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by funkyt1111

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Windows XP desktop. Control key will stick every so often and anything I do will interact with the desktop as if the control key was depressed. If I click on an icon, it selects it, just as if I was ctl+clicking. I've looked at the accessibility options and as far as I can tell sticky keys is disabled. I've tried a new keyboard, reinstalled the keyboard driver. I can't see any way to tell XP to simply "uninstall" the accesibilty options.

It isn't an all the time problem, if I reboot the issue will go away for a day or two, then it will pop back up. I don't think the user is accidentally holding down the CTL key, when I asked him if he was resting his hand on the corner of the keyboard he told me he was very careful to avoid it after ourfirst discussion on the matter.

So, I'm turning to others for suggestions.
Thanks. -Todd

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by legion_96

It sounds to me as though your providing help to someone. And the statment " As far as you can tell... " worries me. Given what your wrote I suggest this :

Please, check Accessibility Options again. Making sure that the Use StickyKeys is not checked. But more important is to remove the check mark from:
"Use shortcut", located in Accessibilty Options, Keyboard, StickyKeys, Settings.
A belligerent User could be hitting the shift key repeatedly and unwittingly enabling the sticky keys.

Note This : Keyboard settings are user specific.
This is mind, the next time the user contacts you with this "ctrl" key problem verify for yourself the user enviornment settings. While the problem exists, immediately apply the above instructions. And eliminat the possibility of varying logon profile settings to the Machine in question.

Best O' luck

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