SoCalDem
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Tue Sep-02-08 12:32 AM
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-H-elp!-!.. My --"N-UM-"- -in--di-cat-o-r is b-lin-king-- |
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a-nd -insertins -da-shes-----..I can-not- figure out w-hy- or how to -st-op it---..-
an-y a-dvise- is- appreci-ated-..pl-ease!!!--
-It-'s a Tosh-iba- la-p-t--op and it's -never done this be-fore..----
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SeattleGirl
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Tue Sep-02-08 12:39 AM
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1. Check to see if any keys are stuck. |
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I was having trouble yesterday in that when I clicked on the "Start" button, it would only pop up for a nanosecond.
I was getting frustrated, then noticed that my "alt" key was stuck. Soon as I unstuck it, the computer worked fine.
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SoCalDem
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Tue Sep-02-08 12:47 AM
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2. -----I tried tha-t,- and even- did a "resto-re"-.. -s-hit |
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-I ha-ve a bun-ch of -work to -d-o to-ni-ght-----..just what I -don;t need-..--
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marzipanni
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Tue Sep-02-08 01:44 AM
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3. Read the second to last paragraph of this page |
SoCalDem
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Tue Sep-02-08 02:23 AM
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4. Thanks..that seems to have done the trick |
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Edited on Tue Sep-02-08 02:24 AM by SoCalDem
That was the weirdest thing.. The little "find" box popped up on the lower left..in RED with nothing but a traveling dash.. I figured I hit a combination of keys accidentally, so I clicked the x (to close the box) and my computer started a ding sound with every dash..and everywhere the cursor went, the dashes did too..
I did a restore, and a diagnostic, shut down you name it.. I even unplugged the power pack..
but this seems to have fixed it.. thanks again :grr:
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Tue Sep-02-08 09:20 AM
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5. When I put your computer's symptoms in the diagnostic search |
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Edited on Tue Sep-02-08 09:35 AM by marzipanni
that paragraph rang a bell, because our son helped us "fix" our computer by pressing the NUM lock key! ;)
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