Text Input Pauses During Text Entry

[George Costanza]

This is a strange problem. As you know, we have two, identical computers, sharing the same printer on a wireless network. Both computer are Vista Home.

This only happens on my wife's computer. She will be inputting text. It can be in her word processor or it can be composing an email in AOL (Internet server). She will be going along just fine and then, all of a sudden, everything comes to a halt. She has to wait a minute or so for the computer to get it together, and then she can continue. In the meantime, if she tries to input any text, it won't do it. If she types some text during the "pause period," when things finally snap back into working order, the text she entered during the pause period does not appear.

I would be interested to hear some theories on what this might be. I have a theory, but I don't want to influence input, so I'll shut up and wait to see if you guys can come up with anything.

 

[Bezukhov]

It sounds like a driver problem to me. Perhaps there was an update to the driver that was installed on your computer but not hers.

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

This is a strange problem. As you know, we have two, identical computers, sharing the same printer on a wireless network. Both computer are Vista Home.

This only happens on my wife's computer. She will be inputting text. It can be in her word processor or it can be composing an email in AOL (Internet server). She will be going along just fine and then, all of a sudden, everything comes to a halt. She has to wait a minute or so for the computer to get it together, and then she can continue. In the meantime, if she tries to input any text, it won't do it. If she types some text during the "pause period," when things finally snap back into working order, the text she entered during the pause period does not appear.

I would be interested to hear some theories on what this might be. I have a theory, but I don't want to influence input, so I'll shut up and wait to see if you guys can come up with anything.

Sounds like a device(hardware) conflict.

Have you ever got the blue screen of death on it?

Are there other issues?

 

[George Costanza]

This is a strange problem. As you know, we have two, identical computers, sharing the same printer on a wireless network. Both computer are Vista Home.

This only happens on my wife's computer. She will be inputting text. It can be in her word processor or it can be composing an email in AOL (Internet server). She will be going along just fine and then, all of a sudden, everything comes to a halt. She has to wait a minute or so for the computer to get it together, and then she can continue. In the meantime, if she tries to input any text, it won't do it. If she types some text during the "pause period," when things finally snap back into working order, the text she entered during the pause period does not appear.

I would be interested to hear some theories on what this might be. I have a theory, but I don't want to influence input, so I'll shut up and wait to see if you guys can come up with anything.

Sounds like a device(hardware) conflict.

Have you ever got the blue screen of death on it?

Are there other issues?

No other issues. I can't imagine what piece of hardware could be in conflict. The hardware on each of our computers is identical, and my computer works just fine. Never saw the blue screen of death.

It acts like a memory problem, but she has fourteen million gigs of memory in there, as we all do on the newer rigs.

 

[George Costanza]

It sounds like a driver problem to me. Perhaps there was an update to the driver that was installed on your computer but not hers.

Driver for what - the printer? Same driver on her rig as mine, and mine works fine.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

This is a strange problem. As you know, we have two, identical computers, sharing the same printer on a wireless network. Both computer are Vista Home.

This only happens on my wife's computer. She will be inputting text. It can be in her word processor or it can be composing an email in AOL (Internet server). She will be going along just fine and then, all of a sudden, everything comes to a halt. She has to wait a minute or so for the computer to get it together, and then she can continue. In the meantime, if she tries to input any text, it won't do it. If she types some text during the "pause period," when things finally snap back into working order, the text she entered during the pause period does not appear.

I would be interested to hear some theories on what this might be. I have a theory, but I don't want to influence input, so I'll shut up and wait to see if you guys can come up with anything.

Sounds like a device(hardware) conflict.

Have you ever got the blue screen of death on it?

Are there other issues?

I get the BSOD, a black screen and my keyboard/touch pad area gets pretty hot to the touch when the other problems come up.

what is it? hardware issue?

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

It sounds like a driver problem to me. Perhaps there was an update to the driver that was installed on your computer but not hers.

Driver for what - the printer? Same driver on her rig as mine, and mine works fine.

Maybe the keyboard is plugged in loose, lol.

Imagine if it was

 

[The T]

This is a strange problem. As you know, we have two, identical computers, sharing the same printer on a wireless network. Both computer are Vista Home.

This only happens on my wife's computer. She will be inputting text. It can be in her word processor or it can be composing an email in AOL (Internet server). She will be going along just fine and then, all of a sudden, everything comes to a halt. She has to wait a minute or so for the computer to get it together, and then she can continue. In the meantime, if she tries to input any text, it won't do it. If she types some text during the "pause period," when things finally snap back into working order, the text she entered during the pause period does not appear.

I would be interested to hear some theories on what this might be. I have a theory, but I don't want to influence input, so I'll shut up and wait to see if you guys can come up with anything.

Sounds like a device(hardware) conflict.

Have you ever got the blue screen of death on it?

Are there other issues?

No other issues. I can't imagine what piece of hardware could be in conflict. The hardware on each of our computers is identical, and my computer works just fine. Never saw the blue screen of death.

It acts like a memory problem, but she has fourteen million gigs of memory in there, as we all do on the newer rigs.

I'd take a look and see what other programs/processes are running in the background. Check your Windows Task Manager.

 

[The T]

The easiest way to get to the Task Manager is to press Ctrl+Shift+Escape.

Hope this helps.

 

[editec]

HSA needs to update their keystroke tracking software, I expect.

 

[George Costanza]

HSA needs to update their keystroke tracking software, I expect.

What does this mean? What is HSA?

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

HSA needs to update their keystroke tracking software, I expect.

What does this mean? What is HSA?

Homeland Security Agency?

 

[The T]

Hey George? Sometimes it helps to know what processes are running when you have episodes such as these. I run alot of software that commandeers ports while running...and causes major problems if you aren't careful. (Of course I'm 'talking' to other devices attached to the computer).

And they have a nasty habit of filling memory for no good reason...and causing buffer problems.

And of course it's helpful to know what's running in case of conflicts as you describe. I run the machines on my network with minimal software running. Only the essentials. (In other words? If I want a program running? Then I'll start it)

Hope you get to the root of it.

~T

 

[Mad Scientist]

"The T" has the right idea for this issue you're having. Go here to learn about Task Manager:

How to use and troubleshoot issues with Windows Task Manager

Like he said, you probably have too many programs running in the background so you have to turn some of them off. That's more than likely what's causing the "sticking". I get that same problem sometimes too.