Rows and rows of 4s

[Gillg]

Help, please!  My laptop seems to have gone mad and is printing an endless stream of 4s. At the moment it is resting and I can type, but I fear this may happen again.  Any suggestions as to how I can stop this?

[Ray T]

Is there something stuck in your keyboard or possibly the 4/r key has given up the ghost.

If it starts again, hold down the shift key and see if it produces sows and rows of “r”s.

[hallmark]

https://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Jammed-Keyboard-Key

[Gillg]

Maybe it's my fault for nibbling biscuits as I type!  Actually I do suddenly seem to be free from the 444... printing at the moment.  Perhaps I have somehow freed the key, but I'll look at the various remedies now.  Thank you for the links, Hallmark, and for your suggestions, Ray T.

[Gillg]

Ray T
Tried holding down the shift key, but nothing happened. Fingers crossed, maybe it has cleared itself.  Thanks.

[hallmark]

Just put it in a case and put it in car standing laptop one end when you're driving somewhere.....  Bumps on road become useful!   

[Mart 'n' Al]

Gillg,  it seems that you cleared the problem, but did you mean that you're getting the numbers appearing on your screen or printing to a printer? Also Hoovering the keyboard or blasting it with compressed air is also likely to help. Also just turning the keyboard and/or laptop over and giving it a good shake should help. You might even have enough leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.

Martin

[Gillg]

The endless rows of 4 just showed on the screen.  Haven't tried printing yet.  Anyway, a judicious use of my little pastry brush seems to have done the trick for now, though I'll bear in mind the various solutions offered.  I did find the one which suggested taking off the individual tiles rather alarming . Thanks, everyone.

[Mart 'n' Al]

After a career in IT, now retired, I never knew the secret of the pastry brush.

Off Topic, I often wonder if you could do DNA tests on the whole family by swabbing the grime off the mouse...

Martin