Recently, when I play games that use hotkeys like Warcraft III, Starcraft II or rpg games, none of them work. I can type properly in the chatbox, but for things like skills or actions, I have to manually click. If, for example, I am in the start menu for Warcraft III, only the commands that require the alt+(key) work. I can't directly hit the "L" key to load a game like I use to, but have to use alt+L.

I have noticed that when I try to reassign hotkeys, when I press a key, instead of showing what I assigned it to, I get a single digit numeral, and even if I press the same key SUCCESSIVELY or different keys one after another, it ascends from 1 through 9, and then starts back at 0 to start over. This is not only for my pc games, but also when I play browser/flash games, the same problem occurs. If I have to type any text for the flash game, any key sequence that I type in always results in, for example, something like "123456789012345" if I make fifteen total key presses.

I don't know if this is related but this problem started when Firefox first started to highlight certain text boxes. For example, the subject box on this page is highlighted right now, but if I clicked on the search box, Firefox highlights that instead. Thing was that the problem I have right now use to just be on and off, but now its not GOING away, and I have no idea how that happens.

Any help please?



My computer specs are:

       Machine name: LENOVO-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: LENOVO                         
       System Model: IdeaPad Y450                   
               BIOS: Rev 1.0                 
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T6600  2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3932MB RAM
          Page File: 2367MB used, 5496MB available

I can't imagine ANYTHING in Firefox being enabled / disabled that would CAUSE you hotkey issues outside of Firefox. But to be safe I would keep Firefox and all other programs closed when testing out a game such as Warcraft or Starcraft.

Have you added a new keyboard or adjusted the keyboard software / drivers in any way? It's possible that newly installed keyboard software may have changed something.

If all else fails I would make sure all programs are closed and any background programs (processes) are ended through Windows Task Manager. No, I have been using the same keyboard and haven't installed any new drivers or software either. I have already tried switching keyboards before too.

I have also tried closing background programs that I THINK may cause problems, including Firefox and MS Word, but the problem still exists. Try this...

When running the program, e.g. Starcraft II, right-click on the icon and choose the option to run as Administrator.It worked! Thank you very much!

If you don't mind me asking, how do you think running it as an Administrator help solve the problem? Because I am the only account on this laptop, shouldn't it be run as an Administrator anyway? I'm also pretty sure that the account I use is set to administratorAlthough you're logged in as administrator to help prevent potential security risks, when running a program in Windows Vista or XP the UAC does not give programs themselves administrator rights. This helps prevent programs such as malware having the ability of infecting your computer.