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Help! Laptop keys have a mind of their own!

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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    The microswitch under the key can be stuck while the key itself is fine. Stop being a smartass it's obvious you shave made up your mind and closed it.
    The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett


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  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,458 Forumite
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    adouglasmhor wrote: »
    The microswitch under the key can be stuck while the key itself is fine. Stop being a smartass it's obvious you shave made up your mind and closed it.

    No intention of being anything, sorry if you thought that - as new I wanted advice of whether to return it or not?

    I didn't want to fiddle with a new machine and invalidate the warranty!!

    Anway that was then and now is now!!!
  • Little_Miss_Uni-Debt
    Little_Miss_Uni-Debt Posts: 844 Forumite
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    Personally I would give the keys a clean first - old bank card/business card covered in a micro fibre cloth, ran along the rows of the keyboard (whilst carefully holding the laptop upside down) usually gets lots of polystyrene (from unpacking etc) crumbs etc out.

    I'd do this and give it another chance. If it happens again with no evidence of sticky keys or the like then yep, take it back.
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