Important PC protection...
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Important PC protection...
True story,... this happened to me,
I turned on my PC only to find that any icon I clicked on would want to delete its self.
I immediatly ran a virus check but it showed up clean.
I rebooted my PC, checked bio's all was fine.
Still my PC was corrupted and everytime I double clicked on something, the confirm deletion box would pop up.
I was frustrated and so I went to symantec, did full scan from there website, still nothing.
I began to manualy search for virus's that would resemble my problem.
After not finding any virus's, and after I thought I have exhausted my resources, I decided to save all data to disks and reinstall my OS, (windowsxp).
After a few days, I had successfully reinstalled my OS. When I turned my PC on I immediatly went to click on an icon and I still had the same problem. In my frustration and after spending a whole week trying to figure out what the problem was, I put my elbows on the desk, my head in my hands, virtualy pulling my hair out and when I looked down, I noticed a small piece of popcorn wedged in the delete key! I cleaned the keyboard and all is fine!
So remember, when your PC isnt working right, be sure to check the keyboard first.
I turned on my PC only to find that any icon I clicked on would want to delete its self.
I immediatly ran a virus check but it showed up clean.
I rebooted my PC, checked bio's all was fine.
Still my PC was corrupted and everytime I double clicked on something, the confirm deletion box would pop up.
I was frustrated and so I went to symantec, did full scan from there website, still nothing.
I began to manualy search for virus's that would resemble my problem.
After not finding any virus's, and after I thought I have exhausted my resources, I decided to save all data to disks and reinstall my OS, (windowsxp).
After a few days, I had successfully reinstalled my OS. When I turned my PC on I immediatly went to click on an icon and I still had the same problem. In my frustration and after spending a whole week trying to figure out what the problem was, I put my elbows on the desk, my head in my hands, virtualy pulling my hair out and when I looked down, I noticed a small piece of popcorn wedged in the delete key! I cleaned the keyboard and all is fine!
So remember, when your PC isnt working right, be sure to check the keyboard first.
Last edited by jaymoford; Mar 23, 2005 at 11:48 PM.
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i bet you must have felt kind of dumb. i have that complex, get upset at something that goes wrong without looking at the big picture and go to extremes and when i finally do calm down and start to notice the little things than i notice the problem.
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My wife threw her printer in the trash because it quit working.I guess with it being in the trash that forced me to look at it for a possible fix.After I pulled it out of the trash I plugged it in and it wouldn't take/feed paper.I tried and tried to get paper to feed without any luck.I thought well before I throw it away, I will turn it upside down and shake it to see if something might reset or something would go back in its proper place.When I started shaking it these mini light bulbs from a mini Xmas tree started falling out.I have no idea how they got in there but it works like new again.Good Luck!
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Hey jaymoford, that was a good and funny story. I've been there. But my solutions have been, shall we say, to tap the key board or mouse with extreme prejudice. It's a good idea to look at the whole picture. Much cheaper too.
I also had a printer that broke. Or so I thought. It would'nt print right. My ink monitor showed it being full. It wasn't. Changed the cartridges. Now it prints normal. Again, look at the whole picture.
I also had a printer that broke. Or so I thought. It would'nt print right. My ink monitor showed it being full. It wasn't. Changed the cartridges. Now it prints normal. Again, look at the whole picture.
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Originally Posted by Ruckus
My wife threw her printer in the trash because it quit working.I guess with it being in the trash that forced me to look at it for a possible fix.After I pulled it out of the trash I plugged it in and it wouldn't take/feed paper.I tried and tried to get paper to feed without any luck.I thought well before I throw it away, I will turn it upside down and shake it to see if something might reset or something would go back in its proper place.When I started shaking it these mini light bulbs from a mini Xmas tree started falling out.I have no idea how they got in there but it works like new again.Good Luck!
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jaymoford:
Maddening, isn't it?!?!?!
We had a guy at work that sat behind his PC for 8 hours. Even ate lunch there!!!!!!
He would eat, then with his elbows on the desk, he would 'brush' his hands off, then reach for a napkin.
He wondered why some of the keys on his keyboard stopped working.
(Strange anomaly.)
Not only did we find Popeyes Chicken (crumbs) in the keyboard, he had spilled Coca-Cola, bread, chocolate chips, you name it - it was in there.
The first time this happened, we were on Overtime.
Turned off the PC, disconnected the keyboard, and took acohol and Q-Tips and removed the keys (one at a time) and cleaned the darned thing.
Next time. . . . . Called IT.
"Something is wrong with this PC. We THINK it's the keyboard. Can you bring us another one??"
No more eating near a PC. Not at work. Not at home.
Glad you got yours back up and running.
Maddening, isn't it?!?!?!
We had a guy at work that sat behind his PC for 8 hours. Even ate lunch there!!!!!!
He would eat, then with his elbows on the desk, he would 'brush' his hands off, then reach for a napkin.
He wondered why some of the keys on his keyboard stopped working.
(Strange anomaly.)
Not only did we find Popeyes Chicken (crumbs) in the keyboard, he had spilled Coca-Cola, bread, chocolate chips, you name it - it was in there.
The first time this happened, we were on Overtime.
Turned off the PC, disconnected the keyboard, and took acohol and Q-Tips and removed the keys (one at a time) and cleaned the darned thing.
Next time. . . . . Called IT.
"Something is wrong with this PC. We THINK it's the keyboard. Can you bring us another one??"
No more eating near a PC. Not at work. Not at home.
Glad you got yours back up and running.
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