My d key won't work

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Hanna wrote on 2013-07-04 23:13

the only reason i was able to put it in the title was from copy-paste
i'm using a laptop
Eirys wrote on 2013-07-04 23:17

ya i hated when shit got under my keys and like ugh i hate laptops so much hanna
Ninjam wrote on 2013-07-05 06:48

Quote from Hanna;1116975:
the only reason i was able to put it in the title was from copy-paste
i'm using a laptop

This tends to happen to me no matter how careful I am around my laptop keys after about 2 years of using the same computer. Never understood why.
I carefully took the broken off mine after ruling out software failure as a cause and jury-rigged a way to hit the button, usually using the small piece of plastic under the key and some tape.
I wouldn't try this though as laptop keys will NOT come back on in most cases, so if you take it off it's off for good. It tends to be asdf key rows that die first too, I have no idea why(perhaps all those wasd control games??).

Easiest thing to do will be to buy a usb-keyboard and just plug it in and put it over the regular one. I had to do that after my laptop I had for 3 years was loaned to my sister for a week(without my permission, I might add) and she wrecked it. It came back sticky and gross with crumbs and spilled drinks on it with 4 or 5 of the keys pulled off because "They got stuck"
Taycat wrote on 2013-07-05 07:41

Hanna needs the d.
RMorichika wrote on 2013-07-05 08:17

Did you try hitting it?

Violence is usually a decent solution to your problems.
Ashikoki wrote on 2013-07-05 09:42

And here I came to be a smart ass about how you managed to type D if the key doesn't work.
Lewd wrote on 2013-07-05 09:51

You need to get a new one then!
D is a very important letter
Campylobacter jejuni wrote on 2013-07-05 20:03

Yous hould be able to plug an USB-keyboard into your laptop. At least I don't see why not.

I suppose they don't have PS/2-ports?
wildk wrote on 2013-07-05 21:58

You could always reroute another key to become the new "d" key using Auto Hotkeys :3
Tropa wrote on 2013-07-06 15:44

Quote from Ashikoki;1117250:
And here I came to be a smart ass about how you managed to type D if the key doesn't work.

Copy that paste!
Hanna wrote on 2013-07-07 05:18

Quote from RMorichika;1117202:
Did you try hitting it?

Violence is usually a decent solution to your problems.

this actually worked
but i keep having to do it over and over and over again every few hours or so
Campylobacter jejuni wrote on 2013-07-08 23:23

Just don't hit it too hard. I broke my PSU like that.