P3d unusable - sending a stuck key ONLY in p3d???

[sddjd 117]

Fired up P3d 4.3 today. Noticed my trim was runway into nose down position (mapped to up arrow/num pad 8). As soon as I'm in a flight in P3d my entire system is highjacked by what behaves like a stuck key. All windows constantly scroll to the top, and the menus in any application scroll wildly as if I'm holding down either the up arrow or the 8 key.

Through a dozen tests I've confirmed that this only occurs once P3d launches a flight. Killing the program eliminates the problem. It manifests itself in ANY aircraft.

How on earth is such a thing even possible? I've confirmed the program seems to think the 8 numpad key is stuck by deleting it in the slew mode control assignments. Renabling it immediately sends me around the globe.

I really have no idea how to resolve this... it's not a Windows issue or hardware since it's only active when p3d is running. Thoughts or suggestions welcome!

[vgbaron 3,616]

Sounds like something else is mapping to the same key - that can cause some wild things. Try assigning it to another key and see what happens. If it works then you have to hunt down the conflict.

 

Vic

[sddjd 117]

Thanks Vic, been going through those and don't see any conflict/assignment mapped to the 8 key. Cleared all slew commands from both the keyboard and throttle, same result. Seems I have an uninvited mystery here....

I'd planned to hold off on 4.4. Perhaps I'll bite the bullet and go full reinstall 😎

[vgbaron 3,616]

why the slew commands? I assume you are also checking the regular assignments.

Vic

[sddjd 117]

Sorry, yes, seems that the stuck key is registering in all modes when p3d is running....