KEYS STOP WORKING [RM2K3]

OK, this is an issue I've been having since I moved all my RM2k3 stuff over to my laptop. It worked fine on both of my desktops, but I've been having a frustrating problem for as long as I've been using this computer.

Keys will randomly stop working whenever I'm actually test playing my game. The editor works perfectly. So, I may go to test play a battle, and only the down key will work. It seems to only happen with the directional keys and the cancel key, the space bar is usually fine. All other programs run normally, it's only Rm2k3 that has this issue. I usually use Rm2k9, but it happens in the normal editor too.

I've tried replacing the RTP, but it hasn't done any good, so I'm sort of at a loss. Usually everything will work fine after a restart, but then one by one they'll start to lose function. Another strange error is that a lot of time my battle animations will play, but then there will be a lockup, with a blank message box staying at the top of the screen after the animation has finished playing. I can still use F12 to reset when these things happen.

Again, a restart will usually fix both of these problems. They also seem to occur after the computer has gone to sleep and then been woken back up too.

Does anyone have any idea what could cause this?

Ok, I found it in an old topic on here. Is this a permanent fix or do I have to run it every time this happens?