[TenaciousO]

Hope you guys/girls can help me. I reformatted my harddrive last week, and ever since then, I've noticed that typing on my laptop seems to lag. It doesn't matter if I'm typing an internet address, chatting on a messenger program, or typing a post on these boards. This usually seems to happen right at the time I start to type, and then I have to wait several seconds for the display to catch up because I lose my place before I can start typing again, and then it's fine for a while until the typing lags briefly again. It's starting to get on my nerves, and I would like to fix this. Anybody have a clue as to the source of the lag?

 

[mightyacorn]

I assume you have a WinXP system. What was the reason for reformatting the HD? Did you install all the needed drivers?

 

[dj_mocok]

Ah, I had that problem with my very old laptop before.
If I am not mistaken, in my case, it's caused by broken laptop keyboard or something.

Try connecting it to a normal keyboard, and see how it goes.


Although I ended up selling that POS laptop on eBay though.

 

[Edwood]

Is it just the typing that's laggy, or anything else?

Check what services are running via Task Manager.
See if your computer is truly idling or not.

-Ed

 

[wallijonn]

Did you download the chipset, video, lan, and sound drivers from the OEM website? I'm betting that you didn't, especially the video drivers and chipset drivers.

 

[TenaciousO]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I think I may have pinpointed the problem to my router or cable connection at my apartment because I brought my laptop to work, and there is no lag at all. I really don't have great technical knowledge of computers so I'm not sure why the router would matter, but all I know is that there is no lag at work.