Help...computer problems

6/9/05 | trussell

[trussell]

I have to cut and paste some of this because a few of my letters are not working. this happened last night too. I turned off my computer for the night and the letters worked again this morning. ones not working:

left side shift key, q w e r t y number pad- zero, period and enter

Any ideas what could be causing this? I am really stressed about this, please dont joke too much!

[KoRn]

Try another keyboard.

[hispanarepublicana]

Someone could've secretly spilled something on your keyboard.

[Rightly Biased]

Happened to me the other day Trussell I did a ad-aware scan and got rid of the problem

qwerty got hijacked as best I could tell.

RB

[Yo-Yo]

Hmmm, if your Q W E R T and Y keys aren't working, then how did you type "Q W E R T and Y"?

Seriously, run out to your local computer shop or Best Buy and get another keyboard.

[KoRn]

lol

[Rightly Biased]

She said she had to cut and paste


missed that part huh?

[frithguild]

Could be the qwerty virus
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_118891.htm

[Yo-Yo]

It was supposed to be a mild chuckle. I guess I missed that part, too.

[cripplecreek]

I ave no i ea wh t co ld be c sing yo r probl m.

[backhoe]

Tracy, trying a known good keyboard is a start. Wife had similar problems yesterday, took her office PC to the shop, and it cleared up on its own-- the tech suspected a static buildup.

However, malware is always a suspect too- if you need links, let me know.

[trussell]

keyboard is good. Am running Ad Aware and norton. if there are others i should use, let me know. Copy and paste is no fun!!

Thank you

[Random Nonsense]

there is a possibility that there are heaps of dust in the keyboard.

solution:

step 1: unplug the keyboard.

step 2: place it in the dishwasher, with the hot dry setting set to 'off'. (soap is not required)

step 3: turn on the dishwasher, let it run.

step 4: done. :)

[lunarbicep]

1- Un-plug & then re-plug keyboard
2- blow off keyboard or turn it over & shake a little
3- run a virus or mal/ad-ware scan
4- go buy 2 new keyboards (always have a back up around)

[trussell]

2 registry values idenified
56 files idenified

Do I quaranteen? delete?

[Publius6961]

I always keep a low-priced extra keyboard for just such emergencies. OfficeMax and OfficeDepot have them for around $10.

It's not worth the aggravation to troubleshoot the system any other way.

[toddlintown]

Get a can of compressed air and blow out the keyboard.

[trussell]

Did that already. :)

[Malsua]

the tech suspected a static buildup.

:rolleyes:

Don't ever take your computer to that vendor again.

Would you take your car to a dealer that told you the muffler bearing needed replaced?

If the problem cleared up, it's likely just by jostling it around, cards/chips/cpu/other connections were completed.

Next time you have a major computer problem, open up the case, reseat the cards, re-plug various other connectors, chances are good the problem will go away.

Static buildup indeed. And yes, I'm qualified to know. Click on my homepage for some bloviation.