4,907,547
Get a new laptop or hook up an external keyboard
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
151,633
Hmmmm....I gues you must be Paul S. Hendersn, Realtr®, Brker, Tacma Washingtn - yes, it's time to get a new laptp!!!
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Scott Pope
Panama City Beach, FL
1,625,624
I also use a laptop but it is mac and I really try to be nice and loving towards it:)
p.s. Do you clean it with compressed air?
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
3,416,038
De ja Vu, my O did the same thing and then i hit the keyboard with my mouse and it works now. But i did chip the O. True strory and made me laugh at myself, but it is fixed
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John Slocum
Vancouver, WA
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Susan Haughton
Alexandria, VA
5,583,328
that's beginning to happen to me....on occasion....but I grin and bear it....
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,627,272
I have trouble with the letter A on mine.
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
310,664
I feel your pain Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington My laptop's number 0 did the same thing. It lasted 3.5 years before this problem started. I finally replaced it last week.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
4,319,873
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington - well, it worked well on 'laptop'…..lol!
Get a new Bluetooth keyboard.
Good Luck.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
5,035,220
Looks like getting some good answers..sorry this has happened.
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
717,185
I still have a typewriting (yes!) in which the 1 does not work. I use the l button instead. Can you use the zero? Either that or get a new laptop.
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
1,507,073
One of the best tech support tickets I ever saw was someone who's U,J,M keys stopped working (common for that keyboard brand to have a diagonal line stop working). He typed up a long multi-paragraph support request that was missing those letters. We laughed so hard half the team went out to replace the keyboard and to thank the comedic genius for the laugh!
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John Slocum
Vancouver, WA
809,258
Is it wireless? Do you need to change the battery? This happens to me and I usually go through cleaning, compressed air, swearing and then I remember to check the battery and that usually does the trick.
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John Slocum
Vancouver, WA
2,222,281
It's time to take it to a technician for treatment...
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
4,584,596
921,504
That's all the excuse I needed to fix a $29 dollar problem using Blue Tooth, with the cost of acquiring two Microsoft Surface Pros, fully tricked out.
In five years, I'll do it again, but not sure what justification I will use at that time.
HINT: Best Buy does do price matching.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,712,876
2,380,487
1,153,794
Here's what I had ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttto deal with at one time after a coffeee spill. Hated it, easy fix though, keyboard replaced. They're cheap!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,847,911
Did you try the canned air? Whatever it is your 'o' key is sticky.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,195,834
1,617,916
3,071,589
2,459,743
Sounds like it's time for a new one! I had the same problem with one of my previous computers and that drove me nuts. I don't remember which key kept getting stuck but I eventually caved and purchased a new one.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,117,178
Time to buy a new one. Last year just got an all-in-one and have a separate keyboard... and I replace it as it gets worn out.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,485,675
1,093,547
If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.
If it doesn't move and it should, use WD40 (although I use silicone spray instead).
5,879,826
I usually take my equipment to Best Buy, and have them clean it, or get an external keyboard.
3,350,764
I use an external keyboard - wireless. I can type much faster on it than directly from my laptop. It might be cheaper to get an external keyboard than to replace your laptop.
321,564
599,734
I'm currently having trouble with my shift key. I'm a fast typer, so I am on to the second or third word of a sentence before realizing the first word is not capitalized. UGH!
5,258,996
I went with an external keyboard and love it! Good luck with that, Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington - it is a pain in the rear, for sure!
3,986,308
3,988,013
The keyboards will wear out and are very expensive to replace. This is when I would start searching for my next computer and consider that it was time.
4,968,122
1,555,100
2,684,769
Forget those expensive cans of compressed air. Use a leaf blower.
If that fails, get a peripheral keyboard.
6,426,155
I bought a toshiba a while back and the keyboard on it and another one in the office are both crappy like you describe.
I will be going back to Dell soon.
182,965
542,913
If it isn't time to get a new laptop, I would take it in to be serviced. Compressed air and vacuuming can sometimes help, but if not it may need to be serviced. Good Luck!
679,735
Personally, I hate it when my laptop is doing it.
PS - Anything to do with our excess of Rain??? PDX reports we are 7"+ above normal for the month, and we'll likely beat the all time record for February.
991,852
Ooh, laptop - have you taken it apart to clean or just wiped it down?
My guy says you need to turn it off and use some compressed air - if that doesn't help you need to remove the keyboard layer (take it apart) and there is probably some crumbs under it
864,708
I feel your pain. My last computer did the same thing, Then I got a wireless keyboard, which ended up being too cumbersome.
902,538
It happens. Used to happen on my landline phone, the numbers got stuck.
1,728,867
If you drop it on the floor from at least 4ft, it will either fix itself or a new laptop will appear.
2,785,606
5,773,367
4,800,132
1,466,257
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington Did you remove the key and clean under it? Inna Ivchenko recommended compressed air. It might remove what is causing the problem.
4,434,177
914,208
You can try vacuuming it, or turn it updise down a lightly tap on it. Put a piece of clean paper down so you can see if any little grit is falling out.