repeating character

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 10, 2007, 1:31:49 PM3/10/07

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Does anybody know how to fix a character
"{}]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]." that
keeps on repeating.?]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. Like
that.]]]]] ]]]]]]].] it usually ]rep]eats off the cursor. i
have]]]]]]]]]]]]] a compaq presario laptop with windows xp.

thanks.]]]]]]]]]]]]]]].]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

Homer J Simpson

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Mar 10, 2007, 2:28:50 PM3/10/07

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<aln...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Does anybody know how to fix a character
> "{}]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]." that
> keeps on repeating.?]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. Like

Keyboard.

Charles Schuler

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Mar 10, 2007, 3:27:15 PM3/10/07

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WD40?

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:38:14 PM3/10/07

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On Mar 10, 2:27 pm, "Charles Schuler" <charleschu...@comcast.net>
wrote:

Can anything be done about a shorted out key? The bad key wont type
anything..except when it starts repeating. i have a laptop so cant get
a new keyboard..]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. here it goes again.

thanks.

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:39:05 PM3/10/07

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i have a laptop.. cant get a new keyboard.

Charles Schuler

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:43:03 PM3/10/07

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A drop of WD40 can't hurt. Try it ... what have you got to
lose???????????????????????????????????????????

Homer J Simpson

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:55:51 PM3/10/07

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>> Keyboard.
>
> i have a laptop.. cant get a new keyboard.

Have it cleaned or repaired.

Homer J Simpson

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Mar 10, 2007, 4:55:52 PM3/10/07

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"Charles Schuler" <charle...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> A drop of WD40 can't hurt.

It can

> Try it ... what have you got to lose?

The keyboard.

Jackson

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Mar 10, 2007, 7:09:06 PM3/10/07

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>> A drop of WD40 can't hurt.
>
> It can

BIG TIME!

>
>> Try it ... what have you got to lose?
>
> The keyboard.
>

Or more! And yes you can replace the keyboard on a laptop.

>
>

bz

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Mar 10, 2007, 8:00:01 PM3/10/07

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aln...@aol.com wrote in news:1173562694.128147.318270
@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com:

> Can anything be done about a shorted out key? The bad key wont type
> anything..except when it starts repeating. i have a laptop so cant get
> a new keyboard..]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. here it goes again.
>
> thanks.

1) Most laptops will accept an external keyboard. A USB keyboard should
work for most modern laptops.

2) bad keyboards can be replaced.
a) get a new keyboard from the company.
b) look for a keyboard for your model on e-bay
c) look for a broken laptop of the same model. Perhaps a broken
screen. You may be able to pick one up cheap.

3) some keyboard problems can be cleared up by putting the laptop on its
side and cleaning the keyboard well with a typewriter cleaning brush.

Good luck.

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PeterD

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Mar 10, 2007, 9:35:23 PM3/10/07

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Why not a new keyboard? What make and model is it?

JANA

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Mar 10, 2007, 9:48:10 PM3/10/07

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Try another keyboard.

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Ross Herbert

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Mar 10, 2007, 10:10:43 PM3/10/07

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I would be surprised if the laptop in question didn't use a membrane
keypad. I haven't seen a membrane keyboard fail with a shorted key but
it may be possible. WD40 is the last thing you would use on this type
of keyboard.

Perhaps the OP can open up the laptop and determine (if possible) the
type of keypad it uses.

Buck Turgidson

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Mar 11, 2007, 8:00:41 AM3/11/07

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Blow compressed air. Use an external keyboard.

Anthony Fremont

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Mar 11, 2007, 10:00:21 AM3/11/07

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I had an Armada that would generate "Backspace" randomly. Really
irritating. No amount of cleaning would make any difference.

Finally, I downloaded a remapping program and turned the backspace key off.
I then assigned F12 to send a backspace when pressed. Worked good except
when using remote desktop to control another computer. The F12 wouldn't
send a backspace on the other end. I can't remember the name of the program
though, sorry. I remember downloading two or three till I found one I
liked. It worked niceley.
You could start here:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/KeyTweak.html
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=keyboard%20remap&tag=srch

contrex

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Mar 11, 2007, 11:28:20 AM3/11/07

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Compaq Presario 2200 Keyboards cost £39 + VAT in the UK. Diiferent
models are different prices.

Jerry Peters

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Mar 11, 2007, 4:21:27 PM3/11/07

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You keep saying that you can't get a new keyboard because it's a
laptop. This is most probably not true. On most laptops the keyboard
is removable; on the 2 DELL Latitudes I have it's almost trivial to
replace the keyboard. Try searching for your-laptop-model keyboard and
see if any vendors sell replacement keyboards for it.

Jerry

JW

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Mar 12, 2007, 10:47:50 AM3/12/07

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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:43:03 -0500 "Charles Schuler"
<charle...@comcast.net> wrote in Message id:
<1qqdnb3gC-z0u27Y...@comcast.com>:

>A drop of WD40 can't hurt.

It could attack the plastic. I use silicone spray for sticky keys on my
trusty IBM desktop keyboard. (20 years old and still going!)
More than likely this won't help the OP, though.

