OMG!

[BigR]

I can't imagine you guys have jobs?  If you do...then I have to ask - why not just blow/vacuum them out and use some 409 or windex and clean the keys? Or shell out the $10 and get another one?

Just saying what most are thinking, that's all.

It takes all of 15 minutes to do. Why would I spend 20 bucks on a brand new keyboard if I have a perfectly good one thats just a little dirty? It would take longer, require more effort, and cost more money to go out to a store and find a good keyboard. Besides, some people like to tinker and fix their own stuff instead of just throwing it away.

[drdeathx]

[mensa180]

Fear not -- stick it in the dishwasher.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11029793

Cool!  I'll try it with my laptop!

[SD67]

My keyboard is pre windows 95.
It is the only PS2 keyboard I've ever found without a windows key on it.
I've been known to physically remove windows keys and put them into the garbage disposal unit.
I ain't doing anything that will risk it not working.

[RTHolmes]

My keyboard is pre windows 95.
It is the only PS2 keyboard I've ever found without a windows key on it.
I've been known to physically remove windows keys and put them into the garbage disposal unit.
I ain't doing anything that will risk it not working.

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216893:

To disable the Windows key, do the following steps:

   1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK.
   2. On the Windows menu, click HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE on Local Machine.
   3. Click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then double-click the Keyboard Layout folder.
   4. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, type in Scancode Map, click REG_BINARY as the Data Type, and then click OK.
   5. Type 00000000000000000300000000005 BE000005CE000000000 in the Data field, and then click OK.
   6. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.

edit: actually the MS instructions are wrong. you should copy the reg key from the web page and paste it into the reg editor so there are no typos

[SD67]

But my way is more fun

[RTHolmes]

 

[cobia38]

my keyboard runs and hides when i come near it with any type of cleaning stuff

[waystin2]

Damn you 999000.  I'm a germ-a-phobe and you made me look.  I think I scrubbed the lettering off the keys!  LOL

[999000]

<S> Waystin...I just knew you guys would have fun with this one!<S> 999000

[BaldEagl]

If you want to do something scary lift it up hold it upside down and shake it!

I've been doing that once a week for years.

[Babalonian]

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216893:


edit: actually the MS instructions are wrong. you should copy the reg key from the web page and paste it into the reg editor so there are no typos

There is a checkbox somewhere on windows XP that allows you to disable your windows key... I just forgot how to find it since I've never needed it again after finding it the first time... ever.

[A8TOOL]

http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_windows_key/
Disable Windows Key :: Useful Stuff :: JohnHaller.com

[Softail]

Keyboard works better with dirt.....

     Its when I see bogeys off in the distance...and then realize its dirt on the monitor...now THAT is problem ;-)

[Squire]

...yet another use for the ShamWow.