Help my keyboard chirps when I type....

Discussion in 'hardware' started by jenryan, Feb 16, 2009.

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  1. jenryan

    jenryan Registered Member

    my laptop has recently set itself to when I type each key gives an annoying chirp. I have done everything I can think of to fix this. My OS is Windows NT and I've gone to sticky keys, sounds and even F2 on start up and nothing is working. Can anyone tell me another way to fix thiso_O??o_O
     
    jenryan, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. JRViejo

    JRViejo Super Moderator

    jenryan, first, welcome to Wilders! Do you recall installing any new software recently or maybe seeing an automatic update for an Instant Messaging program? Sometimes, IM applications love to make funny sounds and that's what I'm thinking of. BTW, can you tell us the Make and Model of your laptop?
     
    JRViejo, Feb 16, 2009
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  3. jenryan

    jenryan Registered Member

    I think I did do an update for one of my instant messengers but don't remember which one. I have a Dell Latitude with windows NT on it.
     
    jenryan, Feb 16, 2009
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  4. JRViejo

    JRViejo Super Moderator

    Perhaps you need to go into each IM program and look for an Options panel where you can tweak sounds to see if that cures the chirp issues.
     
    JRViejo, Feb 16, 2009
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  5. jenryan

    jenryan Registered Member

    Ok I'll try that and see what happens. I'm afraid if I do too much I'll mess up the whole system entirely!!!
     
    jenryan, Feb 16, 2009
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  6. JRViejo

    JRViejo Super Moderator

    jenryan, just take it one IM program at a time and then test your keyboard so you can know which one was the one.

    Can you tell us which IM programs you have? I don't use IM but perhaps other Wilders members do and they can "chime" in (pun intended). ;)
     
    JRViejo, Feb 16, 2009
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  7. jenryan

    jenryan Registered Member

    Checked my IM's and nothing. I don't know what it could be, I have AIM, Yahoo and Myspace.....o_O I'm so tired of this. I can turn my sound completely off and then it won't bother me but what fun is that. I would restore the whole OS but I don't have a disk for it and that may not even fix the problem as well!!!!! :blink:

    If I don't get this fixed I may just have to buy some bird seed and see if that works!!!!!!!!!!! :doubt:
     
    jenryan, Feb 16, 2009
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  8. Hugger

    Hugger Registered Member

    Turn it upside down and shake out the cricket.
     
    Hugger, Feb 16, 2009
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  9. JRViejo

    JRViejo Super Moderator

    JRViejo, Feb 16, 2009
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  10. jenryan

    jenryan Registered Member

    I tried that and it still beeps. UUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
     
    jenryan, Feb 22, 2009
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  11. philby

    philby Registered Member

    Have a look at this, post #4.

    Hope it works.

    philby
     
    philby, Feb 22, 2009
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  12. ThunderZ

    ThunderZ Registered Member

    Seems we can rule out the OS. That leaves hardware. Give this link a read.
     
    ThunderZ, Feb 22, 2009
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  13. LenC

    LenC Registered Member

    what happens if you plug in an external keyboard?
     
    LenC, Feb 23, 2009
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