sudden sticky? or hot? keys enabled on rdp sessions

[raylward]

I'm about to lose it!!! Anyone who uses MS Remote desktop to either a terminal server or XP-Pro has probably had it at one point or another when they are trying to type characters and suddenly the cahracters on keyboard start to react like hot-keys for no apparent reason. I'ts been happing to me a-lot lately and I haven't seen anyone else with this issue. At this momment, I was logged into my home pc where I was replying to an email using outlook and sddenly when I press the letter e; I get the my computer explorer pop up instead of the letter e in my email reply. If I press d; i get "show dekstop" equivelent function. The only way I've been able to solve is by re-booting the remote pc. Then I'm able to type again. Any ideas what would cause this? Both pcs do not have hotkey\sticky keys enabled.

 

[cmeagan656]

It sounds like the Windows key (Windows Logo) on the computer that you are using to remote desktop to the terminal server and the XP Pro machine is sticking or has something stuck under it that is causing it to act as if its depressed.

Cheers.

 

[raylward]

Anyone got idea's for troubleshooting this problem? It's happend to me on many differnet pc's. I am a heavy user of RDP.

 

[cmeagan656]

Are you saying that you use many different computers to RDP into your home PC and the terminal server?

What I suggested was that it was the PC that you were using to RDP into the two computers that had the issue, not the computers that you were remoting into. If seen it happen before, usually because of crumbs and other crud getting under the keys on the keyboard because of users eating while they work.

I'm sorry if I misunderstood your post.

Cheers.

 

[raylward]

I should have been more clear. It happens to systems other then my own as well. I have multiple sites at differenct locations. The systems being remoted to either xp or terminal servers show the same symptoms. It happens to my pc and others that I connect to. It doesn't matter which pc I use to start the session. It happens to me about once every 2 weeks or so out of the blue. I can see the problem on a remote pc; disconnect, and logon from a differet pc in the office and the problem will still exist on the remote pc until I reboot that remote system. I'ts totaly weird.