forcing me to "rename" everything I click on

[Guest former whiz kid]

My laptop keyboard got wet but it is all dried out now and I am using

an external keyboard until I install the replacement that I've just

received. But, something really weird is going on.

 

Every time that I click on any folder or mail folder the system is

trying to force me to rename that object. So, I can't open any mail

folders, even using the pull-down menus. It's almost like it thinks I

have double-clicked. When I pull up a folder, everything even looks

greyed out and the folder name in the address bar is "selected". But

now I am composing this message and I cannot double-click or drag-and-

select. But, everything works normally in Notepad.

 

The amount of liquid that got on the keyboard was tiny and I blew it

out with compressed air, sprayed it with alcohol, put it in a bag with

silica get for 2 days. Unfortunately, I turned it on once before I

realized how dumb that was. The disk and the rest of the underside of

the laptop never looked wet.

 

I don't know if I have a windows problem or a hardware problem. Any

advice??

 

Thanks!

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: forcing me to "rename" everything I click on

 

former whiz kid wrote:

> My laptop keyboard got wet but it is all dried out now and I am

> using an external keyboard until I install the replacement that

> I've just received. But, something really weird is going on.

>

> Every time that I click on any folder or mail folder the system is

> trying to force me to rename that object. So, I can't open any mail

> folders, even using the pull-down menus. It's almost like it

> thinks I have double-clicked. When I pull up a folder, everything

> even looks greyed out and the folder name in the address bar is

> "selected". But now I am composing this message and I cannot

> double-click or drag-and- select. But, everything works normally

> in Notepad.

>

> The amount of liquid that got on the keyboard was tiny and I blew it

> out with compressed air, sprayed it with alcohol, put it in a bag

> with silica get for 2 days. Unfortunately, I turned it on once

> before I realized how dumb that was. The disk and the rest of the

> underside of the laptop never looked wet.

>

> I don't know if I have a windows problem or a hardware problem. Any

> advice??

 

Sounds like hardware.

 

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[Guest PA20Pilot]

Re: forcing me to "rename" everything I click on

 

Hi,

 

Have you tried popping open the laptop keyboard and looking for junk

in/under there? It's possible some litter got washed up under a key and

now the key presure pad under the buttons is stuck down/on.

 

 

 

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[Guest Gord Dibben]

Re: forcing me to "rename" everything I click on

 

Hmmmm let's see now.

 

Everything was OK until my I let my engine crankcase run out of oil.

 

Now my car won't run because the engine won't start.

 

I wonder if it is my ignition system or the engine?

 

 

Gord

 

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:56:43 -0800 (PST), former whiz kid

<laying_low@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>My laptop keyboard got wet but it is all dried out now and I am using

>an external keyboard until I install the replacement that I've just

>received. But, something really weird is going on.

>

>Every time that I click on any folder or mail folder the system is

>trying to force me to rename that object. So, I can't open any mail

>folders, even using the pull-down menus. It's almost like it thinks I

>have double-clicked. When I pull up a folder, everything even looks

>greyed out and the folder name in the address bar is "selected". But

>now I am composing this message and I cannot double-click or drag-and-

>select. But, everything works normally in Notepad.

>

>The amount of liquid that got on the keyboard was tiny and I blew it

>out with compressed air, sprayed it with alcohol, put it in a bag with

>silica get for 2 days. Unfortunately, I turned it on once before I

>realized how dumb that was. The disk and the rest of the underside of

>the laptop never looked wet.

>

>I don't know if I have a windows problem or a hardware problem. Any

>advice??

>

>Thanks!