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Last answer on Nov 19, 2009 8:41:23 pm GMT KM, on May 30, 2009 11:29:23 am BST 
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Hello, I have an IBM Thinkpad laptop and get numbers instead of characters on some ok the keys. a 2 on the K 5 on the I and so on. I have tried unlocking the FN key using the suggested key combination on this forum but with no luck. Does anyone know what else I can try?

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str.ange, on May 30, 2009 1:28:02 pm BST

Hi,
i was having the same problem, i restarted my laptop and this solved my problem.
try it too.

   
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KM, on May 30, 2009 11:21:20 pm BST

Hi. Thanksm, but I tried restart previously also. No luck there.

   
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KM, on Jun 1, 2009 9:42:46 pm BST

Hi, I eventually solved the problem It requires pressing and holding the Caps Lock and NumLK ScrLK keys down together.

   
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Zii, on Jun 6, 2009 1:04:42 pm BST
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Hello,
This problem is solved by pressing "fn" and "num lk scroll" keys down together, not "Caps lock" instead of "fn". Try both, you will see. i gues S/he was pressing the keys ramdomly and the problem got solved un aware!! the light next to the "num lk scroll" should be off for the keyboard to work normally. If the light is "on" then the "fn" key is active and locks the functions on the keys eg. "U" becomes "4" instead coz there are on the same key. I>5, O>6 and so on. those sre the chracters that are circled on the same key. to enable and disable those characters, do as mensioned above.

"welcome"

   
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KM, on Jun 6, 2009 6:22:52 pm BST

Thank you

   
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 Jakob, on Nov 19, 2009 8:41:23 pm GMT

I try'ed everything to write trademark signs, hearts and stuffs like that.
FN + ALT + "CODE" (dont work)
FN+ Num/Scr + Alt + Code ( dont work)
Tryied not using fn/alt.

Still i cant write the codes.

I'm on a laptop pls help me.

   
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