Key repeating on keyboard

[purge]

Help,

I have an HP Omnibook XE4100. With windows XP installed. For some reason a key or key function
on the laptop keyboard is repeating constantly. Its like this ````````````````

I ve looked on some sites and have had little or no luck at all. Anyone know what I can do
to stop this from happening? Do I now have to part with cash to fix the repeating key?

Thanks

 

[brady]

Try cleaning it first with canned air.
When did this start btw ?

 

[purge]

Just started about 4 hours ago.

Thanks for quick reply

 

[brady]

clean it for sure.

 

[mycompisslow]

or buy a new keyboard

 

[Nitestick]

its a laptop i think, he can't just buy a new keyboard. canned air sounds like the best option. does the key feel any different when you strike it?

 

[PZEROFGH]

yeah i would say take off the keyboard and clean it out. or just blow air in between the keys.

 

[Alvin.C]

Re:

Hello,

Does this occur in safe mode?

 

[purge]

Hi again

The laptop is working fine now. I just shoke some dust off the thing and the keyboard is working fine now. So it must have been some particle stuck behind the laptop keyboard.

Thanks