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"Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message 
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> GT wrote:
>> "John Holmes" <nospam.13inch@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:20080402164214.868671C00086@mwinf6206.orange.nl...
>>> "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>>
>>>>  try disabling the keyboard in the BIOS and using an
>>>>  external keyboard
>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! You idiot. A rejection letter from MENSA
>>> wouldn't be too much of a surprise for you now, would it?
>>
>> What is wrong with that suggestion - seems sensible to me! Looks like 
>> this group has attracted another nutter in Mr Holmes!
> What is wrong with it is that it is plain daft. Send us a screen shot of a 
> bios setting that lets you disable a keyboard and then tell us how one 
> gets back into a bios once the keyboard input has been disabled.

OK, the exact details of the suggestion were impossible, but people are 
surely sensible enough to just unplug the keyboard??? This is easy, even 
with a laptop - you suggest it yourself in the last line of this post!

>> I would also suggest investigating the possibility of water in the 
>> keyboard causing a bad contact.
>
> I'd say its a pretty safe bet that a knackered keyboard is the problem and 
> water ingress is the likely cause.
>
>> Putting the keyboard, or whole laptop somewhere warm and dry for 24 
>> hours.
> Good idea.
>
>> Perhaps even point a hair-dryer at the keyboard for 5 mintues.
> Bad idea unless you want the OP to have a Gaudi architecture style 
> keyboard.

Another literal interpretation. I didn't mean put the hair-dryer on its 
hottest setting and hold it ON the keyboard. Either switch the hair dryer to 
warm or cold, or hold it at least 6 inches from the keys - I didn't mean 
stick a red hot hair dryer directly on the keyboard. Any common sense would 
tell you that an attempt to melt the keys won't actually help the problem!

> Personally I'd pop the keyboard out and try an external one.