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Dumb problem - got it wet!

Took it up to the mountains yesterday - it fell out of my shirt pocket and into a shallow creek but was still submerged. Let it dry but doesn't work. I'm not technically minded but my husband might be able to fix it - He's the resident computer geek. Any suggestion what to look for in fixing it? I know he'll have to tear it appart to test the different bits but HP wanted $49 just to have them look at it. Thanks, Thea (a.k.a. Clueless in Colorado!)

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