Computer make me insane. Sparky SMASH!

[sparkindarkness]

OK, Daemon is aptly named since it is slowly driving me to insane violence.

Recent new issue? Every time I press the "Num Lock" it opens a damn window about key binding - an INACCURATE ONE.

But now we have the utter WORST thing EVER. Every time I press the damn SHIFT key it opens "windows help." Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to write any fic when every single damn capital letter causes a bloody pop up to appear?! *smash smash smash smash*

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[wyrdrune.livejournal.com]

Lift the keyboard an inch off the desk and drop it. (If you haven't already tried that).

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

oooooh so many times :)

[mnemsyne.livejournal.com]

Well, yesterday my computer was pulling this little trick: every time I'd hit the apostrophe button, it'd bring up the "find in this page" box at the bottom of firefox browser window and all my text past the apostrophe would appear there.


stupid jerk.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

argh, that sounds like the same trick mine is playing

[kitsuken.livejournal.com]

clean the keyboard under the keys, sometimes there's dust causes problems, and try reinstalling the drivers for it (you should be able t uninstall them through the device manager)

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

reinstall doesn't seem to have foexed it, I'll try cleaning, thanks :)

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a stuck key. I get similar howling in the linux system I use because it thinks I'm requesting an undefined key combination.

Usually it's caused by some contamination, hair, drinks dust/dirt, etc but sometimes it's a faulty connection that's wants to stick together rather than open up when pressure is removed.

I can take them apart and clean them but it's damn tedious and it's easy to lose parts. If store is open that has them cheap I just buy another one.

If it's an expensive one you may need to either clean it or have it cleaned if you can find someone competent to do it.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

ack, thanks. Methinks I'll have to a buy a new one as it is getting worse - now my arrow keys keep changing the tracks on my music player as well.

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

In that case you can have a bit of fun, once you get the new one take the old one apart, carefully noting where every thing goes with pix or notes.

Clean the strange looking plastic sheets with the silver paint on them with 70 percent alcohol and tissues and make sure they are dry before putting them together.

Clean everything else with an old toothbrush dish soap and warm water. You can dry the small parts on paper towels the large plastic pieces can be air dried in the dish rack or with a hair dryer on low. Reassemble and test.

If that fails take the plastic sheets and use them to make a lamp shade with them, this will confuse everyone. You can use the keys for scrabble or glue them together with plastic cement to make techno-art. :-P :-P

I'm not sure what the little rubber cups that act as springs are good for other than being good at bouncing out of sight if you drop them.

[meridae.livejournal.com]

Oy, Sparky - you do realise you just used your last bottle of Scrumpy to smash your computer with, don't you? Now they're *both* in shards!

::runs away laughing::

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! *cowers and whimpers*

[meridae.livejournal.com]

I've got vodka. Teehee. Well, vodka mixers actually. I was going to buy scrumpy but I really wanted vodka. And guess what? I'm not sharing!