Sticking Keys

[Garter_Gertie]

I didn't know if I should put this here or in the area about the site.

I'm having a HECK OF A TIME with my two shift keys sticking. And banging on them and unsticking them and getting them to work and just generally have having a royal pain in the patoot with them.

So, if I get lazy and/or tired of banging/shaking/beating on the keyboard and you see weird stuff - it's because I got fed up with trying to get the shift keys unstuck.

Thank you for your patience and unnerstanding!

:)

[mtolypetsupply]

Don't feel bad, Gertie. One time, I spent about two hours on the phone with Tech Support for my 'puter because when I hit the shift key, the windows menu kept popping up. We tried ALL SORTS of debugging stuff, to no avail.

Turns out, there was something sticking the shift key to the windows menu key.

Maybe this post should have been on Natalie's "I feel dumb" thread?????
:o

[infernalis]

I just did a service call last week, The customers "Home" key was stuck (number 7 key on the right numeric pad)

Interesting results....

Try this sometime, hold down the home key, then click anything to try and launch it...

Whatever icon is in the uppermost left corner of the screen will be what opens.

The original service complaint was "Whenever I try to get online, acrobat reader opens instead"

[Stefan-A]

I didn't know if I should put this here or in the area about the site.

I'm having a HECK OF A TIME with my two shift keys sticking. And banging on them and unsticking them and getting them to work and just generally have having a royal pain in the patoot with them.

So, if I get lazy and/or tired of banging/shaking/beating on the keyboard and you see weird stuff - it's because I got fed up with trying to get the shift keys unstuck.

Thank you for your patience and unnerstanding!

:)
You just need a screwdriver and a damp cloth. :D

[Lori P]

Or a large hammer!!

[NetBSD]

unplug keyboard, put it in the dishwasher, let it dry for a day or you can pop they key out and clean it with rubbing alcohol.

now before someone says the dishwasher will kill the keyboard google it, this is a common way to clean keyboards. also do not try this if its a fancy keyboard, i have not tried it on the TOP end ones and have no clue what is inside so please google it to see if someone has reported it working

[drache]

I've popped off all the keys on mine and manually cleaned it after a sticky fluid accident, and recommend inviting an ocd friend over for that sort of job

[anji1971]

My husband and I spent a lovely afternoon not long ago cleaning each key individually. An old toothbrush gets into all the grooves nicely.
This is a job that will from now on be delegated to the kids, since they're the ones who drop the most gunk down the keyboard in the first place.;)

[NetBSD]

ohyeah keep in mind, the standard keyboard is only ment to last 10,000,000 keypresses. so if you have an older keyboard think of getting a new one.

[Garter_Gertie]

You just need a screwdriver and a damp cloth. :D


Hehehehehehe! I have a paper towel (kitchen cloth?) here and some water. I keep dipping the towel in the water and wringing it out over the two key! I think it's working...

[Garter_Gertie]

Thank you all for your input! I never dreamed I'd receive such info!

Last I read at Office Max the dishwasher ones specifically said so on the box...

I'm on here so much and this computer is about 3-4 years old... I bet I've way exceeded by 10,000,000 hits. Some of the letters on the keys are worn away and my thumb has worn a 'dip' into the space bar.

[infernalis]

Newegg dot com has keyboards starting at $4

[Stefan-A]

Newegg dot com has keyboards starting at $4
Any non-"multimedia" keyboards, i.e. keyboards with about 102-105 keys grouped in a traditional manner?

[infernalis]

I looked over the offerings, and most are 107 keys and up.

Excluding that Little numeric USB pad.

[Garter_Gertie]

I'm with you, Stefan. I like the plain, old run o'the mill keyboards.

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol my dad was on a computer call once and he was wondering what was wrong with the keyboard while he was trying to fix the problem..... flips it over and out pours about a cup of soda lol

[Stefan-A]

I'm with you, Stefan. I like the plain, old run o'the mill keyboards.
I currently use the most basic form of keyboard there is, but it's very old. Old enough to require an adapter. I have two other that I'm not using because they don't have the right keys in the right places, which is a bit annoying when you're used to not looking at the keyboard. And they've got bad ergonomics and the keys are the wrong shape and they feel wrong. :D

My next keyboard will probably have to be a Das Keyboard. ;)
Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks (http://www.daskeyboard.com/)

[NetBSD]

lol my dad was on a computer call once and he was wondering what was wrong with the keyboard while he was trying to fix the problem..... flips it over and out pours about a cup of soda lol



yeah ive seen that alot, i think i see more coffee then soda tho but the worst was when i did a housecall and the keys were actually sticky. im not getting into details but lets just say i used ALOT of hand sterilizer, bleach and soap on my hands

[infernalis]

yeah I've seen that alot, i think i see more coffee then soda tho but the worst was when i did a house call and the keys were actually sticky. I'm not getting into details but lets just say i used ALOT of hand sterilizer, bleach and soap on my hands


EEK - Maybe I have a warped brain but I got that one.

My personal favorite was a very nice professional lady who is respected in her community and nice looking to boot.

She asked me specifically to back up ALL of her pictures, well part of the backing up process is to verify and check the backup.

There were dozens of pictures that were, well "unrated" and "off the chain" of herself.

It was really weird when I returned her tower after the fact:o

Once she realized that I had seen her darkest secrets, she was too embarrassed to ever call again...

For $5 I'll let you see them:eek:

(Absolutely not, just joking... gone, Didn't keep any copies. I am professional and would never violate a customers trust.)

[Garter_Gertie]

Damn, Dekay... The ONE time I REALLY want you to be a crook and you stay true. DARN IT!

[brain]

Once she realized that I had seen her darkest secrets, she was too embarrassed to ever call again...

For $5 I'll let you see them:eek:


LOL not just one :cool::cool:

[reptile3]

Or a large hammer!!

Lori always has an easy solution!!! You should make a book!:D

[NetBSD]

EEK - Maybe I have a warped brain but I got that one.

My personal favorite was a very nice professional lady who is respected in her community and nice looking to boot.

She asked me specifically to back up ALL of her pictures, well part of the backing up process is to verify and check the backup.

There were dozens of pictures that were, well "unrated" and "off the chain" of herself.

It was really weird when I returned her tower after the fact:o

Once she realized that I had seen her darkest secrets, she was too embarrassed to ever call again...

For $5 I'll let you see them:eek:

(Absolutely not, just joking... gone, Didn't keep any copies. I am professional and would never violate a customers trust.)


ive ran into that one before, from now on i ask whats on the PC before i go and back anything up and if they have anything they dont want me to see (pics, passwords in text documents etc etc) i tell them to burn them to a CD or put them on a flash drive first

[infernalis]

Thing is, she forgot these pictures existed.

[reptile3]

That is why I keep mine on a disk!! HA HA JUST KIDDING!!!:D

Your such wonderful person Wayne!!

[infernalis]

ive ran into that one before, from now on i ask whats on the PC before i go and back anything up and if they have anything they dont want me to see (pics, passwords in text documents etc etc) i tell them to burn them to a CD or put them on a flash drive first


That only works if the tower still functions at the time.

I pick up machines with dead power supplies and mainboards also.

Her case was a boot virus that kept windows from loading at all.

[NetBSD]

That only works if the tower still functions at the time.

I pick up machines with dead power supplies and mainboards also.

Her case was a boot virus that kept windows from loading at all.



this happens when you do this kind of work, lets just hope she was worth looking at :rolleyes:

[infernalis]

That one was, saw another that it was all I could do not to laugh, or throw up.

There are interesting views into peoples lives on hard drives out there.