From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 7, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: multiple keys on keystroke
>
> Leo,
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> I'm trying to fix a Dell Inspiron 6000 for my friend. There's
> a problem with the keyboard. When I'm typing and I press
> either the 2,w,s, or x button, both that letter and the
> letter to the right of it appear on the screen (ie so that 2,
> w, s, x, turns into 23, we, sd, xc) and the same thing with
> pressing 3,e,d,c, it also types the button to the left
> (3,e,d,c -> 32,ew,ds,cx). Do you know why this might be
> happening and how do i fix it? if i could help my friend that
> would be great
Sounds like a short in the keyboard itself. In otherwords, a
hardware issue. You can try blowing it out carefully with some
compressed air, perhaps even carefully pop the keytops off and
clean inside, but I think it's more likley you'll have to
replace the keyboard.
Thanks for asking,
Leo