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by tj23

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I have a Dell computer running NT as an OS and Office 2000. I'm suddenly having trouble with the computer recognizing keystrokes on the keyboard. I've tried changing out the keyboard but the same problem exists. Obviously it's not the keyboard itself, but what else would cause some keys to be recognized all the time while others are recognized intermitently?

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by pierrejamme

If it is USB, change to a different port or use a PS2 adapter. If it is PS2 try a USB adapter. You might have a bad USB or PS2 port.

by rwbiii

I had a similar problem on a laptop (IBM Thinkpad) and it turned out to be some malware/spyware causing the issue. Since you have ruled out hardware try using Spybot to see if any malware could be the culprit

by tj23

Thanks for your input. Just for kicks, while waiting for posts, I tried a third keyboard...and would you know it worked! What are the odds of 2 keyboards having the same defect?

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