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May 17th, 2013 20:00
Observations About KeyScrambler
I recently upgraded to Version 3.1.0.0. Up to now I have not enabled "Start KeyScrambler When Windows Starts". So every now and then in the previous versions the icon in the tray would disappear and I wasn't sure if the program was working. So I went to Start>Programs>KeyScrambler, and pressed KeyScrambler in the drop down menu. This seemed to turn it back on for awhile. But the problem has appeared to stop when I clicked the box to have it start when Windows starts...I had not paid that much attention to the setting before and assumed it was active when an icon wasn't present.
But something else has come up, and I am not sure if KeyScrambler might have a hand in it. Lately, actually starting earlier today, when I go to NBCNews.com and type in some of the forums there...the letters and characters I type are NOT the ones that show up in the reply. At other times it appears to freeze...I type and nothing appears. That does not happen here or in some of the other sites I comment in. The problem is intermittent and the keyboard works fine most of the time. I have not run into this before and wonder if it be some kind of corruption on that one site. The keyboard is indicated in Device Manager to be working properly.
No real problem, just fishing for ideas as to what might be causing this.
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ky331
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May 18th, 2013 04:00
Dale,
I've tried the KeyScrambler 3.x series of updates a few times (I'd say about 3 different builds) on my older ("test") XP system, and found that each time, the cursor would "spontaneously" jump around within my post... so if I wasn't continually keeping an eye on it, I would wind up with a garbled mess :-( Since this was not acceptable (nor even tolerable), I reverted back to version 2.9.3. In so doing, I've lost usage of KeyScrambler in FF [which now requires the 3.x series for "compatibility"], but it works just fine for me in IE.
I don't believe I ever tested things on my newer Win7 system.
dalem29
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May 20th, 2013 07:00
It appears that KeyScrambler does have some kind of flaw that cause this intermittent problem. Just awhile ago I was typing and different characters start coming up and/or the cursor wouldn't move. At the same time, the display turned orange and the message "Keys from unencrypted source" appeared. Fooling around with it for a bit made the problem go away. Researching it a bit further indicates that others have had the problem. I will try a hard delete followed by a download/reinstall to see if that will fix it.
dalem29
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May 23rd, 2013 06:00
The reinstall do not fix the problem. It still appears from time to time while I am typing in a forum. It has not happened here on the Dell Forum yet. As soon as I turn it off the text typed goes back to normal. I contacted QFX software about it and have not heard back yet. So for now will simply use KeySrambler on those applications where I need the security, like when visiting my banking site.