Start Menu Has A Mind Of Its Own

[Guest]

Quite often when I am working on my laptop (Dell D600 XPSP2), for no apparent
reason the Start menu will pop up. For a while, I thought maybe I was bumping
the Windows logo key, but I have since become very conscious of not touching
it, and still the Start menu will just pop up. It does no damage; I can close
it immediately and continue.

But it is a major nuisance. Any ideas what is causing this and how to stop it?

Bill F

 

[David Candy]

F10 is menu access key. Ctrl + Escape is Start's key.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Your Windows key on the keyboard may be stuck,Try tapping it a few times
to free it up.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Guest]

David,
Thanks for the quick reply. But hitting the windows logo key (next to Alt
key next to spacebar on many keyboards) also opens the Start menu window in
XP. Anyhow, not quite sure what your post was trying to tell me about what
might be causing this or how to resolve it ... ???

Bill F

 

[Guest]

S,
Thanks for the quick reply, but oh, were it only that simple. No, the key is
not stuck.
Bill F

 

[Malke]

S,
Thanks for the quick reply, but oh, were it only that simple. No, the
key is not stuck.
Bill F

Since this is a new laptop, contact Dell Tech Support (I know, I know)
because it sounds like there is a hardware problem with your keyboard.
Before you do this, go to Dell's support site and download the latest
software for the keyboard for your specific machine. Reinstall it and
see if that helps. That way you can skip a step when talking to
Support. They may tell you to reinstall Windows, but I don't think this
will help. Be strong.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Malke,
Thanks for responding. I've actually had this laptop for about a year now,
but your idea of re-downloading the keyboard driver is a good one. Talking to
Dell Support is not ;-).
Bill F