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keyboard woes - JustMe


Posted: Jun 24, 2013

keyboard acting up, cannot get response for alt f3 or f9 and don't know why.  i have tried the F Lock key and that does not help it.

do they normally work? - just curious

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...this happens to me whenever I run my expander, or have some other program that takes over those commands (which I usually have forgotten about). 


 


you can assign those keys to certain functions, have you checked to see what they are assigned to?  what kind of system are you using?

keyboard - JustMe

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I got them to work, I think it was the f lock key. grrr.....

Cats use keyboards while we sleep (sm) - Rose

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I never touch my F-lock on the keyboard, but a couple of times a week I have to reset it. One night got up and found my cat on my keyboard and the computer online on the order page for Murphy's Pizza!
With extra anchovies, please. - >^..^<
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purrr


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