more issues needing a guru or techie

Maybe you have other language option set up in your computer. You have to go there and make sure is set up for English. Or maybe computer was made in Japan? It is often an issue when you use Outlook.

I am experiencing problem with my computer too. It keeps freezing and will send a message saying that firefox is not responding and I have to close and reopen the pages. I am no computer savvy myself so am keen to read from others to this post.

Hello my friend. I'm sorry to say that it sounds to me as though your friend's son has dislodged a connection or transition board underneath the keyboard. I'm not sure whether you can get the laptop keys off in the same way you can a keyboard, but hopefully, it wouldn't cost too much to fix. I think it's probably best to take it to somebody who knows about how keyboards work, and I'm sure it just needs a little bit of welding done to it or something. I'm assuming from what you say, that the child hit the same key too hard, and dislodged or disconnected a tiny wire or something. I definitely don't think it's a harware problem... it's just the keyboard by the sounds of things. As for the cursor moving across the screen on its own; that happens on my desktop. I think it's because the mouse is so sensitive. Do you use a mouse with your laptop, or could it be because the mouse pad is being crossed by your hands as you type, or that your hands are resting on the mouse pad. That also happens to me at times even though I use a plugged in mouse on it! lol. I hope that helps and that your keyboard issue is minor. Brightest Blessings my friend.

Hmm. I think there is more than one issue here and I am no computer expert. I do know that with laptops you must not let them overheat at all. My daughter has to regularly turn her laptop off when it overheats. She read somewhere that it may need a new battery. Yoiur friends 2 year old fiddling with the keyboardss may have messed something up. I have had the cursur problem before, and what I do is clean it, or shake it.

the key pads underneath the buttons may need replaced-she might have mashed them. or had sticky fingers.if it has a USB port,i'd get a standard keyboard and shut off the onboard one til i could fix it.

Dawn says, get yourself a new laptop...

Hi MsTickle I am not to sure what the little one has done and I have not come across anything like this yet So I hope someone here can help you and I will be looking as you never know when you need that information I do hope someone here can help you with this It is strange though that your Laptop gets to hot in the Summer, are you sure the Fan is working ok on it?????

oh my hope you get some help I havent had it happen so dont know how to fix . My laptop shut downa nd I have been told its the battery I never could get it to work even outsdie but the kids hooked it up to the cable and worked ok and i do think it got hot too but it still done come on!

Been fixing laptops and computers for many a year, my guess is the 2year old had wet hands or spilt something sticky on the keyboard, that would account for keystroke problem and cursor movement. Stick it in the airing cupboard overnight, it will either work or not. If that doesn't work, go online, find out how to remove keyboard on that particular model, wash it, dry it in airing cupboard and reassemble. all the best urban

Hello Sweets Do you have some keys stuck or something? Have you tryed cleaning the keyboard? Other then that I don't have an idea. Good luck..it's so annoying isn't it? oxoxxoxoxo

im sure keyboard has something to do with it. inside those keys are rubber facing up. imagine a baby bottles nipple. that's how it looks like inside those keys. once they're pressed so hard, it will push the upper portion of the rubber nipple a little inside touching the mainboard of the keyboard. this will make the connection seems like grounded that whenever you press one key, those connections that align with that key will appear as well. spilled water will not damage the laptop immediately (unless its a pail of water) because there is a filter design in every laptop that water will move towards the side of the laptop. you need a techie guy to open the keyboard and figure things out.

oh my. it does sound like the little one jammed the keys. to bad you cant get back to just useing a tower desktop type computer again. it does seem they last longer and are easier to use. i was on my laptop for 3 years and then just kept haveing problems with it. finally it got a virus couldnt seem to fix so i ended up buying this desktop from son. it seems easier to fix and dont over heat so quickly.

Hi MsTickle, I am so sorry you are having so much problems with your laptop, that will driv me insane, I lost connetion once and I couldn't get it back on, so I shut it all down and was so annoyed, didn't know what to do so went to bed early, but I think you will need someone to come out to you or something, I haven't a clue what can be the problem, hope you'll get it sorted soon. Tamara

I'm not a computer expert by any stretch, however, I had a similar problem once. My step-daughter spilled something on my keyboard. Until it dried out, any key I tapped became a surprise as to what would happen. Usually several or repeating letters were the result, at least for the area that had become wet. Not knowing the best way to dry it, I covered the keyboard with a filmy material and then poured dry rice to cover it. I'd read about using rice to dry out cell phones that had gotten wet, so hoped it would work for keyboards too. I left it for a couple of days allowing the rice to wick the moisture out. It worked! Keyboard was as good as new after that...thankfully. Is it possible the 2 year old spilled something or perhaps drooled on your keyboard? Maybe the rice idea would work for you too?

msTickle I know who would know the answers, my son the out of work computer programmer, So tell him his mom sent you and I will give you his email address lonewolf@well.com, I think he would love to help someone with a computer problem, as he is my go to person when something crops up on my own computer that I cannot remedy myself. I wish I could answer your questions myself but am not that knowledgeable myself.Boy little fingers can really foul up a computer.One mom was mad at me when I told her two year old to leave the computer alone as it was not a toy, but when they foul computers up in a library they prevent a lot of older children from being able to use them for their homework. and moms are supposed to watch two year olds so they do not ruin a good computer. that one was really messed up and the repair man had to spend several hours undoing what the little brat had done.