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I are sad, look -> 
The up cursor key on my lappie appears to be deaded. Well if not deaded, at least deading. It works intermittently but is causing me endless pains. As a temporary measure, I have had to switch off the number pad, which I do use, so I can have cursor keys for when I'm coding; an activity i am being paid to do for a change.
If anyone has any hints or tips short of 'buy a new machine' then I'd be most greatfull.
veni bibi saltavi
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Buy a separate keyboard! 
You're welcome! The consultancy bill is in the mail! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
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FTFY!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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If intermittent, likely crumbs stuck under it.
Get the compressed air can to it
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Yes; a lot.
veni bibi saltavi
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Buy a new keyboard? Installing it may require that you take the notebook apart, but usually is just a matter of getting the old one out without damaging anything else and getting in the connection cable the right way.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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That's the hardware way. A software guy simply writes a small tray icon app that when clicked will use Sendkeys to send an arrow up keystroke.
Much easier and cheaper! Elegant solution... (and there's a CP article in it as well) 
Or perhaps rewire Arrow up to another, less used key - I suggest "¤"... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
modified 15-Sep-16 5:16am.
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In the old days I would simply have replaced the defective key switch. Five minutes of work.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Is DIY out of the question?
If not -> Buy som graphite spray and look here[^]
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Quote: Note: I'm not responsible for any damage caused by this tip!
Mkay...
veni bibi saltavi
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Well, IF you're a teeeensy bit clumsy and happens to spray graphite all over the keyboard, or worse your computer, it's dead.
This info was brought to you by Capt. Obvious
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I posted the solution to these types of problems in a earlier thread, <a
href='http: www.codeproject.com="" messages="" 5274996="" re-excellent-quotes.aspx'=""> Here
The ultimate "FIFY" !
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Call up the vendor and get a keyboard. Keyboards in laptops now-a-days are pretty easily swapped out. Some are just four to six screws in the bottom of the machine, others have "locks" hidden in the keys that you move or twist to unlock the keyboard to take it out. Just be careful of the ribbon cable connecting to the keyboard to the motherboard. Those are usually short cables so don't go ripping the board out once it's released. Those cables are usually plugged into ZIF connectors. Carefully open that connector and you should be good to go. There's really not much to it.
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Careful there. Not all keyboards come out with a few screws. My wife has a Samsung laptop - she wore the keyboard out. "No problem dear. I'll have that keyboard swapped out in a jiffy."
Whoever the manufacturing engineer is that designed the assembly I hope devils are dancing on your grave.
Those stupid arses WELDED their keyboard into place. To save a couple of screws, every plastic post that anchored the keyboard was melted to a lump. I have never seen such stupidity.
Anyway, 20 minutes Dremeling took care of that issue.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Well, I can say that I've never seen a Samgung laptop.
I can understand building down to a price but that's taking it too far.
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If its intermittent don't wear mittens. I'm suprised its only that key not working.
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Is this about a Dead Key Scroll?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Get out key is sorry (10)
Early today, as I have to go out for a while around ten-ish...and posting today is a PITA - I'm getting Hamster Feeding more times than not.
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Regrettably not.
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apologetic
(because it has "get" in and erm... yeah)
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: because it has "get" in and erm...
No. Sorry about that.
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