I'm running Windows 98 first edition. The Start button on my keyboard is no
longer funcioning, although I can still use the mouse to select the start
menu. I also get a bell ringing sound when I try to do a Control-C to copy
some text. In addition Alt-Tab is not changing the asctive window,.

The same if you replace the keyboard?
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:01:18 GMT, "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote:

Unfortunately I don't have a spare keyboard.


"Mikhail Zhilin" <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote in message
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Also it seems very suspicious that only the function keys are asffected.I've
tried scanning for a virus but found nothing.

"Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:56:44 GMT, "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote:

|> Also it seems very suspicious that only the function keys are asffected.I've
|> tried scanning for a virus but found nothing.

Everything you mention'd is on the left hand side, Pepsi syndrome (?)
try the right hand WinKey.



|> "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote in message
|> newsT8Ld.178$CF5.77@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
|> > Unfortunately I don't have a spare keyboard.
|> >
|> >
|> > "Mikhail Zhilin" <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote in message
|> > news:jt5qv05fsdmb3t9irftfm0gtqrvm1fp47g@4ax.com...
|> > > The same if you replace the keyboard?
|> > > --
|> > > Mikhail Zhilin
|> > > http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
|> > > Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
|> > > Please reply to the newsgroups only.
|> > > ======
|> > > On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:01:18 GMT, "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote:
|> > >
|> > > >I'm running Windows 98 first edition. The Start button on my keyboard
|> is
|> > no
|> > > >longer funcioning, although I can still use the mouse to select the
|> start
|> > > >menu. I also get a bell ringing sound when I try to do a Control-C to
|> > copy
|> > > >some text. In addition Alt-Tab is not changing the asctive window,.
|> > > >
|> > > >
|> > >
|> >
|> >
|>


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That sounds as the keyboard (hardware) problem nevertheless.

Try to knock all the keys which you can't verify by simple typing (Win
key and the pairs of Ctrl, Alt, Shift keys in the first place): probably
one of them is jammed, an will be released after that.
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Mikhail Zhilin
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
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Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:33:09 GMT, "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote:

"Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote in
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Bang your keyboard rather violently a few times and see if it helps. If it
does, get another keyboard.
If it doesn't, get another keyboard.

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"Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message
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| "Jack" <noaddress@forme.com> wrote in
| news:yp8Ld.168$CF5.78@newsfe1-win.ntli.net:
|
| > I'm running Windows 98 first edition. The Start button on my keyboard
| > is no longer funcioning, although I can still use the mouse to select
| > the start menu. I also get a bell ringing sound when I try to do a
| > Control-C to copy some text. In addition Alt-Tab is not changing the
| > asctive window,.
|
| Bang your keyboard rather violently a few times and see if it helps. If it
| does, get another keyboard.
| If it doesn't, get another keyboard.
|
Someone may laugh at that, but there've been a number of times that I've
dislodged staples, paperclips, food particles, etc., and got the keyboard
working again. Of course, the next step is to disassemble and clean it
properly <g>