oh no, my keyboard's stopped working

[lalalonglegs]

that's it - am c and p'ing individual letters from other posts - it's going to cost a lot, isn't it?

can't help but have a helpful

bump!

so you can c&P it till someone can help you.

Ok. Is it a keyboard attached via a cable, or on a laptop?

Have you noticed previously that some keys were sticking? Or no other problems?

use the on screen keyboard

they are not expensive.
i bourght one from tescos for 12.00 i think
but a week later it was half price

or buy a wireless or usb keyboard for your laptop

Is laptop - will look at wireless keyboard - what is on screen keyboard?

accessories on your start menu ..its usually in there somewhere

Yay! Found it, .

Does the laptop beep when you turn it on? This sounds odd, I know, but try shutting it down, taking the battery out of the laptop for a minute, putting back in and powering up.

Failing that, tell me what make and model of laptop. Have other keys been sticking?

Yes it does squeal but have just removed battery and keys still not working. It is sony vaio VGN-NR430E/L

just tried out the onscreen keyboard,
that is amazing.

is it full of wine? that's what stops mine working.

(the one at work, anyway).

This place is selling a replacement UK keyboard for your laptop for about £40. I've never used that particular site before but that's a good price for a Sony spare.

When searching for replacement keyboards online you need to be careful because usually you'll find they're US layout (no £ sign and some of the other symbols are moved around) which can be annoying.

Swapping laptop keyboards can be a bit fiddly but it's not impossible.

not wine, more likely to be squash since my children discovered cbeebies website...

mine is US keyboard as i bought in States. not sure it is keyboard itself as some keys still work and, some of those that don't, do when i used them with CTRL (eg; c when i was copying). i don't know if that makes it worth replacing k/b or not

keys stuck down with bogeys then...

If you're comfortable with taking it apart and blasting with canned air, here's a link to some instructions. Since some keys work and some don't, it's likely just dirty.

You could also power it off and run a cotton bud across it, if you don't to dismantle it.

here