Computer help

My wonderful other ha2lf spilt pop on my keyboa2rd 2and now if you notice evrytime I use the 2a key it gives me this a2 or 2A.

Wh2ats the best w2ay to clea2n it? Ca2use I still feel sticky...

How do I fix this 2a key thingy???

What sort of a keyboard do you have - is it a laptop or a separate keyboard with a desktop?

I can take the hard surround off my laptop keyboard, shake out the crumbs and dust (use a spray can of air to help) and gently wipe with a damp kleenex or even Q tip.

its my desktop , with cord 2att2ached. Regul2ar ol 2acer keyboa2rd ca2me with my tower .

It feels like I 2am t2alking some new weird code

You are still totally legible though.

Just don't mess up any more keys, we won't understand you.

The keys may be removed on most keyboards by prying with a small screwdriver. Once the keys are removed you can clean under them with a Qtip dipped in alcohol. The keys can then be pushed back in place.

rosewood wrote:The keys may be removed on most keyboards by prying with a small screwdriver. Once the keys are removed you can clean under them with a Qtip dipped in alcohol. The keys can then be pushed back in place.

I second this. It's terrifying the first time you pop keys out because of the sound they make. Your other option is Value Village -- they usually have keyboards on the cheap, but then you don't know what people spilled or splooshed or other such things into them either.

I would almost say, though, that it has hit the circuitry as the 2 and the a aren't really nearby each other. Walmart has really cheap USB keyboards that work very well. I go through my fair share of boards every year (since I spill a lot and haven't learned my lesson about liquid near the keyboard )

Once I had a vacuum cleaner that developed a vile odour and no matter what I put in the bag, it still stunk the house up when I vacuumed. I took the machine apart, managed to actually get the motor out. Sure enough, it smelled awful. Filled a bucket with hot, soapy water and put the motor in for a good, hot soak. Let it drain and dry out for a few days, got Hub to reassemble it. And it never worked again.

DO NOT immerse your keyboard in a bucket of hot water. All I'm going to say.

Those keys do pop right off. I took them all off and rearranged them for a girl I dated years ago. She didn't see the humour in it for some reason.

No Dishwasher cleaning! EVAR

Well finally had a brain wave and dug out the laptop and started using it. I thought I could make it thru without a keyboard but alas I'm too addicted to this site so as my desktop lies there useless I get to play with my laptop.

Hillbilly I thought that was a great prank
Uno I read your post way too late
Sweetened I am starting my online price checking as I type

So what have I learned from this ...don't spill sticky liquids on your keyboard then put more non-sticky liquids then place by the wood stove to dry

Ruffledfeathers wrote:Well finally had a brain wave and dug out the laptop and started using it. I thought I could make it thru without a keyboard but alas I'm too addicted to this site so as my desktop lies there useless I get to play with my laptop.

Hillbilly I thought that was a great prank
Uno I read your post way too late
Sweetened I am starting my online price checking as I type

So what have I learned from this ...don't spill sticky liquids on your keyboard then put more non-sticky liquids then place by the wood stove to dry

newegg.ca is where I buy my computer stuff from.

I like princess auto for a good cheap keyboard.
http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8421083/Computer/USB-Keyboard-/-Optical-Mouse-Combo


http://images.palcdn.com/hlr-system/WebPhotos/84/842/8421/8421083.jpg

Woo HOO!! I'm back on my desktop. I ended up going to Staples and getting a pretty little wireless Logitech. It has all these fancy little extras that I'm gonna have to learn.

If I had a Princess auto closer to me I would have been there in a heart beat. I PA. We almost always shop there.

Ruffledfeathers wrote:Woo HOO!! I'm back on my desktop. I ended up going to Staples and getting a pretty little wireless Logitech. It has all these fancy little extras that I'm gonna have to learn.

If I had a Princess auto closer to me I would have been there in a heart beat. I PA. We almost always shop there.

Shipping rates for item:
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$7.30
Purolator
$11.64

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Your gonna love the wireless keyboard. Glad to have you back in one piece Ruffled!

coopslave wrote:Your gonna love the wireless keyboard. Glad to have you back in one piece Ruffled!

Goodness, I hated mine LOL. Though I seem to be the only one who hates wireless anything.

Thanks Coopslave So far I'm lovin it. Its got girlie doodles on it too

I have to say sweetened I LOVE wireless because it is less clutter on the floor were my herd of dust bunnies and there round up gang like to hang out. Now they can move on to my stereo cabinet

bcboy wrote:

Ruffledfeathers wrote:Woo HOO!! I'm back on my desktop. I ended up going to Staples and getting a pretty little wireless Logitech. It has all these fancy little extras that I'm gonna have to learn.

If I had a Princess auto closer to me I would have been there in a heart beat. I PA. We almost always shop there.

Shipping rates for item:
Canada Post
$7.30
Purolator
$11.64

What is your shipping rate on this item?

Oh bcboy your way ahead of me. I'm the kind of girl that will still go to the store and get lost looking for the 1 thing she really needs. I would pressume your right on the mark

DH was just grumbling "why doesn't Williams Lake have a Princess Auto???"

The answer to so many problems....

I was so glad when Princess Auto finally opened a store here. My wife is just as glad because someone wisely located the store next to a fabric store which means I can wander through the store without having to hurry. Princess Auto like a lot of retailers sells online. A wireless keyboard/mouse combo is $12.99 online.

I think it is always the heavy stuff husband wants. Right now he is looking at an iron pump for pumping sludge and mud etc.

I agree HG. My hubby gets so much at PA it awesome and they have some cool stuff for us chickies too.

The reason why we dont have a PA is because then the retailers in our area would actually have to charge a reasonable price not this outlandish number that makes us cringe and still go out of town anyways.