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[Sly]

I'm not too familiar with laptops or the dell impiron laptop 8100 the complicated procedure of replacing keys is relativly the same in all machines. I did have a little experience with the previous model in the impiron series so ur in luck I should be able to help u. Do u see the ps2 port? Ok got it, well that doesnt really have anything to do with worn down keys so unless u r removing keys while ur pc is on, not a smart idea. My assistant once had her hair standing straight up b/c of this but dont worry I wont get into that story. So if ur laptop is on make sure to unplug ur keyboard.

Ok u have the same problem with worn down keys. First you will need to find some keys to replace them with. I would recommend not trying to replace a letter key with a tab etc because u will never get the tab key into the letter space. Its simple math the 2x1 inch key will not fit into the 1x1 spot. Well unless u try and cut the 2x1 key in half but that is probably too advanced for you so lets just do the basics.

Steps:
1) remove necessary keys(use flathead screwdriver) if u dont have a flathead pound ur keyboard with a hammer till the keys fall out.

2) find keys to replace the keys that have the need to be replaced (should be represented by the same # or letter as the key being replace to avoid confusion. You dont want to have several of the same key letters on ur keyboard. While it will still provide the necessay letter function u may forget which is which therefore use the same key as the one u took out)

3)to install simply slide the new keys into place replacing ur old worn out keys. If you were using the keys for an fps game I would recommend looking for special fps keys which r more comfortable on the hand and ususally work with greater ease do to their sleek design.

The_______Keyboard______Key______Guru________has_______spoken

[insanecow]

jezus guys dont u know wut an windows nt service pack is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and btw yerf i think the newest service pack adds usb support or something that adds a driver thing from 98 to allow usb

[insanecow]

comp illeterate dude windows 200 professional is a updated coding version of nt. xp just adds the windows 98 drivers and usb plug and play stuff

[Sly]

Just wondering why f and u are the most used keys on ur keyboard? For karr I would have thought it was T because she is always talking . Anyway I dont know about u guys but when I play I am using my w(forward), S(backwards), A(strafe left), and D(strafe right). And maybe if I was using my alt key as the fire command I could understand that. U guys must have an extremely odd setup for ur keys to be using f and u so much that they get worn down.

[insanecow]

for me f is the feign death and u i dont use. so unless karr is fake dying all the time i have no clue y her keyboard keys are worn down other than her slamming them down when she dies

[Zed]

and a mouse with wire.... they both use usb cow, and I only have one usb port... I bought me a usb hub also. Wut do i do with this? I still cant get usb to work

Can u send me the driver links and whatever else I need to make this thingy work? I am sooo sorry I cant figure out what a service pak is, where do i get that to make 4.0 go to 5.1? 5.1 sounds so much better! How does that work? Does it just rename my nT 4.0 to 5.1, or does it call it XP, how will I know wut it changed? Is it gonna be a lot better? Can u attach that link too. Cow I feel so dumb, thx for your help so far.

OHHH YEAH YEAH ..... plug and play sounds sooo cool, hook me up with that also... Wut does it do? Where can I find that?

Thanks Cow... Please give me step by step instructions, I have a hard time with all this computer language. All i know is html and that is it

[Zed]

Ok sly I took off ALL my keys, and now I dunt know where eech one gos, S*%T, U have no idea how long it took me to type this mess-ge. Can you tell me where each key gos, from top to bottom, I figured out Q is the top left one, so if you could start from there that be great.

How am I pose to play UT if I dunt know the letters? I have 2 look down @ the keyboard for everytime I wanna talk to someone. This is urgent SLY. ALL my letters R gone ARGHHH

This survice pak stuff and driver thingys and all this keyboard and mouse stuff is confuzing the S*^T out of me. Someone, pleeez help.

scuse the typos, I coodnt find the lettrs at the time. I even cut and pasted sum lettrs so it looked decent

[INSANE_K@RR]

I'll join the cl|_|b with Zed. I took off all the letters on Jag's keyboard and she is sooo pissed off. I g|_|uess she really likes that keyboard. So I tried to p|_|t the keys back on and |_|m, I m|_|st be really d|_|mb beca|_|se I can't p|_|t them back. And I tho|_|ght that it was going to work for me so I went ahead and took off the |_| key on my keyboard so now I can't |_|se it. WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Keyboard g|_|r|_| where are |_|??? Please help!!!! And I haven't gone to get my manic|_|re.

[insanecow]

plug and play allows u to use usb. but unfortuneatly it only comes with windows 95, 98, 2000, me, and xp

nt is a corporate version of windows so usb isnt friendly with it. btw it would b more cost effective if u just buy windows xp or have some 1 install it for u

[Sly]

Cant u guys figure out anything on ur own? K once again the KEYBOARD KEY GURU must come to the rescue. First off karr the keys just slide right back into place, make sure u r putting the letters back in right side up dont have the letters upside down or facing the wrong way. Maybe its just ur nails r getting in the way and u need that manicure:D. Cuz the keys should slide right in no matter what direction ur trying to put them in they just dont look right when the letter if sideways or upsidedown.

Zed i dont remember u asking for help with your keyboard but im here for ya. Keyboard keys sometimes change with certain key boards. So it would help if I knew what kind of keyboard you were using. And if you have another keyboard in the house why dont u just use that one as a reference and place ur keys back. And if you dont have another keyboard just hop on the World Wide Web and look for a diagram of a keyboard. Hopefully u can figure it out on ur own from there.

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[Zed]

I walked all the way to the library to type this message. As you all know I cant see the letters on my keyboard, so unfortunately, cant type on my computer now

Well David I thought you could help me and I really like Windows NT, so I went out and spent all that money on usb stuff, cuz I figured you knew what you were talking about especially with all that fancy computer language, i thought wow he has to know what is going on with all the technical language he is using.... was I wrong?

Now my credit card is maxed out and I have a usb keyboard and hub that dont work And I opened up all the stuff and now I cant take them back to the store. Please help me, plz plz plz I know we are so close to getting working, just tell me how David.

[Zed]

Fortunately for me sly I am at the library and just happened to see your message. Well sly if you read my last post to cow, I dont have an extra keyboard, I cant see the letters so it is kinda hard to do searches on the web, do you know how long it takes me to type one sentence? OMFG, like 1 hr...

How am I suppose to type in web addresses? And to top things off, my mouse is broken so I cant navigate with anything except my keys. Using shift, alt+tab, my arrow keys, etc is very hard to get around the web. And since the library charges me for each copy to print, I cant afford a diagram, and my printer at home is outta ink, my credit card is maxed out. I think I am gonna go home and cry...

!~~sooo computer illiturete it aint not funny~~~

[Sly]

We need to help zed out, if we all pitch in a penny and he can afford to print out a piece of paper at the library. Zed do it in black and white it will save u money. Also make sure u buying that bulk ketchup and other foods. I hope the library is a close walk zed because you probably shouldn be spending money on gas not with that bad credit. I know maybe we can sell strategic pics of karr on the Web and earn zed money. Let me know what you think karr.

[insanecow]

zed sorry about all that crap. and i dont like nt (sorry again)

[insanecow]

foruneatly for me im to young to have a credit card and max it out yay, but still i feel sorry