The number 8 will not work.

[edtoptop]

No matter what keyboard I plug into my computer, the number 8 above the letters, will not work. The only way that I can type the number 8 is by using the number pad.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[patrick47018]

Take off the key and look underneath it to see if it is visibly broken

 

[edtoptop]

Take off the key and look underneath it to see if it is visibly broken

It doesn't matter what keyboard it is, the 8 key still doesn't work. Unless you think the exact same thing is wrong with 3 different keyboards, that isn't the problem. I'm near certain that this is a software problem.

If anyone wants more details, please ask.

 

[patrick47018]

So it does the same thing with any keyboard on any of the USB ports on the computer

 

[edtoptop]

So it does the same thing with any keyboard on any of the USB ports on the computer

Correct

 

[patrick47018]

It must be software based, if it just started doing this one day then if you have a backup from before then you could restore your computer to the previous way it was

 

[edtoptop]

It must be software based, if it just started doing this one day then if you have a backup from before then you could restore your computer to the previous way it was

It started doing this a while ago and I have been looking for a solution for a few weeks. It's also possible that i didn't notice it from when I re installed windows a month or two ago. Right now I don't have a backup to restore to anyways so... that won't work.

 

[Zmokamok]

try go to command prompt (Start -> Run -> CMD ) and type in: sfc /scannow
This will find and repair corrupt files in windows, I can't say if thats the solution, but you could try.

 

[edtoptop]

try go to command prompt (Start -> Run -> CMD ) and type in: sfc /scannow
This will find and repair corrupt files in windows, I can't say if thats the solution, but you could try.

Wow. I didn't think of running that scan. Thanks for bringing it up because it worked!

 

[Zmokamok]

You're welcome