Sticky Keys- keyboard stroke delay

hi there,

for your particular case, i would subject the issue due to wear and tear of the keyb...

this is a very old laptop, pentium mmx. the keyb h/w is able to respond after a delay pause, this shows that h/w is still going on for u.
but the fact that the laptop is aging, the contacts of the keys could have like gone bad... poor contacts may be the reason.

it is not an issue with the drivers or bios. since it is the same when in dos environment.

so, its either u get the keyb replaced (which most likely no more warranty coverage) or get a new laptop.

other option - plug in an external keyboard may be a cheaper option if the port exists

Sounds to me that you have the sticy key feature on. To remove the sticky key feature, navigate to the following.

Under the control panel click on Accessibility Options. Should be the first option. Under the keyboard tab, uncheck the Sticky Key feature.

PCTech25

If your brave try this: Take the durn thing aprt and clean the printed curcuit pads under each of the key's (only use alcohol, make sure it's only isopropyl as others will melt plastic.)and Q-tips. you could use a clean paint brush to clean the board of dust and crumbs, first. Soda pop will cause problems to if spilt on key board. first clean with mild detergent then use alcohol to clean and remove any moisture.

try the BIOS, it may have a typomatic rate setting