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Wet laptop keyboard
Name: Chrisilf Date: December 19, 2006 at 10:28:51 Pacific OS: Millenium CPU/Ram: 1.8GB
Comment:
Spilled some wine on the keyboard which stopped Bootup. Have removed the keyboard and am using an external one. Is there some way I can free the sticky keys? Immerse the board in something or hold it over some sort of fumes?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
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Response Number 2
Name: jboy Date: December 19, 2006 at 15:14:12 Pacific
Reply:
... I think the fumes are likely what caused the problem ; )
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter
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Response Number 3
Name: Chrisilf Date: December 20, 2006 at 03:08:30 Pacific
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Jennifer
Thanks for advice. I did search but not in the How tos. Well, now I know what to do but it sounds a formidable task just to collect the gear, let alone to do it !!
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Response Number 4
Name: tgreig Date: January 7, 2007 at 07:36:00 Pacific
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