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Title: alt codes acting strange
Post by: blimpss on January 01, 2014, 03:57:27 AM

I tried using my alt codes to make a different character and the alt codes commands seem to have changed. When I press alt+7 while trying to type an alt code online, it randomly opens the avg safesearch page, which I do not have installed (using chrome by the way), and it types the alt+7 character into the search. It never did this before for me, and also alt+4 and alt+6 seem to make pages go back and forward. For the past couple of hours I have been searching everywhere for what is happening, but nothing seems to work.

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 01, 2014, 04:14:57 AM

Num Lock

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: blimpss on January 01, 2014, 04:29:12 AM

Turned numlock on and I am not able to use alt keys. Turned it off and I can use alt keys. Problem is still occuring with both alts.

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: blimpss on January 01, 2014, 04:37:46 AM

I went and turned off mouse keys and turned on numlock. That fixed the forward/backwards button problem; but the avg safesearch is still there and i have no idea why.

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 01, 2014, 05:04:41 AM

Is this a desktop PC with a separate keyboard, or a laptop?

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: blimpss on January 01, 2014, 05:08:11 AM

It is a dell laptop

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: blimpss on January 01, 2014, 05:13:38 AM

I think i finally got it to stop. I completely uninstalled everything related to avg on my laptop and from my browser and it seems to have stopped. The numlock helped too thanks.

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 01, 2014, 01:02:15 PM

Question. So then, does avg safesearch get into the keyboard software? Other people  would like to know. I had AWG and finally removed it. But I still have issues with some keystroke combinations. But not the one you mention.

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 01, 2014, 01:24:51 PM

Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 01, 2014, 01:02:15 PM

Question. So then, does avg safesearch get into the keyboard software?

I don't believe it does. He must have set it as his homepage, or it got set to that page by AVG, probably at the time of installation. If a browser has focus, and if Num Lock is toggled OFF, then ALT + numpad 7 sends that browser to its HOME page.  Alt + 4 goes back, and Alt + 6 goes forward. This is normal. (See the alternative non-Numlock legends on the keys in the picture?, Well, ALT changes these)

(http://www.actualtools.com/images/Numpad.gif)

   

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 01, 2014, 02:19:32 PM

Salmon Trout, good answer. Thanks.  :)

Title: Re: alt codes acting strange
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 01, 2014, 03:37:44 PM

Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 01, 2014, 02:19:32 PM

Salmon Trout, good answer. Thanks.  :)

Happy New Year, Geek!