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Comment on Howto: Laptop Keyboard Repair by LondonLaptopRepairs

LondonLaptopRepairs — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:34:29 +0000

Very good guide dude, but when you hjave 1 or 2 keys missing, then your left with no choice but to replace the keyboard.

I’m yet to find a company which sells individual keys for laptop keyboards.

Comment on Howto: Laptop Keyboard Repair by Londonlaptops

Londonlaptops — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:30:53 +0000

Very handy guide, especially for delicate keyboards

Comment on WinSIXAXIS 1.1.0.192 is out by Pendaz

Pendaz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:54:41 +0000

nearly got this thing working, after three days (on and off) of trying to fix it my sixaxis finally responds in Windows Game Controllers..

Few problems tho:

Winsixaxis gives access violation on startup, when clicking ok it dissapears, winsixaxis loads and has values in all boxes (i guess this is good?)

now from this point on, the controller constantly vibrates… is there a fix for this? everything else seems to work ok, but its pretty annoying that it keeps vibrating

Heres what im using:

Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit
Sixaxisdriver.exe
libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.12.1
WinSIXAXIS-1.1.0.194-Setup

Thanks

-Pendaz

Comment on Howto: Laptop Keyboard Repair by pahan

pahan — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:50:43 +0000

wow, thanks for perfect manual of keyboard repairs!

Comment on Howto: Laptop Keyboard Repair by KyubiNoKitsune

KyubiNoKitsune — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:55:06 +0000

Okay, I’m leaving this message in hopes that my problem can be fixed.
I found this guide helpful, as I’m a very heavy typist. My keys have been wearing out lately since my PC is nearing its first birthday.
Last night my space bar stopped working.
It appears that the spring on the right side, the side where I type, is a bit worn down.
The only thing I wish this guide had was a description on how to take the keys off without breaking the bracket off.
I tried to repair an acer key once, and I broke the bracket while taking it off. Luckily that was my f5 key.
Now, I’m confident that if I can just get the key off I can fix the problem.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Comment on WinSIXAXIS 1.1.0.192 is out by IraqiGeek

IraqiGeek — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:27:26 +0000

Don’t have a dual-shock 3 controller, nor access to one. So, I haven’t been able to debug/fix this issue with dual-shock gamepads…

Comment on WinSIXAXIS 1.1.0.192 is out by IraqiGeek

IraqiGeek — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:13:32 +0000

Nightshade722,

Unfortunately, I cannot really help you much there. However, please note that WinSixAxis doesn’t allow you to use the triggers in analog mode.

Comment on WinSIXAXIS 1.1.0.192 is out by Nightshade722

Nightshade722 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:39:09 +0000

ok i successfully fixed the above problem. you have to go into your C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers folder and delete ppjoy’s 2 driver files. dont remember the exact names, but if you mouseover the files it should say something about PPJoy in the Description part. look around that folder and see if there are any other driver files installed (i had dualshock3.sys in there too) and delete them as well. i dont know if this mattered or not, but during WinSIXAXIS installation it installs PPJoy, and PPJoy automatically creates a virtual pad from the get-go. so after PPJoy installed but before i finished WinSIXAXIS installation, i opened ppjoy and removed the virtual pad it created (since winsixaxis creates one on first run anyway). finished installation, ran it, the proper boxes popped up and no more error! unfortunately the controller perpetually rumbles, i assume its because im using a DS3 instead of SIXAXIS controller. -_-

Comment on WinSIXAXIS 1.1.0.192 is out by Nightshade722

Nightshade722 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:58:12 +0000

ive got the same problem as aero528, and no amount of uninstallation seems to remedy the problem. as far as i can tell ive completely removed the drivers in device manager, somehow its still recognizing it as PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller and it says the hardware is installed and ready to be used. this shouldnt be possible if the drivers are uninstalled right? ive tried uninstalled and reinstalling everything 3 times, following a guide to prevent winsixaxis from freezing (i.e. a guide to make sure all drivers and progs have been removed). ppjoy and winsixaxis run with this error, but they wont recognize any inputs, and neither will windows for that matter. a response on how to remedy this would be greatly appreciated, unless you have an alternative that allows me to use the triggers as analog instead of digital!

Comment on Howto: Laptop Keyboard Repair by compugeek

compugeek — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:23:37 +0000

Thank you very much for creating this guide.
My youngest son ( 2.5 years old ) had fun with my laptop while i was away for a few seconds and when i came back – several letters were scattered on my computertable ( and missing from my keyboard ).

I was so frustrated because the “buy new keyboard” option is somewhat harder with a laptop than with a stationary, but after reading your guide i fixed my keyboard in a few mintues!