Remapped Keys...

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Greetings,

Some nameless if not genetically disownable joker in my family thought it
would be great fun to shake up a coke and upon opening, I got a pop explosion
all over my workstation.

In the following emergency cleanup, I went all out in scrubbing every
button. Nonetheless, when I rebooted my machine, some letters either did not
work (W) or worked but with added letters, symbols or numbers. A now has an
accent mark for instance.

I thought it might be a macro or unintended key map as the keyboard has
several hotkeys across the top but replacing batteries and resetting to a
previous saved system backup did no good. Looking in Help doesn't bring up
much under 'macro', 'bound', or 'mapped'.

Is there an easy out for this or am I looking at a keyboard replacement?


Thank You- KPl.
 
ch1466 said:
Greetings,

Some nameless if not genetically disownable joker in my family
thought it would be great fun to shake up a coke and upon opening, I
got a pop explosion all over my workstation.

In the following emergency cleanup, I went all out in scrubbing every
button. Nonetheless, when I rebooted my machine, some letters either
did not work (W) or worked but with added letters, symbols or
numbers. A now has an accent mark for instance.

I thought it might be a macro or unintended key map as the keyboard
has several hotkeys across the top but replacing batteries and
resetting to a previous saved system backup did no good. Looking in
Help doesn't bring up much under 'macro', 'bound', or 'mapped'.

Is there an easy out for this or am I looking at a keyboard
replacement?
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Three points:

1. Strange as it sounds, submerging a keyboard in a bathtub full of water
often cleans it effectively and does no harm.

2. Worst case, a new keyboard only costs around $10.

3. Even if it's only $10, I'd make the family joker pay for it.
 
Mr. Blake,

Thank You for your prompt response.

I don't know whether this is going to be a ten dollar fix or not. As I sit
with it beside my laptop, the back of my keyboard says it's a Microsoft
Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard.

As it was a 'best available' gift not too long ago, I would like to save it
if only so as to avoid explaining why I need another replacement this year.

Even if the electronics are sealed; I am also rather hesitant to drop
anything RF associated into liquid of any kind.

Again, I have used a 'System Restore Point' and a 'Boot In Diagnostic Mode'
and done a Battery EPROM pull in an attempt to bypass any macro or remap but
some functions work fine and others just don't.

I reacted quickly by turning away and my shirt (chair, carpet, hair...) got
the worst of the soaking but I am really concerned that this devices' myriad
of exotic key functions were altered in some fashion as I urgently swiped
across it.

Is there _no way_, using my still working Mouse alone, that I can check to
see what might be wrong at the software level before I take such drastic
steps as to baptize my keyboard?


Thanks Again, KPl.
 
Mr. Blake,

Thank You for your prompt reply.

Given as it says it's a 'Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia' system and
was bragged about as being quite the expensive gift not too long ago, I am
hesitant to just throw it away as a ten dollar fixable problem.

As I said, I ran a System Restore and a Boot In Diagnostic Mode and even did
a Battery Pull EPROM kill and nothing worked. Yet because of the RF, I am
reluctant to baptize my keyboard if there is -any- other way to make sure I
haven't caused the problem by swiping too many keys while chasing goo.

I know for sure if I do it and nothing improves (or it gets worse) I am
going to be getting a "So what, YOU drowned it!" defense and so if there is
any safe alternative, I would like to know before taking such a drastic step.


Thanks Again- KPl
 
ch1466 wrote:

Mr. Blake,
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Just "Ken" is fine. No formaility is necessary.

Thank You for your prompt response.

I don't know whether this is going to be a ten dollar fix or not. As
I sit with it beside my laptop, the back of my keyboard says it's a
Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard.
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Yes, that's a fancier keyboard, and costs more than the plain vanilla $10
one I was talking about.

As it was a 'best available' gift not too long ago, I would like to
save it if only so as to avoid explaining why I need another
replacement this year.
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Why should you pay for it? If it was the family joker who did it, make him
pay for it.

Even if the electronics are sealed; I am also rather hesitant to drop
anything RF associated into liquid of any kind.
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Understood, but if all else fails, I'd try it.
 
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