I have a Gateway laptop model MA3 with Windows XP, the Cat walked across the computer while I set it down now the keyboard wont type on my yahoo search engine.The mouse works and I can still type in web addresses but nothing can be typed in the search engine.I have also downloaded the new Internet Explorer,maybe that is the reason,please help without my search its helpless
Try hitting the Tab key from the web page address. If you can type then, it sounds like you've got a mouse pointer problem. Also try changing your search engine. Left click on the Yahoo symbol, then "Manage Search Engines" and select a different search program (Google, Amazon, e-bay, etc).
Since you can type, it's not a keyboard problem.
You may also want to try dragging your browser to a different part of your screen and trying to type with the window in a different part of the display. It's unlikely, but you may have a bad touchpad that doesn't recognize the upper right corner, so moving it to a different part of the display may isolate that problem, remote though it is.
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Pull up a RUN box. Windows key plus R. Then type in cmd and hit enter. Next, using the command prompt that has appeared, type in wmic memphysical get MaxCapacity, MemoryDevices
Hit enter.
Copy the number you see and devide that by 1048576
You can actually do that in the address bar of your browser.
That will give you the maximum gigabytes your computer will run.
oh the old cat on the keyboard. you need to go into keyboard setting. remove driver and turn off with the mouse. and shutdown pc. turn back on the new drive should of loaded and be back to normal.
Laptop keyboards have a function key that changes the brightness level. You access this by using the FN key on the bottom of the keyboard along with the brightness level, possibly the F8 key. There should be icons on the 'F' keys to show which key will increase the brightness on the display.
Try this,press function(Fn) and the
power up button/down button. that will fine tune the middle setting your
laptop. the middle setting is one of 3 settings, you need to press function and
f8 to switch between lowest, middle, and high. the middle setting can be any
setting you like and will be the default setting when you use your computer
with a chord or without it.
I can definitely help you but I need to know at least what the model of the laptop is. It is a gateway laptop right? it should have the model number on the bottom of the laptop. Are you using it now? I'd say the \'c\' sounds like caps lock but that doesn't appear to be the issue since you are typing in normal characters...
The cat definitely turned on a few things, the keys have multiple functions... hard to say what is what without the model of the laptop, but you should have a FUNCTION key or FN key... and then the keys themselves (such as KJHLKS) have multiple functions, usually written in the same color as the FN key... You can just play around with them and see what turns on what..
Hold down CTRL and ALT keys and press UP arrow to turn it back to normal. For the screen size, right click on an empty space on Desktop and select Properties then go to Settings tab. On screen resolution move the bar to adjust the screen size to your desired one.
The problem seems to be that the pressure pad underneath the key is stuck on the "activated" position. Taking the keyboard out would not affect the position of the pressure pad. Also attaching a USB key board will not make any difference since the original keyboard is still electrically connected and has priority over any external plug n play devices. A new set of keyboard pressure pads should solve this. I suggest taking it to your local computer repair centre.
You have a problem with your drivers. That keyboard is too old and I can not find any vista drivers. I can find XP and Windows 2000 drivers. The regular keys should work, but the extra keys that are not standard on all keyboards, like the cut, paste, and volume controls should not work.
If you want a keyboard to have those functions, then you need to buy a newer keyboard that has vista drivers.
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