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piggynose | 16:35 Tue 24th May 2011 | Technology
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i had a look at the links, but i couldnt find anything to help me. all i need to do is find something to stop my browser going mad and losing control. as i said b4, i still cant compose anything without the words going all over the page.

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Does it happen with all browsers?
Does it happen if you type with two fingers and keep your hands well away from the touchpad etc?
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blooming eck hc4361, as i´m only using intenet explorer, i will download another browser now, (i´m only using 2 fingers, still happening).
let you know a little later
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just downloaded firefox, things seemed ok until i typed the 6th word.
yes still have the same problem!!
and firefox is blooming slow compared to i.explorer

should i bother getting google chrome?
It's worth a try, and don't forget opera!
Are you keeping your hands well away from the touchpad?
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yes i´m keeping my hands away,
will try googlechrome, and opera!!??
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installed opera & googlechrome, still made no difference.
Have you got caret browsing turned on?
press F7
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what is caret browsing??
pressed F7, now what?
should i be sorted now?
When you pressed F7, did you get a message?
What did it say?
Are you sorted?
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exploration by caret
want to enable the exploration by the caret. press F7 to activate or deactivate the exploration by the caret. This feature places a moveable cursor in web sites highlight the text with the keyboard.
.... not show this message again.
this is the english translation,it worked briefly, then went back to what it was b4.
but no as bad.
Gawd. It was just a thought - I remembered activating caret browsing on my old laptop by mistake and I didn't like it at all.

I am scratching my head.
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look hc4361, i´m grateful for any advice at the moment, blooming desperate!!
Perhaps the best bet is to take it to a shop who can look at it, rather than imagine the problem. It may be something simple/ridiculous and solvable while you are shown how ? If it is something more serious then maybe the laptop needs replacing ?
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o.g, the laptop never acts up in the shop, twice ive took it back, and the problem mysteriously disappears. making me look stupid!!
can you do a screen print and post it so we can see what this problem looks like when it happens?
What do you unplug and leave at home when you take it to the shop?
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bibblebub, what do you mean? its a laptop, what could i leave at home?

scotman, i´ll give you an example later
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whaen t usually happens is, whet of order. in fact this is on i get to the 3rd line, the words are all ouit hapenning now.
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another exampleng up, comi. t hasnthat was quick. i thought the F7 cured it, obviously it.

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