"delete" key mystery

[Kevin Hodge]

periodically my "delete" key stops working, and i have to use backspace instead. i get the impression it's something to do with settings rather than the key being faulty. so wtf is it about? anyone know?

[Stepford]

I've never seen 'Intermittently disable delete key to mess with users mind' settings. New keyboard methinks.

[Rick Sanchez]

You mean to say the mighty cloaca is foiled by a mere Delete key? I must say, I'm rather disappointed.

(a new keyboard is in order)

[Kevin Hodge]

you punters of limited vision :rolleyes:

have you never observed the phenomenon associated with use of the "insert" key? or do you two have one of those shit new keyboards without an insert key?


bah!, i say

[Kevin Hodge]

so, my petulant little hissy fit aside, i can think of reasons why certain settings might affect the delete key. in some instances, using the delete could be a VERY serious typo

the thing is, it doesn't behave in an intermittent fashion. its not like you press it over and over again, and get different results, as if it was a fault. its more like "oh its not working this evening" and "oh, its started working again this morning" as if it gets switched on and off. you got me?

[Stepford]

Yes you have got me. I have no idea what that could be. Goes into standard tech questions mode: 1. When it's not working have you switched the computer on? 2. Have you checked for viruses lately?

[mi©o]

The solution is a simple one. Delete the delete key and all of your problems shall be solved.

[png]

prolly a bit of doughnut under it, mate . . . well that was the problem with mine last time anyway :embarass:

[Kevin Hodge]

i fixed it!

i have turned everything in my room into a white two-dimensional box with a grey dotted line around it and it's name inside. i use these symbolic representations as a target for my infallible telepathy. i've been meaning to get around to this for ages actually :rolleyes:

[pAuL1974]

I get the very same problem. Back space stops working intermittently, but delete works fine.

[hardy]

borrow another keyboard and see if it still does it.

[pAuL1974]

Originally Posted by hardy

borrow another keyboard and see if it still does it.

It can happen to me at work and at home, completely different PCs & keyboards. All they have in common is XP.

[Stepford]

Originally Posted by pAuL1974

It can happen to me at work and at home, completely different PCs & keyboards. All they have in common is XP.

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by pAuL1974

It can happen to me at work and at home, completely different PCs & keyboards. All they have in common is XP.

am i an alias of yours?

anyway, i find your contributions here immensely validating. when i first posted here about my problem, people laughed at me :embarass: