Reply to: Oops - sticky keyboard, help?!

[BrilloPad]

Worked for me after 5 year old spilt vimto on my laptop. Knew someone once who put theirs under a tap and left to dry upside-down, don't think I would risk that but it worked in their case.

vomit

At least you had all the right letters.....

[zara_backdog]

Best way is to remove the keyboard from the laptop, (normally clips or single screw. wash the keyboard in water and let it dry in a warm place for a few days. Then use a drop of WD40.

or just use some WD40 and hope.

http://www.wd40.co.uk/

Worked for me after 5 year old spilt vimto on my laptop. Knew someone once who put theirs under a tap and left to dry upside-down, don't think I would risk that but it worked in their case.

[Spacecadet]

I did this a few weeks ago.... Dell replaced mine under the accident protect insurance, had the new one next day, piece of piss to replace.

[Paddy]

Best way is to remove the keyboard from the laptop, (normally clips or single screw. wash the keyboard in water and let it dry in a warm place for a few days. Then use a drop of WD40.

or just use some WD40 and hope.

http://www.wd40.co.uk/

[Bob Dalek]

Thanks Bob, that is usually a failsafe I use in most circumstances...

[MaryPoppins]

Thanks Bob, that is usually a failsafe I use in most circumstances...

[Bob Dalek]

You can compensate for the liquid on the keyboard by placing an onion under a bale of straw overnight. Never fails.

[MaryPoppins]

Thank you all. I am now logged back into sticky keys laptop, am using an external keyboard. What a moron. New software installation onto new laptop next week will mean I can use a laptop like a normal person and not look like anymore of a weirdo. Although the new guy who is going to have to use this laptop for a while might not thank me....

[Cyberman]

Swap keyboards with the person next to you.

HTH

He obviously meant 'nick his laptop ' !!

[DiscoStu]

It definitely was juice, unless the shop has been doing me over and selling me something other than ice tea in that bottle...

Am going to try plugging another keyboard in!

Remember to switch your laptop off if it's a PS2 one you're plugging in.

[LEX200]

Jizz.

[MaryPoppins]

It definitely was juice, unless the shop has been doing me over and selling me something other than ice tea in that bottle...

Am going to try plugging another keyboard in!

[NotAllThere]

Juice contains sugar. You need to buy a new laptop, a usb keyboard and a usb external drive. Use the drive and usb keyboard with your current laptop to get important data to new laptop. Only use external keyboard, from now on, with your new laptop. Make sure external keyboard is at least spill resistant.

You could try buying a new laptop of the same make, and doing a restore onto it. It might work.

You could pay for a new keyboard to be fitted.

Back in the early 90s the network team said that a diet coke over a keyboard would kill the keyboard 50% of the time. They used to hang the keyboards out to dry for a week, and then test them. If if was normal coke, the keyboard was dead, and they didn't bother trying to resurrect them.

[PRC1964]

Bit difficult on a laptop

Ah, I think I need some new .

[ace00]

OK in this situation (life or death) you need to take the following steps:

1. Pick up the computer
2. Throw it out of the window
3. Get your coat
4. Walk out of the office
5. Go to the pub
6. Order 10 pints
7. Drink
8. errrm
9. Thats it
10. .