Keyboard keys stop working

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/26/04


Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:14:03 -0700


>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have an odd problem, that I havent quite seen a
>>soloution to in here. I have an HP Pavilion, XP Home,
>>with SP1. Sometimes, my q w e r u i o p and right-
shift
>>keys will just stop working. I have to use the on-
>screen
>>keyboard, and then without notice, everything works
>>again. I have done the following:
>>1) Reinstalled windows (everything worked fine after
>that)
>>2) Updated win xp - This is when things went flaky.
>>
>>I am unsure exactly which update may have done it, or
if
>>this is actaully a hardware issue with something going
>>bad on the laptop....no clue...anyone else have this
>>issue?
>>.
>>Yes right after my daughter spilled Pepsi in the
>keyboard,but it was a s d f g h j k l and the enter
>key.Every once in a while i would get it to work,had to
>get a USB keyboard hook it up with the USB mouse so I
>could use it.
>.
>Think what you might need to do is buy a keyboard that
plugs into your USB port try it if it works then its your
keyboardin the laptop,if it has the same problem it's the
software(IE:SP2)



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