fizzgig
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:00 PM
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my laptop is begging to be tossed out the window (help needed) |
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i have a compaq armada E500. this morning i started having problems dragging things/selecting text (i was playing solitaire when i noticed it), but it is very sporadic. i can move the pointer, i can click things with both the touchpad and the buttons.
i'm not sure how to troubleshoot this problem. anyone have any ideas?
cross-posted in the computer forum
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Boogie
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:24 PM
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1. Make sure the laptop is open and on when you throw it. |
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Makes for a more dramatic thud when it hits the ground.
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petronius
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:41 PM
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13. Perhaps more importantly, make sure the window is open! |
billyskank
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:26 PM
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2. Do you have another computer? |
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If not, don't toss it out the window yet. We need you here. :hug:
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fizzgig
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:28 PM
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4. i think i'm just gonna have to buy a mouse |
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and you're such a sweetie :hug:
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:30 PM
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7. Ah yes, I got a mouse for my laptop |
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That touchpad thing is just too crap for words.
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fizzgig
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:32 PM
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9. it worked just fine until this morning |
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but then again, it's an older machine
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:28 PM
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3. Can We Set It On Fire First? |
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and will you wait for me to get there before you do!
:shrug:
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maybe there is something under your touchpad? dust, food, cat litter?
:shrug: (sorry about that last comment)
I don't know my friend
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fizzgig
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:30 PM
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6. of course we'll set it on fire first |
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and why are you sorry about that last comment? it's more likely cat hair, the monsters shed like you wouldn't believe
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:33 PM
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11. Didn't Want To Pick On Your Cats.... |
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:shrug:
but cat hair might be the culprit?
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:28 PM
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:31 PM
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8. i'm coming to the conclusion that i'm going to have to do that |
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but i want to see if i can fix it before spending money
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:33 PM
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10. You can usually get a mouse for like, $5 |
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I'd try plugging in someone elses mouse. Chances are, if it works, the problem is the touch pad, and it'd cost you more than a hundred mice to fix it. I used to do warranty work for compaq. 9.9 times out of 10, if a mouse works, it'll be cheaper than the alternative.
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Sun Feb-25-07 06:34 PM
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12. Get an optical mouse ... |
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with shedding cats, you'll spend your life cleaning mouse balls.
Y'know, unless that sort of thing appeals to ya :rofl:
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Sun Feb-25-07 08:56 PM
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14. Similar deal here, mine's an Armada m700 |
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The little knob works fine, but the main button is screwed. I got a cute little mouse at Staples for ten bucks, works fine now. This computer's battery is dead, and the plug is very touchy. I dug it out of the closet about a month ago, dumped that damned Win 2000, and put Kubuntu on it. Works super now! However, I have to type with only my right hand at present, since there's a cat lying on the other one.
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