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Title: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: The Camel on August 03, 2010, 04:36:29 PM My computer has just gone totally tits up.
It was working fine then all of a sudden the keys I pressed on the the right side of the keyboard just came up with totally the wrong characters. For example if I type i, the number 5 appears and if i type o the number 2 appears.. The left half of the keyboard works fine. I don't think I pressed anything untoward but I might have. Can anyone advise what I should do? Thanks. Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: Bongo on August 03, 2010, 04:39:07 PM Turn off numlock.
Which would probably be the function key and the one with num lock written on it, but it's been so long since I've used a non mac laptop I couldn't tell you for sure. Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: StuartHopkin on August 03, 2010, 04:39:54 PM I know its the obvious but have you restarted and its still the same?
Have a spare keyboard you can try? Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: outragous76 on August 03, 2010, 04:40:06 PM start>control panel>keyboard ............... see if there are any settings you can toggle with?
try bongos advice first Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: The Camel on August 03, 2010, 04:45:32 PM Turn off numlock. Which would probably be the function key and the one with num lock written on it, but it's been so long since I've used a non mac laptop I couldn't tell you for sure. Bingo. I didn't know there was a numberlock key on my keyboard until now. One day I'll have to find out what all those f keys do, I'm sure I'm missing out on alot! Thanks guys. Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: StuartHopkin on August 03, 2010, 05:01:18 PM I know its the obvious but have you restarted and its still the same? Have a spare keyboard you can try? Sigh I cant even read. I wondered why Bongo was talking about numlock if you were pressing 5 and a 2 appeared. Idiot Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: henrik777 on August 03, 2010, 08:24:30 PM Turn off numlock. Which would probably be the function key and the one with num lock written on it, but it's been so long since I've used a non mac laptop I couldn't tell you for sure. Bingo. I didn't know there was a numberlock key on my keyboard until now. One day I'll have to find out what all those f keys do, I'm sure I'm missing out on alot! Thanks guys. F1 is pretty handy in many situations and way underused. Sandy Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: Jon MW on August 03, 2010, 08:41:13 PM Turn off numlock. Which would probably be the function key and the one with num lock written on it, but it's been so long since I've used a non mac laptop I couldn't tell you for sure. Bingo. I didn't know there was a numberlock key on my keyboard until now. One day I'll have to find out what all those f keys do, I'm sure I'm missing out on alot! Thanks guys. F1 is pretty handy in many situations and way underused. Sandy Wasn't there a pretty big exploitable bug found in that? Title: Re: Computer Hep Please!!! Post by: henrik777 on August 03, 2010, 08:59:01 PM So there was.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/03/ms_confirms_ie_bug/ Sandy |