Topic: My windows is driving me insane!

Symptomps: Sporrading loss of eclipse-accepting-arrow-keys (but still takes pretty much everything else, including ctrl+arrows and shift+arrows, and arrows work in other apps),

and unable to switch windows with the mouse
(and if I click the active window, it looses focus, and nothing has focus anymore!).
Wild alt-tabbing, banging the keyboard, etc. removes the problem for a second.

Hm. maybe the problem is the keyboard?

Does anybody have any ideas?
Wild process-killing didn't help.

This sounds like a fine example of windows gone sour. Usually I'd suggest restarting the computer but I assume you have tried that already? If you are suspecting the keyboard then try stealing your neighbour's keyboard

Sometimes unplugging & reconnecting the usb cable helps with such things... might try that with the mouse's cable as well as the two tend to form strange connections over time.

restarting: been there, done that.

keyboard's old school ps2 - and I love these old ms natural keyboards - couldn' type on the thing my coworker uses

What about returning to a Restore Point before the PC started acting up?

Have you tried that?

Also, try a different keyboard

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

restore point is a good idea.
I mean, there were a couple of updates recently... maybe... I'll give it a try.
It has sparred me for the last few hours, though.

(I have already scanned for viruses and rootkits - not to mention that there's a sophos running here all day long).

thanks!

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Tyberius Prime said:Wild alt-tabbing, banging the keyboard, etc. removes the problem for a second.

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That usually means an important function key like CTRL, ALT, SHIFT is sticking. Might be time to clean your keyboard, or replace it. My bro got a bunch of new MS Naturals off ebay.