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10-03-2007
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| | left shift key driving me crazy |I'm having this problem with my left shift key. |It makes these |||||||||||||| every time |I hit it. |If |I hold it down |I get this |||||||||||||||||||. |I have a brand new Gateway with Vista home premium. I tried updating the driver but it is up to date. |I uninstalled it and reinstalled to no avail. Any help would be fantastic. Thanks in advance. J |
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10-03-2007
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| | Re: left shift key driving me crazy <djsun25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1191465358.147569.297430@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> I'm having this problem with my left shift key. |It makes these Quote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every time |I hit it. |If |I hold it down |I get this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . |I have a brand new Gateway with Vista home > uninstalled it and reinstalled to no avail. Any help would be > fantastic. Thanks in advance. J I had a similar problem with my old Sony VAIO laptop, where I would press W and other, seemingly random, letters would appear as well. It was only a certain, small set of other letters that would appear, but they were not ones that were close to the W key. I fixed it by taking the keyboard out, and spraying compressed air through the thin side edges, through a straw attachment. It must have been some sort of debris shorting out a contact. ss. |
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10-03-2007
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| | Re: left shift key driving me crazy On Oct 3, 10:58 pm, "Synapse Syndrome" <syna...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > <djsu...@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:1191465358.147569.297430@xxxxxx > Quote: Quote: > >> I'm having this problem with my left shift key. |It makes these > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every time |I hit it. |If |I hold it down |I get this > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . |I have a brand new Gateway with Vista home > > uninstalled it and reinstalled to no avail. Any help would be > > fantastic. Thanks in advance. J > Try another keyboard. Your keyboard is probably faulty. > > I had a similar problem with my old Sony VAIO laptop, where I would press W > and other, seemingly random, letters would appear as well. It was only a > certain, small set of other letters that would appear, but they were not > ones that were close to the W key. > > I fixed it by taking the keyboard out, and spraying compressed air through > the thin side edges, through a straw attachment. It must have been some > sort of debris shorting out a contact. > > ss. I tried a different keyboard and the problem is gone. wow, brand new keyboard with a screwed up key. I wonder if Gateway or Best Buy will replace it? J |
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10-03-2007
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| | Re: left shift key driving me crazy <djsun25@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1191468031.064039.320540@xxxxxx Quote: > > I tried a different keyboard and the problem is gone. wow, brand new > keyboard with a screwed up key. I wonder if Gateway or Best Buy will > replace it? J Of course they will. ss. |
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10-03-2007
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| | Re: left shift key driving me crazy djsun25@xxxxxx wrote: Quote: > On Oct 3, 10:58 pm, "Synapse Syndrome" > <syna...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> <djsu...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:1191465358.147569.297430@xxxxxx >> Quote: >>>> I'm having this problem with my left shift key. |It makes these >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every time |I hit it. |If |I hold it down |I get this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . |I have a brand new Gateway with Vista home >>> premium. I tried updating the driver but it is up to date. |I >>> uninstalled it and reinstalled to no avail. Any help would be >>> fantastic. Thanks in advance. J >> >> I had a similar problem with my old Sony VAIO laptop, where I would press W >> and other, seemingly random, letters would appear as well. It was only a >> certain, small set of other letters that would appear, but they were not >> ones that were close to the W key. >> >> I fixed it by taking the keyboard out, and spraying compressed air through >> the thin side edges, through a straw attachment. It must have been some >> sort of debris shorting out a contact. >> >> ss. > > I tried a different keyboard and the problem is gone. wow, brand new > keyboard with a screwed up key. I wonder if Gateway or Best Buy will > replace it? J > Don't ask, TELL them they will replace it  |
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10-08-2007
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| | RE: left shift key driving me crazy Heh...I have the same problem. I was coming to this forum to post a question about it when I found your post. I'll be calling Best Buy today. ss "djsun25@xxxxxx" wrote: Quote: > |I'm having this problem with my left shift key. |It makes these > |||||||||||||| every time |I hit it. |
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10-08-2007
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| | RE: left shift key driving me crazy Oh...and it is a Gateway also! Hmmm..... |
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10-16-2007
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| | Re: left shift key driving me crazy On Oct 8, 10:53 am, ssorrell <ssorr...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Oh...and it is a Gateway also! Hmmm..... that's great customer service. This keyboard is like butter. I love it. J |
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