laptop keyboard PlAYiNg up. What COUld be the problem?

Nadia

HI > First i would like to apologize for any ABNORMAL TYping including misplaced upper or lower case or punctuation marks AS MY laptop has been acting weird for the past few days>

i [EMAIL="can&#64;t"]can@t[/EMAIL] type any full stops< commas< apostrophes< etc
i also cannot type any numbers whether i press num lock or not> I only get the symbols
when i press caps lock down i get lower case letters and vice versa

when i DOublE click on an icon on the desktop all the icONs AbOve It become blue and aLl of the pRoGrammes oR doCUMenTs are opened> it Is as if tHE shiFt keY IS StUck or constantly preesed if you know what i mean>

is this a problem witH THe KeyboARd or the laptop itSELF? aND How DO i solve It? i cannOt live wIthoUt MY lAptOp lol so if someoNe can help me i will be foReveR gratefUl> thanks in ADVANCe

nadIA

superscaper

Not too sure. Could be you've switched on the sticky keys feature. Press shift fives times in succession to switch it off (if it's on).

fwor

Try the StickyKeys suggestion above, though for me it doesn't produce your symptoms. If not, in all probability it's a stuck key on the keyboard itself, though there's a possibility it could be the keyboard controller on the motherboard.

Probably the best thing to do is to go to the laptop maker's website, go to the Support/Downloads section and see if there is a diagnostic program for your model. If so, that should be able to narrow it down.

Depending on make and model, replacement keyboards are relatively cheap on Ebay - some are easy to fit, and others are a complete nightmare to do...

Nadia

Thanks for your replies> i tried your suggestion fwor and logged onto the [EMAIL="manufacturer&#64;s"]manufacturer@s[/EMAIL] support page and tried their troubleshooting advice but looks like i need to reinstalll everything using the recovery disc>

[EMAIL="i&#64;ll"]i@ll[/EMAIL] wait until my OH gets home though for fear of deleting any of his files by mistake

thanks again
nadia

superscaper

Nadia wrote: »

Thanks for your replies> i tried your suggestion fwor and logged onto the manufacturer@s support page and tried their troubleshooting advice but looks like i need to reinstalll everything using the recovery disc>

i@ll wait until my OH gets home though for fear of deleting any of his files by mistake

thanks again
nadia

Have you tried the sticky keys application? (pressing shift five times)

Nadia

superscaper wrote: »

Have you tried the sticky keys application? (pressing shift five times)

yES i HAVE supERscraPer. no cHange (although i noTICE i goT mY full StOpS back....>>.> but not aLl the tiMe)> tHANKS foR tRYiNG To heLp mE oUT. I hopE the recoVery DISK cAN SOLVE the probLeM oTHerWisE I doN'T Know What to do.

Nadia

aardvarkuk wrote: »

Errr have you turned off the PC at all since this has happened?

YEs I have turnEd It OfF SEverAL tImes. THIS pRoBLem has BeEN goING oN FOr ThE PaST THrEE Days bUt has gOttEn woRsE ToDay AnD HAS BECOME a ReaL NUISANCe hEnCE MY COMInG ON HERE FoR aDVIcE.

totalsolutions

YOUR sHifT KEy IS sTuck DowN>

Nadia

aardvarkuk wrote: »

If you dont mind you could always plug in an external PS2/USB keyboard as a remedy.

forgive me if this is a stupid question but how do I do that? Do I just plug the new keyboard into the USB port or is there anything else required?

The reason I ask is that I did try the other keyboard idea but my laptop didn't recognize it, although all the system requirements were met. When I tried typing using the new keyboard nothing happened.

I'm not sure whether there was a problem with the keyboard itself or whether I was doing something wrong as I don't have another desktop/laptop to try the keyboard on. I just ended up taking the keyboard back and am now back to square one. Any other suggestions please (other than buying a new laptop as can't afford it at the moment)?? Thanks

Nadia

Rupa

Well I am really sorry about your problems, BuT*tHiS%iS$$$ ))))) h(ILARIoUs^^^ !!!tO ??/reAD!!!

Seriously, hope you get it fixed soon!

fwor

If the external keyboard had a USB connector, many laptops seem to have "USB keyboard" support turned off by default in the BIOS - so it would be worth checking that.

If it's got a PS/2 connector then it should work ok, but again maybe worth checking to see if it needs to be enabled in the BIOS.