Comments on: Windows Vista Tip: How to Fix Slow Keyboard Response After Upgrade From Windows XP

By: Lori Vigue

Lori Vigue — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:14:15 +0000

I am running Windows7 on a new all-in-one and I have this problem only when typing into a Google search box (so far, that I have found). The resonse is good as I type now, type in Word, etc. In the Google search box, the lag is tremendous. What's the deal with that?? I tried the fix, hoping it would solve the problem, but it did not. Any suggestions?

By: Quinn

Quinn — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:24:06 +0000

You might actually update this title to cast a wider net for Windows in general. I just purchased a new msi laptop, Windows 7, (so many issues with it….) and ran into this problem shortly after getting it configured to my liking (and sending it back once to support, who didn't fix anything). I came across your post and figured, what the hell.

So I gave it a shot and my keyboard is now back to normal. Doesn't seem to be an issue with just an upgrade from Vista to XP, but a general issue for any Windows users having a slow-response keyboard. Good thing I read past the headline and gave it a shot!

Thanks much for the tip and fix!

By: emc

emc — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:24:25 +0000

It is rather good article & it helps to my situation.
I would say, after changing the Dword to "1". My Mouse & keyboard works back normally.

It was horrible before, the keyboard is delaying like 1/5 second so leading me mis-spelling and type sometime like this —> TYpe sOmetime likWE thiS.

The mis-captalise was due to the keyboard slow receiving the signal.

Mine is a desktop, all in one, originally native Window 7, not upgrade from any version of previous Windows. MSI product

Thanks to the Author.

Edmond

By: Someone

Someone — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:55:07 +0000

Doubling the ResendIterations might also help a lot.

By: Someone

Someone — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:53:00 +0000

In addition to changing PollStatusIterations to 1 (which helped, but didn't solve the problem) doubling the values of PollingIterationsMaximum and PollingIterations seems to help even more. It still doesn't solve the problem (perhaps I need to increase it even more) but it does help.

By: Slick

Slick — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:58:54 +0000

Thanks a million, been buggering about with a new laptop all night that has a slow keyboard response time on certain websites.
This fix worked a treat.

Laptop in question is a MSI CR610 with windows 7.

By: Balazs

Balazs — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:30:32 +0000

Well Geoff's solution is the proper one. Follow the link, download the autoruns application, disable the 'charming' MediaDirect Dell 'present' on your Dell laptop and this annoying problen is gone. I use a Dell Inspiron with preinstalled MediaDirect app.

I think somebody should also inform Dell to check this application before they preinstall it…

By: Jesse B Andersen

Jesse B Andersen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:02 +0000

This works really well with the Lenovo S10-3T. I was programming something and my IDE had such slow typing response that it made me sit for longer hours. I started using Notepad to program which eventually got slower typing response. This tip fixed the response and now I'm typing like a ninja.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:01:44 +0000

wtf do you mean by open up the registry?! are there any examples to watch?! because i dont get/cant find one thing your talking about…. im not a computer person at all

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:41:05 +0000

This solution doesn't work on a Dell XPS M1330.
The problem was solved thanks to this link:
http://www.randomsupport.com/rs/blogs/index.php?blog=2&title=dell_laptop_slow_lagging_delayed_keyboar&disp=single&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Essentially it is the Cyberlink Media Direct PCM Service that is causing the problem. Disabling it via autoruns did the trick. Shame on you Dell!

By: William Passas

William Passas — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:55:02 +0000

Your registry needs to be corrected. It should be:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
PollingIterationsMaximum REG_DWORD 0×00002ee0 (12000)
PollStatusIterations REG_DWORD 0×00000001 (1)
ResendIterations REG_DWORD 0×0000000 (3)

"PollingIterations RED_DWORD 0×00002ee0 (12000)" RED_DWORD is not a valid syntex.

By: Luis Lobo Borobia

Luis Lobo Borobia — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:11:51 +0000

It worked for me! I am using a notebook.
Previously, it was a pain to write, I even thought I had to return the notebook back!!

By: tt

tt — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:44:33 +0000

I added the parameter in Regedit but it doesn't work for me as well. My laptop was working fine until I received the latest mandatory updates from Microsoft. I restore back to previous version and everything works fine again, until the Microsoft mandatory update (once again). Then my system went back to slow response on clicks. Does anyone have any other solution to suggest? This is really a problem for me.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:38:34 +0000

The keyboard is working fine when I running Windows XP using VMWare inside the Vista. So it is definitely Vista problem. Any solution.

By: Manu

Manu — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:28:47 +0000

Hi guys finally I got rid of the problem!

I disabled all the startup programs except bluetooth s/w, Antivirus and my fringer print reader s/w. Now it's working smooth.

Though one of the disabled is the culprit, I dint bother to check one by one as the changes i have made din't make any problems so far.

Dell XPS 1530: Vista HP, T7500, 4GB RAM, GeForce 8600M GT