ctrl and shift working simultaneously, annoying error

ramzilla

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i have a keyboard error that is really putting a hamper on my work right now. this started yesterday, but i can't recall when exactly it started happening.

i have a steel series apex keyboard and windows 8 64-bit

when i press either of these four keys, it shows me on my keyboard settings software and on the on-screen keyboard from windows 8 - that all four are being pressed simultaneously
= left-shift, left-ctrl, right-shift, right-ctrl.
it doesn't matter which of the four i press - all four are treated like they're being pressed down.
also if i press alt, it thinks both alts are being pressed.

i have tried;
unplugging, plugging back in
restarting my computer
putting keyboard settings to default
uninstalling and reinstalling all keyboard drivers/software
scanning/fixing registry errors

this is the first computer problem i've run into where i can't find a solution, so it's frustrating

also i've tried three different keyboards, a logitech g15, and a standard dell keyboard; they all do produce the same error.

thanks.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell xps
    CPU
    intel core i3-2130 cpu 3.4ghz
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    geforce gtx 650
    Browser
    firefox
    Antivirus
    windows
Hi ramzilla.

Just out of interest did you look into the sticky keys to see if some kind of combination has been activated?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    0i812
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4770K LGA1150
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    Corsair 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 CMY32GX3M4A1866C9 1866MH
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x Crappy GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3
    Sound Card
    I haz lollies ..
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x LG / 2 x Samsung 21 Inch
    Screen Resolution
    Crispy
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO (OS / Other)
    1 x Kingston 120G HyperX SSD (Swap)
    3 x Seagate SATA III 2TB Barracuda (Data Drives)
    1 x Seagate SATA III 1TB Barracuda (Media to XBox)
    1 x W/Digital SATA II 300G VelociRaptor (Image)
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 White Full Tower
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19
    Mouse
    Logitech G700 / Logitech T650 Touchpad Thingy
    Internet Speed
    ADSL 2+ (Australian version ... lol)
    Browser
    All of them
    Antivirus
    Nortons IS
    Other Info
    This one time at band camp ...
yeah, everything is unticked. looked through and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell xps
    CPU
    intel core i3-2130 cpu 3.4ghz
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    geforce gtx 650
    Browser
    firefox
    Antivirus
    windows
Welp, didn't get solved through this forum but - through just using my computer, opening and closing every software I could think of that I've been using, it fixed itself. I'm afraid for it to come back since I don't know how it started. I have a small feeling that it was somehow related to After Effects / Premiere combo, because that's when it went away is when i started opening and closing those.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell xps
    CPU
    intel core i3-2130 cpu 3.4ghz
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    geforce gtx 650
    Browser
    firefox
    Antivirus
    windows
okay the problem came back randomly
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell xps
    CPU
    intel core i3-2130 cpu 3.4ghz
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    geforce gtx 650
    Browser
    firefox
    Antivirus
    windows
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