Does anyone know how I can unstick my O key?

[wilbur]

I have gt a sticky o on my keyboard and it is a real pain. Hw do I get it to unstick? Can I take the key off and clean it? Anyone?

You should be able to pry off the key cap with a paperclip and then clean under it.

Thanks, will try that.

Just don't get carried away when you see how filthy it is under there , take them all off, and then try to remember how the hell to put them all back in place, hehe.

Oh, I should say it's a laptp, will that make a difference?

Or a small screwdriver.

When I was at Uni, a couple of us prised ALL the keys off a friend's keyboard and put them back in alphabetical order. Another time, we just rearranged the bottom line and moved everything one position to the right - slightly more subtle but just as frustrating!

rofl - that must have taken ages

Use the zero instead!

mary we used to do that to each other at an office I worked at! Doesn't work on me as I touch type, but messed up a lot of people!

wilbur can also do it with a laptop, just be very gentle!

Goober - I did think of that but thought my clients might not be very impressed with a copywriter who submitted work with 0 instead of o.

Hooray, it's all fixed, oooooooo! But, oh grosserama - guess what I found under the key?

part of a finger nail?

Yes! How did you guess? Must stop trimming nails near the computer, bluuuergh.

LOL, I've done it too!