Re: Keyboard Problem

From: Pegasus (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:12:44 +1000

See my reply to your duplicated post.

"mills_steven" <mills_steven@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02BC0380-F83D-4989-8D30-260D5617BE44@microsoft.com...
> I have a Sony PCG-FX103 laptop which has developed a strange keyboard
problem.
> It is running Windows 2000 and nothing I've tried seems to help.
> The keys seem to be mis-typing.
> Instead of getting 1234567890-= I get 123456789/-=
> Instead of getting qwertyuiop[] I get qwerty456*] (the [ button actually
seems to act like 'return' and starts a new line)
> Instead of getting asdfghjkl;' I get asdfgh123-'#
> Instead of getting zxcvbnm,./ I get zxcvbn0,.+
>
> I have tried experimenting with the Fn button and it does seem to have
some effect, but some of the keys don't produce a character when I type.
>
> With the Fn button held down here's what I get:
>
> Top row:
> nothing comes up from 1 to 5, then I get: 67890-= (which are the right
characters.
>
> Next row:
> qwrtyuiop[] (I get all the right characters except e doesn't produce
anything)
>
> Next Row:
> aghjkl;'# (I don't get anything for the buttons s,d or f)
>
> Bottom row:
> This row seems to work OK with the Fn button pressed.
>
> Please can anybody help?