Keyboard has gone haywire - Help!

HY · External Since: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi everybody

I have been trying to fix this problem for the past few days and couldn't
find much on the WWW that could help - so I'm resorting to posting a question
online as it seems that the problem is unique.

Few days ago, I decided to clean my laptop's keyboard by disinfecting them.
I basically used an antibacterial wipe tissue, but because I was rubbing each
key one by one, it must have caused the system to go haywire.

Now, everytime I press 'm', the number '0' comes up. Likewise:
u = 4
i = 5
o = 6

I don't know what to do - is there someone who could help me?

Mart · External Since: Apr 09, 2005 Posts: 1115

If you really believe that what ever you did "it must have caused the system
to go haywire" then you could run System Restore and roll-back a couple of
days to a time BEFORE you had the problem. This will restore the keyboard
back to its original settings.

On the other hand however, assuming that is *ALL* you were doing to cause
the problem - i.e. working on the keyboard *only* - then it is highly likely
that you've damaged your keyboard beyond economical repair and it just isn't
worth any further attempts to repair it (especially as you felt the need to
disinfect it!).

A brand new replacement keyboard can be bought for as little as a few $ from
most PC retailers (and even some supermarkets). At least there should be no
need to disinfect a brand new one!

Mart

"HY" <HY.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:98414E3E-4783-4172-9E2A-81248A09DF12@microsoft.com...
> Hi everybody
>
> I have been trying to fix this problem for the past few days and couldn't
> find much on the WWW that could help - so I'm resorting to posting a
> question
> online as it seems that the problem is unique.
>
> Few days ago, I decided to clean my laptop's keyboard by disinfecting
> them.
> I basically used an antibacterial wipe tissue, but because I was rubbing
> each
> key one by one, it must have caused the system to go haywire.
>
> Now, everytime I press 'm', the number '0' comes up. Likewise:
> u = 4
> i = 5
> o = 6
>
> I don't know what to do - is there someone who could help me?

Ogg · External Since: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 33

"HY" <HY RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote..
> Now, everytime I press 'm', the number '0' comes up. Likewise:
> u = 4
> i = 5
> o = 6
>
> I don't know what to do - is there someone who could help me?

This is typical for a laptop. Just turn off the NumLock.

Mart · External Since: Apr 09, 2005 Posts: 1115

Ooops! - Well done Ogg - I missed the magic word "Laptop"

At least a System Restore would have fixed it too <g>

Mart

"Ogg" <no-spam-wanted.RemoveThis@at.all> wrote in message
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> "HY" <HY.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote..
>> Now, everytime I press 'm', the number '0' comes up. Likewise:
>> u = 4
>> i = 5
>> o = 6
>>
>> I don't know what to do - is there someone who could help me?
>
>
> This is typical for a laptop. Just turn off the NumLock.
>
>
>

HY · External Since: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks heaps guys! My laptop keyboard works now! so happy!

HY

"Mart" wrote:

> Ooops! - Well done Ogg - I missed the magic word "Laptop"
>
> At least a System Restore would have fixed it too <g>
>
> Mart
>
>
> "Ogg" <no-spam-wanted DeleteThis @at.all> wrote in message
> news:OT1AzZnxHHA.5068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > "HY" <HY DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote..
> >> Now, everytime I press 'm', the number '0' comes up. Likewise:
> >> u = 4
> >> i = 5
> >> o = 6
> >>
> >> I don't know what to do - is there someone who could help me?
> >
> >
> > This is typical for a laptop. Just turn off the NumLock.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>