Keyboard types wrong letters

gottadesign · #1 08-09-2003, 01:30 PM

My laptop has certain letters that are not typing correctly. It seems this is an easy fix...but how do I do it? Thank you in advance.

LooseChippings · #2 08-09-2003, 01:40 PM

Give us a clue ...

Which letters / symbols are not working correctly?

Which Operating System do you use?

Have you ever taken any of the keys off?

gottadesign · #3 08-09-2003, 02:08 PM

are ijklmo u and the #0. My operating system is Windows 2000 This laptop was given to me (I didn't know the prior owner). I don't even need anything on...I have my own disks for the programs I need, but don't have a new operating system disk. Annd even if I did, would I still have the keyboard problem?

LooseChippings · #4 08-09-2003, 02:22 PM

Can you post back what happens when you press the suspect keys ..

e.g.

Press i get ?
Press j get *

etc. etc.

Do you get the same problem when you boot to the Command Prompt?

gottadesign · #5 08-09-2003, 02:31 PM

Boot to the Command...if I knew what that was, I could probably fix this on my own, you are talking to a novice here

OK, My 1st colum is the correct letter (on the keyboard, and the second is the letter I get:

i - 5
j - 1
k - 2
l - 3
m - 0(zero)
o - 6
p - *
u - 4
o - 6

all my #'s work except the zero which types a /

When I CAP: it appears to be consistant with the above.

LooseChippings · #6 08-09-2003, 02:53 PM

In Win 2000 if I remember correctly you press F8 during the boot sequence, this will take you to the boot menu for Normal - Safe Mode - Command Prompt.

Select Command Prompt.

When you get to Command Prompt you will have a black screen with text something like C:\windows ...

Just type and see if the keyboard is still malfunctioning.

There is also a virus that changes the letters as you type check Here

gottadesign · #7 08-09-2003, 03:05 PM

safe mode won't let in using the password I have. can I delete the old password? I don't need one.

LooseChippings · #8 08-11-2003, 01:14 PM

Before you go to Safe Mode try Command Prompt or even better boot the system with a Win 98 boot disk this will load a different keyboard driver then see what happens.

Dr Forinor · #9 08-23-2003, 09:13 PM

Is this not just a simple case of the numbers being "Locked" so that when you press those the keys, the numebrs appear instead of the letters (as you would with the number pad in "extended" keyboards").

I'm sure there must be a way to unlock the numbers so that the alphabet on those keys can be re-enabled (IF that is what is causing the problem). Not sure how though, you would have to experiment.

Ieata · #10 02-10-2008, 05:13 PM

Hold the ALT Key and hit the numbers lock key, It should go back to a normal keyboard