milk on touch pad mouse

emily90 · 14-12-2010, 10:55

yeah you read it right - i spilt milk and cereals on my laptop. i thought it wouldn't be much of a problem until my touch pad mouse thing decided to be stupid and not work properly. what can i do??

entwisi · 14-12-2010, 12:51

Turn it off an leave teh laptop somewhere warm( NOT HOT!!!) to dry out fully before trying to use it again. If its still faulty then you either need to get a new one fitted or just use a mouse/trackball with it instead.

Mick · 14-12-2010, 14:52

And don't eat cereals and milk over the laptop again

mallard · 14-12-2010, 15:21

I hope you have got it working a gain

sean2008 · 14-12-2010, 16:04

its also worth giving the surface of the pad a wipe with a screen wipe or baby wipe because milk will leave a residue on the surface and will interfere also

flashy · 14-12-2010, 17:37

find a cat

cashman · 14-12-2010, 23:22

Assume yer not doin a I.T. degree?

entwisi · 15-12-2010, 06:03

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Originally Posted by cashman

Assume yer not doin a I.T. degree?

That means nowt mate, colleagure at work managed to knocka full cup of tea over his work lappy yesterday. I heard teh fizz, crackle pop from my desk, 15 feet away

Less · 15-12-2010, 10:33

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Originally Posted by entwisi

That means nowt mate, colleagure at work managed to knocka full cup of tea over his work lappy yesterday. I heard teh fizz, crackle pop from my desk, 15 feet away

Yes we all know we shouldn't, but we all still do, he says whilst sipping his brew then balancing it precariously close to his keyboard.

Perhaps Toast & Marmalade for breakfast in future? (It won't stop those slip ups but takes longer to gum up the keys).

jaysay · 15-12-2010, 11:02

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Originally Posted by Less

Yes we all know we shouldn't, but we all still do, he says whilst sipping his brew then balancing it precariously close to his keyboard.

Perhaps Toast & Marmalade for breakfast in future? (It won't stop those slip ups but takes longer to gum up the keys).

Are you sure Less

Less · 15-12-2010, 11:09

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Are you sure Less

Been there, done that, washed the keyboard & left it on a radiator to dry. (Do not try this at home).

I suspect you have done similar but dried your keyboard in the microwave, THAT explains why your spell checker never works.

jaysay · 15-12-2010, 11:13

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Originally Posted by Less

Been there, done that, washed the keyboard & left it on a radiator to dry. (Do not try this at home).

I suspect you have done similar but dried your keyboard in the microwave, THAT explains why your spell checker never works.

Nout wrong with the spell checker Less, its the prat that doesn't check that what is corrected is actually right and not in the wrong context where the promlem lies