Keyboard Enter key types letter "p"

My laptop "enter" key has started to print the letter p when I hit the enter key. Started today. Does anyone have ideas as to why this might happen? It's a Compaq Presario.

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Is it only that key that is malfunctioning? If so, it's probably a physical problem with the keyboard. Those keyboards are removable, though it might be at the cost of your warranty. Then again, if you're under warranty, make Compaq fix it. If a lot of buttons are typing out the wrong letters or functions, the keyboard layout may have gotten changed (ie: from English (United States) to French (France) or something).

I have a problem there are four of five keys that are typing two letters together
for instance spacebar is typing "p ", that is letter p and space
and they key p is typing the same "p ", that is p and space.
That is spacebar and p are performing same function

and also key "6" & "h" are performing same fuction they are both typing the same "6h"
Suggest me where may be the problem? is it physical or is the something that needs to be fixed in the registry
Jas

i have the same problem....like 6h 5f....please help...

did you try jka's suggestion? key layouts don't just change themselves

Yeah, i have tried so much things, scanned with virus, spyware .... and flashed the bios... it is strange that usb keyboard types in a normal way.... is it a phsycal problem? what do you think?
thanks

I think it's a dead or dying keyboard. Just get a new one that works for cheap.

I also think this thread is way old, and am happy that someone searched . Other forums I go to rarely use the search.

Take out the keyboard and check all the contacts.

Have you spilt anything on it recently?

Maybe the underneath of the keys etc. could do with a dusting/wiping down.

I see that you are facing the issue with the Keyboard as when you press
enter key it displays a "P".
To resolve the issue perform the reinstallation of the Keyboard drivers. To perform the reinstallation of the Keyboard drivers the below are the steps:

=== Reinstalling Keyboard Drivers ===

To reinstall the keyboard drivers on the Compaq Presario system, follow
these steps:

1. Start Windows in Safe mode by holding the Ctrl key during Startup.
2. Click Start, Settings, and choose Control Panel.
3. Double-click the System icon.
4. Select Device Manager.
5. Click the plus (+) sign next to Keyboard to list the keyboard
drivers.
6. Select one driver and click Remove. At the warning prompt, click
OK.
7. Repeat this process until there is no listing for keyboard.
8. Close all windows and restart the computer.

On restarting the computer, Windows will auto-detect and reinstall the
keyboard drivers.

I, too, had a keyboard problem ... many of the keys were messed up and displaying incorrect letters, symbols and spaces but I found the "fix" at Microsoft support forums -
easy way to find is to go to windows update then click on "Get help and Support" from menu on left.

or you may find it there by the article ID number:

Article ID : 321498
Revision 2:2
To resolve this issue, remove all instances of keyboards other than the standard US keyboard. To do this, follow these steps. This applies to ALL pc's with Windows XP standard operating system- regardless of the manufacturer of the pc.

NOTE: If you press NumLock on the keyboard of certain Dell portable computers, this makes different characters available when you type. To make the keyboard revert to its standard functionality, press FUNCTION+NumLock.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Regional and Language Options.
3. Click the Languages tab.
4. In the Text Services and Input languages pane, click Details.
5. In the Installed Services pane, click any keyboard listed other than US, and then click Remove.
6. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes.
7. Repeat step 5 until all listed keyboards except US are removed.

The keyboard now works in all programs.


It may require reinstalling the keyboard drivers as well (as explained in a different post on this thread).

Good Luck !