I bought a HP about a month ago (so it is still under warrenty) and last night I spilled an entire glass of pop all over my HP wireless keyboard, I picked it up and watched the pop pour out of it. I then let it dry and tried to use it, however some of the keyboard keys now run functions of other keys. If I press the 'y' key it types 'n' and things like that. Is there anyway I can clean it, or does any one think it would be ok to send back to HP for a new keyboard, since it IS under one year parts and services. Thanks for your help!

Hi Ian. My nephew spilled pop on their keyboard and my sister gave me the job of cleaning it. I popped the keys off, one at a time so I wouldn't mix them up. Then I took a q-tip, wet with glass cleaner, and cleaned inside the area where the key had been and also inside the key itself. You will probably have to pop the keys off with a small screwdriver since your fingers won't fit. The keyboard worked fine afterwards. Take care, Linda

Just take the batteries out, and go have a shower with it.....lol.....that's what my buddy does, (good old Marcus) anyway, it seems to work for him, wash it in warm water with soap and let it dry for a day, and see what happens. Craash

Yes, I have heard of people running regular keyboards through the dishwasher - I'm not kiddin'. As long as they're completely dry when they're plugged back in, I guess it must be ok! But jeez, I see keyboards go on sale for $5 now! I understand that this particular one is a wireless one though.

Hi Not sure about the newer keyboards but a regular keyboard should come apart with out too much drama. The "keyed" section can be washed with a suitable soap/product [water works just fine though]. The sheets beneath should not be cleaned with any soap. If they are easily removed from the circuit board and separated - do so. Use lots of fresh water to disolve away any conductive residue. Do this gently. Hang them to dry, or gently pad with soft cloth, the excess water away. DO NOT blow the sheets with high pressure air or blower. The sheets may start to vibrate rapidly. This can result in many hours fixing up the broken tracks impregnated on the sheets. The circuit board can be washed, but I opt for a plastic safe circuit board cleaning spray designed for such things. Then its just a matter of lining up the parts properly as you reassemble it. Hopefully all works, but you may have to reseat the sheet/circuit board connection to get all the keys to work. The easiest/quick way to clean is just separate the "keyed" section from the bottom half. Then lift and expose the sheets. Gently wipe with a wet cloth, the area where they sit against the plastic construct (the bottom-most surface), and the sheets themselves. Allow to dry, put it back together and cross your fingers.

Ian, You may just swap the keys 'y' and 'n'. This helps you to have your very personal keyboard layout. *ggg* - a not very serious reply, I know -