Hodsocks
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Well I'm doing well for laptops this week, this laptop has me puzzled and is resisting any attempt to fix it. The problem is that when it boots into windows if you double click on anything it just brings up the properties dialogue box, if you right click the menu appears and disappears in a fraction of a second. If you click on the start button and then go to programs, the list comes and goes almost instantly. I have carried out virus and spyware scans and deleted anything found. I have tried system restore but it wont let me choose any previous date. If I try to type into any box, ie run command, most of the time it will not type anything but its intermittent, but strangely enough it will always type a vowel letter if nothing else and the vowels come out with an accent above them.
I tried to repair windows with the XP disc but it gets to the first blue screen and won't let me select any option so it seems I cannot even reload the software. have been into the BIOS but again sometimes the keyboard does not respond.
The funny thing is that sometimes it will boot into windows and everything works ne for a while and then it goes funny again. I almost feel that all it needs is some keyboard combination to restore functionality. I tried a usb keyboard and that also does not seem to work correctly, even down to the strange vowels.
Has anyone any suggestions before I hurl it out of the window.
I tried to repair windows with the XP disc but it gets to the first blue screen and won't let me select any option so it seems I cannot even reload the software. have been into the BIOS but again sometimes the keyboard does not respond.
The funny thing is that sometimes it will boot into windows and everything works ne for a while and then it goes funny again. I almost feel that all it needs is some keyboard combination to restore functionality. I tried a usb keyboard and that also does not seem to work correctly, even down to the strange vowels.
Has anyone any suggestions before I hurl it out of the window.