i'm having trouble with my Presario V2000 notebook. The keyboard will randomly stop working for a brief period of time. I can sometimes go for 10 minutes typing fine and then the keyboard will fail for 20 seconds and then begin to work again. Whatever key I am pressing at the time the keyboard hangs is spammed.

I have tried taking the connection apart and cleaning it and putting it back together but the problem is still there. I believe the laptop works with an external keyboard so i dont think it could be a software issue? Also, I have the same problem in both linux and windows (i installed linux thinking the OS was at fault)

Any ideas what this could be?

Connect an external keyboard to it and see if the same thing happens.

After 3 years, I am having an issue with my keyboard too. It acts as if the home key is randomly pressed every 3 seconds or so. I went out and ordered a replacement keyboard from the HP site for $32 shipped. I'm only betting that it will fix the issue - OS reloads, drivers, cleaning, resetting didn't help - but I figure for the price, its worth it.