The Letters 'D', 'I', and 'N' on my laptop won't work. Any Ideas??

I was in the middle of writing a message, when suddenly the 'D' key on my keyboard became stuck. In an attempt to free it, I pressed with a little more force and the 'D' key popped out. Now, the letters 'D', along with the letters 'I', and 'N' no longer work! (I had to copy & paste those letters to compose this question). THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS! It's a Dell Insperon 6400 if that helps. Thanks in advance.

Answers:
Try buying a spray can of compressed air and spray it out. Maybe a crumb or something got stuck in there and is preventing the key from touching the little metal piece to make it show up on the screen.

Unless there's a 24 hour Walmart near you, you're probably going to need to wait until morning. In the meantime, try holding the laptop upside down and shaking it gently to get out any dust/dirt/etc that might be in there. The link "Douglas M" gave is good for cleaning tips. Clean it out the best you can and try restarting it.

If all else fails, do you still have a warranty for the laptop? You can try and send it back and ask them to fix it. Though with Dell that could take the next millennium lol.

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As for copy and pasting the letters, it would probably be easier to open the "on screen keyboard"

Follow these prompts:
"Start" > "All Programs" > "Accessories" > "Accessibilities" > "On-Screen Keyboard"

Then you can just click the letter with your mouse rather than copy and paste them repeatedly.
Buy a new keyboard and plug it into a USB port.
Can't you just put the key back in?
Hmmmm...Restart the computer?

Are they stuck, or just not working?

Either way, pry off the keys and clean the keyboard.
Would drive me nuts too, but in my case it's only a short put.
Look here
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,112041...
You can call dell and get one ordered for you laptop and get someone to put it in or plug in an USB keyboard.
Rakel,

You wore it out. lol.

Seriously though, you may try cleaning the keys. Try and pop the key buttons off, then take a look at the shaft that the buttons connect to, push them down and see if they pop back up. Maybe the spring has broken, or there may have been some liquid spilled onto the keyboard.

If you have no luck with that, then it is time to buy a replacement keyboard from dell. I know someone suggested that you get a USB keyboard, but with a laptop that is a hassle. Replacing the keyboard is not that big of deal, try to find Dell's online repair manual and download it.

If there's anything else I can do for you let me know.

Larry
you need to get some keyboard dust spray to remove the access build up between he keys,and they will un freeze those that are stuck.
yeah sounds like u need a good cleaning . are u the only one that uses computer? it doesn't take much to mess up a keyboard. what i always do is buy a separate keyboard(like the one used on a desktop and plug it in a usb port on laptop when i'm using my laptop at home. i suggest popping off a couple keys at a time and getting a soft cloth and spray the cloth with endust for electronics and wipe over each area where u removed keys, then follow up with a can of air duster or any brand of compressed air. do u still have warranty on laptop? if u do, after u have tried cleaning ur keyboard, i suggest giving them a call or emailing.

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