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:00:52 PM3/12/07

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th]anks] for ]t]e h]el]]]p.

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:01:53 PM3/12/07

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> - Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

th]an]]k]s for t]e help

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:03:13 PM3/12/07

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hey]]],] ]th]anks for t]he help!}]]]]]]]]]]]]]

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:05:07 PM3/12/07

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On Mar 10, 10:10 pm, Ross Herbert <rherb...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:43:03 -0500, "Charles Schuler"
>

> <charleschu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >A drop of WD40 can't hurt. Try it ... what have you got to
> >lose???????????????????????????????????????????
>
> I would be surprised if the laptop in question didn't use a membrane
> keypad. I haven't seen a membrane keyboard fail with a shorted key but
> it may be possible. WD40 is the last thing you would use on this type
> of keyboard.
>
> Perhaps the OP can open up the laptop and determine (if possible) the

> type of keypad it uses.]]]th]]]

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:06:00 PM3/12/07

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> You could start here:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/KeyTweak.htmlhttp://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=keyboard%20remap...

hey]]...sounds grea]t]]].

aln...@aol.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 3:07:01 PM3/12/07

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> Jerry- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

hmmm...sounds good.. th]anks.

Ross Herbert

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Mar 12, 2007, 10:15:09 PM3/12/07

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Silicone spray for keyboard contacts????

Silicone is an insulator and is migratory in nature. By that I mean
that you may intend to spray it as a lubricant on moving mechanical
parts but it will soon migrate to electrical contacts in close
proximity (eg. relays). Silicon grease was banned for use anywhere
around relay or other mechanical contacts in telephone exchanges back
in the 70's because it started causing havoc with open circuit or
intermittent contacts on relays.

JW

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Mar 14, 2007, 7:34:53 AM3/14/07

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On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:15:09 GMT Ross Herbert <rher...@bigpond.net.au>
wrote in Message id: <iv1cv29r12k4b95j0...@4ax.com>:

>On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:47:50 -0500, JW <no...@dev.nul> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:43:03 -0500 "Charles Schuler"
>><charle...@comcast.net> wrote in Message id:
>><1qqdnb3gC-z0u27Y...@comcast.com>:
>>
>>>A drop of WD40 can't hurt.
>>
>>It could attack the plastic. I use silicone spray for sticky keys on
>>my trusty IBM desktop keyboard. (20 years old and still going!)
>>More than likely this won't help the OP, though.
>
>
>Silicone spray for keyboard contacts????

Nope. On IBM keyboard keys there is a plastic pin which is inserted into a
plastic sleeve with a spring in the center. This is the part that I lube.
The keyboard contacts are two sheets of plastic laminated together.

jakdedert

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Mar 14, 2007, 6:46:34 PM3/14/07

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bz wrote:
> aln...@aol.com wrote in news:1173562694.128147.318270
> @t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>> Can anything be done about a shorted out key? The bad key wont type
>> anything..except when it starts repeating. i have a laptop so cant get
>> a new keyboard..]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. here it goes again.
>>
>> thanks.
>
> 1) Most laptops will accept an external keyboard. A USB keyboard should
> work for most modern laptops.
>

Unfortunately, it's not so easy. IME, there's no way to disable the
integral keyboard in software. It must be physically disconnected. I
had a Toshiba Tecra 8000 which had a shorted Tab key. Holding down that
key on boot forces the machine into a diagnostic mode.

The only way to use the external keyboard was to disco' the internal one.

> 2) bad keyboards can be replaced.
> a) get a new keyboard from the company.
> b) look for a keyboard for your model on e-bay
> c) look for a broken laptop of the same model. Perhaps a broken
> screen. You may be able to pick one up cheap.
>

I picked up a good keyboard on eBay for $10. It was trivial to replace.
One small piece of plastic is pried off top, pull out the board,
disco' the ribbon, replace...

> 3) some keyboard problems can be cleared up by putting the laptop on its
> side and cleaning the keyboard well with a typewriter cleaning brush.
>

Might work...didn't on mine. I temporarily slid a piece of card stock
between the membranes, which disable the Tab key. The machine booted
normally, but soon exhibited other keyboard issues. My daughter must
have spilled something on it....

jak
> Good luck.
>
>
>

Ross Herbert

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Mar 15, 2007, 3:51:11 AM3/15/07

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Right, you are talking about a membrane keyboard and the silicone
spray is simply for lubrication of the plunger. That's fine, and since
the possibility of the silicone migrating between the two mylar sheets
is extremely remote (impossible) then there will be no problem at the
membrane contacts.

Different thing though if they were mechanical switch contacts and the
silicone could get to them.

Michael A. Terrell

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Mar 16, 2007, 8:13:15 PM3/16/07

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aln...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Does anybody know how to fix a character
> "{}]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]." that
> keeps on repeating.?]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]. Like
> that.]]]]] ]]]]]]].] it usually ]rep]eats off the cursor. i
> have]]]]]]]]]]]]] a compaq presario laptop with windows xp.
>
> thanks.]]]]]]]]]]]]]]].]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

Buy a junk laptop on ebay. One with a broken display should be
cheap.

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prove it.
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida