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DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
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I can only hold 2 keys on my keyboard at once, if i hold 3 it just makes the beeping noise..

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Is there a way to change this?
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    get a usb keyboard? sounds like you have a REALLY old or REALLY cheap one. on the other hand it might be your motherboard being too old or cheap, and that too would be solved by switching to usb.
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    yeah i get this problem. it only happens with some key combos though. its the keyboard thats the problem. get a new one w/ usb
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Its a brand new, normal, good looking Keyboard.

    Came with my brand new, normal, good looking computer.
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    well, i have the problem, and i have changed my mobo, but it still happens so it must be the keyboard

    i take it your new kb is a usb one?
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Err.. I dont know, my USB is in use by my digitcal camera. The cable for keyboard goes in back of computer.. Meh.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    you can only have two LETTERS pressed at once, not keys in general, so if you dont want to replace the kb, try binding things you may hit to non letter keys, status keys i guess is what theyre are called, i forget exactly, the point is, you can hold down shift and control and alt and a and b at the same time, because status keys like shift and control dont count towards your two key limit.

    experiment to see what i mean.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Usually, in HL, it means the third key you'd pressed down wouldn't be used to function.
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    I have started to use wsad, its better though. And on this keyboard the arrows are in odd places.. Far away from the other keys.. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    edited August 2003
    Look in teh Windows XP Control Panel. There's something
    there called "Sticky Keys". Play with that option.

    EDIT: Its in Acessibility Options.
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Thats for disabled people who can only press one key at a time ( ALT+CTRL+DEL )

    Are you suggesting im disabled?

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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Zel+Aug 16 2003, 05:34 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zel @ Aug 16 2003, 05:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> you can only have two LETTERS pressed at once, not keys in general, so if you dont want to replace the kb, try binding things you may hit to non letter keys, status keys i guess is what theyre are called, i forget exactly, the point is, you can hold down shift and control and alt and a and b at the same time, because status keys like shift and control dont count towards your two key limit.

    experiment to see what i mean. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's cool, I never noticed that before (I never pressed 3 keys at once before, though - *cough* not counting ctrl+alt+del *couch*...).

    BEEEP....heh.



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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    Hmm i'm sure there's an option in Windows XP that helps with the pressing
    of multiple keys. I'm sure it had something to do with "sticky keys", maybe its
    just on my Laptop. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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