The Ctrl key don't work - FireFly Borealis KU-0533 Keyboard

If you're using Windows 7 and I think Vista, hold down the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel up. (Don't move the mouse up, use the wheel)

Virus got your icons heh? OK, try this, click Ctrl+Alt+Del.. Hold the Ctrl key and the Alt Key, don't turn them lose until after you press the Del (Delete Key). If the task manager opens up (hopefully the virus has not disable it) then Click on the Process Tab and you will see everything that is running. Click on the Image Name in the very first column so that things will be in Alphabetical order. You want to see if explorer.exe is running. If it is click on it to highlight it, then press END PROCESS.

Next you want to click on the File at the upper left hand corner of the Task Manager window. Select the option New Task (run). Type in "explorer.exe" (without the quotes) and press OK. There's your desktop icons... Ok getting besides myself, but hopefully they will reappear unless a virus has them hidden. If they don't appear let me know and we'll unhide them.

dude, don't post your product key online in the future. if you do, others will see it and use it, and the next time you need it Microsoft will have flagged it as an abused product key, and it will no longer work. I can't remove it, as I am just a volunteer, and have no administrative access to the site.Try ALT + CTRL + F10

may be some of that keys don't work, or it can be disactivated in Windows

LAPTOP OR NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS HAVE A KEY ON THE KEYBOARD IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE THAT HAS A "Fn" MARKED ON IT, SHOULD BE BY THE CTRL KEY. PRESS THIS KEY ALONG WITH AN "F"KEY, NORMALY F5, ( HAS 2-BOXES WITH A DIVIDER LINE), WILL CAUSE YOUR SCREEN TO GO BLANK AS IT IS NOW SENDING THE VIDEO TO AN EXTERNAL MONITOR. PRESSING THE 2-KEYS AGAIN WILL APPLYTHE VIDEO TO BOTH MONITORS, THEN PRESSING BOTH AGAIN WILL RETURN IT TO YOUR LATOP ONLY.

This actually happens a lot, and it's very tricky but simpleto fix.
Here is a full list of keys that someone on another website sent me for
screen orientation problems, in case it's ever useful.

Ctrl-Alt-Up - right side up

Ctrl-Alt-Right - 90 degrees

Ctrl-Alt-Down - 180 degrees

Ctrl-Alt-Left - 270 degrees

If these don't work you'll have to do it manually,
There is an icon at the bottom of the screen (now maybe the top) for yourgraphics properties. Right Click it

Select--->Graphics Options--->Rotation---> and make sure"normal" is checked
It will be weird with the screen inverted but give it a go.

Hope this helps

RJ

ctrl + shift key

This actually happen alot, and its very tricky but simple to fix.
Here is a full list of keys that someone on another website sent me for
screen orientation problems, in case it's ever useful.

"Ctrl-Alt-Up - right side up

Ctrl-Alt-Right - 90 degrees

Ctrl-Alt-Down - 180 degrees

Ctrl-Alt-Left - 270 degrees

If these don't work you'll have to do it manually,
There is an icon at the bottom of the screen (now maybe the top) for your graphics properties. Right Click it

Select--->Graphics Options--->Rotation---> and make sure "normal" is checked
It will be weird with the screen inverted but give it a go.

Hope this helps

RJ

Hi
It seems to be there is pressed button and should be released.
Try with the control keys like ( Ctrl, Alt, Shift, both right and left, and Fn key ).

Press these keys hardly ( not much ) to release them,

Please, Tell us your results.
Good Luck

Actually it matters not what computer you have, it's the operating system that's the problem. This is a very common fault in windows 7 and to a lesser extent XP. There are a few problem areas and solutions. Firstly, forget uninstalling the keyboard drivers or checking your files with scannow or doing malware adware checks, or ctrl alt fn buttons or installing Clipspy or going back to restore points. that's all BS and a complete waste of time, these answers are usually offered up by people who have never experienced the problem and actually muddy the waters with all sorts of number lock key board this and that answers BS answers. Put-up or shut-up! You either know the answer to the problem or you don't, and you don't if you haven't experienced it. It's annoying, frustrating and shows just how far Microsoft hasn't come.

The underlying problems with losing ctrl C ctrl V arise with eithe;r Java and/or Skype, or both. 1) Skype updates knock out the control C control V function, usually with the BS click call, it's not compatible with windows 7 and has a number of conflicts that Skype, although they claim to have patch fixed, have not solved. Even their click to call conflict patch doesn't work, an error message comes up on the download no matter where you get it from. 2) Java has conflicts with Windows 7, control panel type in Java,go to updates, if the update doesn't work you will have to remove and restore Java. It has comp 3) You can sometimes solve the problem by force switching-off your computer, without going through the normal sequence, then starting it in safe mode, which may load any missing files that have been knocked out by the aforementioned Java and Skype. Failing this, and as a last resort, you're going to restore to factory restore, but remember, this will only work for a while, until Skype updates its system and bang you'll be down again. So make sure Skype cannot update, go into Skype tools, updates, turn-off automatic updates. I hope this helps. I've had the problem 14 times and lost the will to live going through the myriad of file,sequence,number lock,uninstalls,file/malware checks BS that's out there. Even Microsoft help doesn't list the problem. James

You'll finish up going to all sorts of forums and none of the geeks or pseudo geeks have much input. Forget even the retore poin