One of my keyboard keys is only so so

[Muse]

It's been driving me nuts for a few days. My left control key doesn't always function. Is there anything I can do to fix it? TIA.

 

[Skeeedunt]

I assume you've popped it out and degunkified it?

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
I assume you've popped it out and degunkified it?

:thumbsup:
Take a flat screwdriver, and pop it up using screwdriver as a lever. Remove dirt/hair/food/insects from underneath, then just push the key back in it's socket. It should click and then work like new.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
I assume you've popped it out and degunkified it?

:thumbsup:
Take a flat screwdriver, and pop it up using screwdriver as a lever. Remove dirt/hair/food/insects from underneath, then just push the key back in it's socket. It should click and then work like new.

Yeah, I've never done that. Thanks!! Couldn't believe the debris in there. Wonder if I should pop off a bunch (or all) of keys to clean it out. Anyway, seems to work OK now.

 

[ForumMaster]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
I assume you've popped it out and degunkified it?

:thumbsup:
Take a flat screwdriver, and pop it up using screwdriver as a lever. Remove dirt/hair/food/insects from underneath, then just push the key back in it's socket. It should click and then work like new.

Yeah, I've never done that. Thanks!! Couldn't believe the debris in there. Wonder if I should pop off a bunch (or all) of keys to clean it out. Anyway, seems to work OK now.

yeah you should. whenever i clean my system up, i also take apart my keyboard and atleast vacum all the gunk. a lot of things get inside the keyboard and you need to clean it every now and then.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
I assume you've popped it out and degunkified it?

:thumbsup:
Take a flat screwdriver, and pop it up using screwdriver as a lever. Remove dirt/hair/food/insects from underneath, then just push the key back in it's socket. It should click and then work like new.

Yeah, I've never done that. Thanks!! Couldn't believe the debris in there. Wonder if I should pop off a bunch (or all) of keys to clean it out. Anyway, seems to work OK now.

Really? Some of the users I deal with in work have keyboards so crumb-ridden you could make a cake out of what falls out.

Even if you're not going to take the keys off and give it a thorough scrub, every now and then just lift it up and bash the side of it off the side of your desk and be amazed at the crap that falls out! A vacuum cleaner would do well, too.

 

[MegaVovaN]

might wanna have another keyboard aside for reference in what sequence to put them back, or a picture of keyboard.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
might wanna have another keyboard aside for reference in what sequence to put them back, or a picture of keyboard.

Yeah, actually I have another probably identical keyboard and I'm thinking of swapping it out. I'm still having troubles with this keyboard after cleaning the control key. The keyboard combo that I'm having trouble with is control + w, and I use this with one of my programs quite a lot. A lot of the time I have to do it two or more times before the program fires on it. It's aggravating. It's a MS ergonomic keyboard.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Did you clean the W key as well?
OR does W key on it's own work fine?

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Did you clean the W key as well?
OR does W key on it's own work fine?

I have not as yet noticed any problem with the "W" key itself. Not a single instance when it's pressed by itself, so I assumed it was the Control key. I guess there's some kind of chance that there's something weird with the application, although I've never heard of something like that happening. The app's been having some funny things going on. I should either uninstall/reinstall it or first go ahead with my plans to do a fresh OS install.