Keyboard Repeat Delay

[Guest]

Changes to the "Keyboard Repeat Delay" settings are not saved. The Keyboard
Repeat Delay has defaulted to "Fast" which means holding down a key for just
a microsecond means 2 or 3 of the same letter is repeated. This happens in
all applications. You can set the delay to "Slow" to fix the problem but
after a reboot it defaults back to "Fast".

Anyone have any answers or having the same problem??

 

[Guest]

Sonicpelican,

Are you setting the keyboard delay in BIOS or somewhere else?

 

[Guest]

Hi Freddy,
I'm changing it under "Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Keyboard". I
can't find it anywhere in the BIOS and all is working fine with Linux (system
is dual boot).
Cheers,
Sonic

 

[Guest]

Sonicpelican,

Some BIOSes include settings for keyboard rate, but others do not, so your
situation is not surprising in this regard. It's hard to tell what may be
the source of your issue, but I found the following keyboard troubleshooting
guide. It may not fit your situation exactly, but perhaps it will provide
some idea on how to proceed to find the problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/258826

Problems such as you are having typically are caused by driver issues, but
not always. If updating drivers and completing the indicated troubleshooting
steps don't resolve your issues, try contacting the official Microsoft
Support.

This forum is a user's group comprised mostly of users who get together to
help each other. While there are experts who contribute information here, the
official Microsoft Support may have a different approach. Also, download and
install all the Vista updates that are available on the Microsoft update
site. Sometimes you get a fix that way.

 

[Guest]

Ok so I have the exact opposite problem. My keyboard will not repeat at all.
have tried everything i can to get it but even when I update the keyboard
delay through control panel nothing changes. can you help in some way??

 

[Guest]

I posted this a couple of days ago, didn't see your thread. Still can't fix
the problem!

Our office has recently installed two HP computers (slightly different) both
running Vista Business. With both PCs we have the same problem: when the
machine is put into sleep mode, or shut down, the key repeat rate and repeat
delay speeds reset & slow down. This means that every morning we have to go
into Control Panel & reset both at the highest levels--otherwise the curser
moves slowly & we can't type fast. For some reason Vista just isn't setting
these as 'permanent' settings.
I have spent a great deal of time on the phone with HP and they say it
has to be a software problem in Vista. Any ideas? Many thanks!

 

[Guest]

No body seems to have an answer for this. I have tried manually changing the
registry settings but this has not effect either (perhaps things are
different in Vista). I have also tried to get help from Microsoft Support,
however their website tells me that my copy of Vista is not registered (it
most certainly is). It's a bit concerning that you spend all this money on
software, then have to spend more on hardware to make the software work and
then things still turn to custard. Come on Ubuntu ... step up to the plate.

 

[Guest]

I am having the exact same problem as you describe. I am wondering if anyone
has solved this problem. Whenever I come back from Sleep mode, my Keyboard
settings are much slower than they used to be. Thanks for any thoughts.