Keyboard Problems (escape and tab !!!!)

[UncleScooby]

If anybody can help please:
Is there a way of resetting a minimal number of things in windows without rebooting. Every so often <<usually when I've got more than 4 active applications in task bar>> my tab and escape keys start to do strange things. EG I can be on a field in browser and hitting tab will takes me to another application in the task bar rather then tabbing down a field. Obviously rebooting fixes this but there must be another way. ps I am on windows 98.

Any help appreciated...

 

[ngagne]

I have had the same problem in the past. Some say that it's the ALT key that gets stuck (ALT-TAB switches programs). I disagree, you use the Enter key more than ALT, but you don't see the enter key getting stuck, now do you?

I think it is a problem with the OS, I hope somebody can back me up on this. Nate Gagne
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[mbarron]

I'm assuming that when you hit the escape key during this freaky period, your window gets minimized???

For some reason your system thinks you are pressing your Alt key. Alt-Tab is a quick way to scroll through your open programs. If you keep the Alt key pressed down and then press the tab key, a window will show your programs that are open, you can then tab through them to get to the program you want. I think it's called Quick Toggle.

I've had the same thing happen with the unwanted switching of programs. Oddly the way I got it to stop, was to do the Alt-Tab myself. It's not a permenant fix, but it should (at least it does for me) end the &quot;sticky Alt&quot; Mike

 

[mjbrown]

We had this problem where I used to work and it only occured on PC's running a particular Virtual Terminal Software. The easiest way we got around it was to hit the ALT key about 10 times and it would free it up. I agree that it is either an OS or Software issue rather than a key sticking problem. Mike Brown CCA