Calculator keeps popping up

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thread starter boazberk Jun 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Sometimes when im playing Maplestory my calculator pops up out of nowhere, it really annoys me because it takes about 8 seconds for me to return to the game, and i died 2 times when i was in a boss battle because of this. I already deleted it, and when i try to search for it, it says the computer didnt find anything.. But it still pops up every now and then, and i have no idea what im doing wrong.. Anyone had this problem before? Or does anyone know how to fix the problem? I use windows Vista btw, if that makes any diffrence. O_O Thanks in advance

mehsword 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Sounds like my stupid fingerprint thing, this window appears all the time when i push my hand/arm on it. It is also right near my arrow keys >.<

boazberk 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Heh, well at least you know where the problem comes from, i have no idea why im having this problem... D=<

Disciples 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

mehsword said: "Sounds like my stupid fingerprint thing, this window appears all the time when i push my hand/arm on it. It is also right near my arrow keys >.<" Mine is below my mouse pad so it's almost impossible to hit it :P And you need to find out what keys you're pressing to open it up, because it's a shortcut you can disable.

boazberk Jun 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well the problem is, I have no idea what button combination it is, I just mashed all my buttons I use at the same time and I still don't know what I'm doing wrong o-o, its like i train for 15 minutes, and nothing happens, then i train 5 minutes more, and it pops up, while i didnt do anything diffrent... EDIT: i found a button on the top of my keyboard that pops up the calculator if you click it, but i can't remember getting one of my fingers there accidently..

Caseyr 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

My computer randomly goes into short cut mode ;o F= Find Esc = Close Enter = Alt Tab etc... xo

FaTaLP3NGU1N Jun 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

well theres some pictures of me killing blue snails at lvl 2 so i accidently hit scr lok but its way away from my hand so O_0

boazberk 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Noone has any idea? by the way, i found the shortcut to the calculator, so does nayone know how to disable it? hopefully that would take care of it.

SourDonut 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Narrator maybe? I never understood how it works but sometimes when I click some combination of keys (no idea which), it makes the narrator pop out which is basically a program for people that can't see well, so keys on the keyboard pop out different programs for em.

BobR 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

In your Windows Control Panel there should be an applet for Keyboard. Open that and see if there's a Tab for Hotkeys. You might be able to disable any existing hotkeys from there. If not, check the other entries on the Control Panel and see if there's anything that sounds like Hotkeys or Shortcuts or Media Controls or anything similar. If you have a third-party keyboard with "media control buttons" on it (like Play, Stop, Volume, etc.), there might be a separate control setup for it.

boazberk 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

BobR said: "In your Windows Control Panel there should be an applet for Keyboard. Open that and see if there's a Tab for Hotkeys. You might be able to disable any existing hotkeys from there. If not, check the other entries on the Control Panel and see if there's anything that sounds like Hotkeys or Shortcuts or Media Controls or anything similar. If you have a third-party keyboard with "media control buttons" on it (like Play, Stop, Volume, etc.), there might be a separate control setup for it." I guess i have a third party keyboard then, I checked waht u said, and didnt see anything with hotkeys or something, so.. dang.. My keyboard is a Logitech Deluxe 660 Cordless Desktop, for anyone who has the same keyboard.. o-o

Wolfss Jun 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

this seems to happen to alot of pple. i would say something was messed up with the keyboards drivers. this generally happens from time to time and usually can be fixed by unplugging ur keyboard, uninstalling teh keyboards driver, then plugging it back in. your keyboard should be plug n play which means the driver will automatically reinstall and be useable. sometimes things get mixed up and its always good to reinstall ur drivers once n a while cuz of this. same goes for graphics, sounds etc. sometimes, for no reason, something may stop working or go wrong. its always good to refresh ur system... try to do this...if this doesnt help it could be somewhat related to the maple glitch involving ms sticking ur alt key and using shortcuts n stuff...(fixed by spamming alt keys or alt+enter). if so, just log a ticket and hope for the best. also it could be a sign that if u have wireless or w/e the battery for it might be getting low and stuff will start messing up...or it could be other problems such as a faulty wire...

danielauau 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

SourDonut said: "Narrator maybe? I never understood how it works but sometimes when I click some combination of keys (no idea which), it makes the narrator pop out which is basically a program for people that can't see well, so keys on the keyboard pop out different programs for em." Hi there. I have exactly the same problem as you. The Narrator thing. It gets annoying when it pops-up randomly or during training. Also, it wouldn't disable unless i restart my PC. Is there a solution in which it disables it so it wont pop-up? Thanks in advance .

boazberk 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well my keyboard is wireless, so ill try to put in new batteries and see if that works, also.. can't i just delete the calculator from my computer alltogether? i don't use it anyway,

Lycanhound 06/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

if nothing works, try virus scan :P