Running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Unless you have disabled the "typematic" behavior of your keyboard to take advantage of the accessibility features, Windows repeats a character after you have held its key down for a brief length of time. You can adjust both the repeat speed and the interval that Windows waits before beginning to repeat. To do this, launch Keyboard in Control Panel to open the dialog box shown in Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3. The Keyboard Properties dialog box lets you adjust your keyboard's repeat speed and the speed at which the cursor blinks.
To shorten the delay before repeating begins, drag the Repeat Delay slider to the right. To increase the repeat speed, drag the Repeat Rate slider to the right. Putting both these sliders as far as they'll go to the right makes your keyboard as responsive as Windows will allow. If you find yourself occasionally getting unwanted repeated characters, move the Repeat Delay slider, or both sliders, to the left. You can use the text box to test your settings before clicking OK.
SEE ALSO
For more information about controlling or disabling the keyboard repeat rate, see "Controlling the Keyboard Repeat Rate with FilterKeys (BounceKeys)."
In the lower part of the dialog box shown in Figure 6-3, you'll find another slider, for adjusting the rate at which the cursor blinks. If you're not happy with the default blink rate, you might want to experiment with moving this slider. The blinking line to the left of the slider shows your new cursor blink rate.