General Chat

Right got the old keyboard down and guess what it is (so far) working good only problem it is so far away from the screen having to peer at the blooming thing. Thanks Errol a million for all the time you took :-D

ok no hurry but at least that should tell us if it is hardware or software

Yes think it is will get it down tomorrow :-)

ok no worries.
If it is a usb keyboard (flat plug) then we can plug it in and see if it makes a difference tomorrow.

I was looking for it yesterday but hubbyl has put it in the loft and as he is out tonight won't be able to get it till tomorrow (I can't get up there lol!)

Yes lol I mean a big computer.
Ok so it should have a detachable keyboard.
If we are lucky it will be a usb keyboard (don't worry about what this means)
If it is relatively to hand is there any chance you could get the keyboard?

Desktop....if you mean a big computer ....see how dopey I am!

Is it a laptop or desktop?

Only one broken one!! sorry

ok - do you have any other computers in the house?

Hi again no it started suddenly and it was happening all the time every 2 words however since yesterday I can type about 6/8 words before it starts ...."A Big Improvement" ..... I was wondering if it could be something to do with talk/t... As a typist it is frustrating to type soo slowly and have to stop and sort the text out (just typed "out" but the u jumped up to the middle of "again" at the top

Island - which version of Windows 7 is it?

You can find out by...

1. Click on Start menu and right click on Computer on the right hand side.
2. Select Properties.
3. The window that opens will tell you which version you are running, near the top.
4. Further down the window it will tell you, next to "System type", whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit.
5. You can close this window just by clicking on the little red "X" in the top right corner.


Nolls - did your problem start gradually or did it just suddenly start doing it? Does it always happen or are there times when it seems to be working ok?

OK speak tomorrow ...Night!

Island and Nolls I will get back to both of you tomorrow.
Nolls I think it may be a hardware rather than software problem.

Errol thanks for the very clear instructions.
It said at the end that the softwear is up to date
It is a little better letting me type about 8 words now (sort of) I think I really need to take it to shop Thank you for all your help your a Gem

That sounds familiar from previous googlings I have done Errol - real life got in the way of sorting it. It would be great to fix it if possible but right now my pit is calling. Catchoo tomorrow and many thanks. :-D

Island - ok it is possible that you don't have the Synaptic touchpad drivers installed but we can soon fix this if you want

Errol, I've tried that before and it doesn't work.

Nolls, mine isn't quite that bad but it would be unusual for the text not to jump within 30/40 words. It's particularly despairing as I am not a touch typist so my text often looks like gobbledegook.

Island I think the on/off button for the touchpad on your model is in the top left corner of the touchpad just below the touchpad light.

Quickly double tapping there may turn it on and off.