callistahogan: (Default)
callistahogan ([personal profile] callistahogan) wrote2009-10-13 07:56 pm
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Um.

So.

I accidentally spilled something on my school laptop about two or three weeks ago. Up until now, it has been working perfectly fine, but yesterday, when I went to type something, I realized that the p and the 0 keys did not work. I thought that was the only issue, but I restarted the computer to see if that would help, and apparently my start button does not work either.

Okay, so I am freaking out.

This is my school laptop, and I don't want to know what they will say when they find out I've ruined it. Is there ANYTHING you guys could think of to do in order to fix it?
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[personal profile] buffarama 2009-10-14 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
p and o keys sound like they have something stuck under them - start button is software, and should function even if the keys are being sticky. hit the windows key and see if that puts the start menu up, and blow canned air in the keyboard. if neither of those work, it is not the hardware, but the software - in which case, the IT department can't hold you responsible unless you've been using things that could pull viruses to you.