restore point BEFORE doing any changes, that way if something else breaks you can wind it back.Heres How (www.howtogeek.com) From Microsoft To resolve this issue, use the Reset Folders command. To use the Reset Folders command, follow these steps: In the Windows Explorer window where this issue occurs, click Organize, and then click Folder and Search Options. On the View tab, click Reset Folders. If that doesn't work, you can download This script (home.mchsi.com) - its from This forum (social.technet.microsoft.com) - Look for the person Keith -7th from the bottom- and follow instructions. Also you can soon check if its hardware - have a look at This forum (www.vistax64.com) - bring up the onscreen keyboard, see if the ctrl keys work from that --- Also - is it both ctrl keys not working ?? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 734680 | 2009-01-03 21:44:00 | OOPS - this should have gone first - try this----- Click start - in the search type in run when it appears in the results click it, type in sfc /scannow - let it run through, reboot see if the keys work - if not - you can try the fixes above. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 734681 | 2009-01-06 09:40:00 | Strangely I shut down and started it up again today and the control key is working again. Hadn't even gotten around to trying any of the fixes. Very strange. Thanks anyway, I will try them if it happens again. :D |
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