Hey,

Lately i have had something interupting my system. It makes the keys i push on my keyboard come up a few seconds after i actually push the key. I've tried running spybot and BitDefender on my PC but to no avail. It started happening about a month ago and a simple restart would usually fix it, but now it is impossible to stop. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

More info would be helpful. Have you tried to see if this happens when you are in safe mode? That would be one thing to check.
Second, Can you get a screenshot of your Task Manager (processes tab) so we can see what all is running?

If you don't have an add-on screen capture, get PrintKey 2000, it's free and works very well. PrintKey

It would be nice to get a screen shot of the Processes list in Safe Mode too, to compare (IF the problem occurs in safe mode). It could be a hardware issue too, How old is your computer, keyboard...... Have you verified the cables are firmly connected (If it's a PS/2 kbd, do that with the computer turned off) Is it a wireless kbd?

It runs fine in safe mode, my keyboard came with computer, 12-18 months old. All connections are plugged in well.
Here is the processes in task manager (1st one is normal, 2nd is safe mode)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...askmanager.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...2/tasksafe.jpg

EDIT: upon trying to restart computer i am now getting an error message saying that windows cannot start due to a corrupted or missing file in the system32 folder. The file was called "ntoskml".sys im presuming

Try restoring the computer with the last date it worked fine.

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Is that filename correct? Are you sure it isn't ntoskrnl.exe ? Try using another keyboard as it can be caused by a short in the ground wire of the keyboard. If you don't have another keyboard try rebooting without any keyboard connected.

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Thats the one, couldn't read my own writing properly. What does this file do? And does it have any impact on my problem?
Trying to steer clear of rebooting or reformating pc if possible.
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With some help from a friend we have sort of solved the problem. All i changed was stopping msn and xfire running at start-up and it seems to have solved the problem. I have no idea how this happened. Thanks to you guys for replying and trying to help!

Great you got it sorted! I'm no expert at explaining things but ntoskrnl.exe is a boot process which completes loading of the registry, initialises device drivers and starts the Windows Login screen. I have no idea why msn and xfire would make any difference but I believe the fewer things you have running at start up the better!

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