Char Jackson wrote:
On 15 Sep 2020 19:38:22 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Ken Blake wrote:
[...]

I'm different in this respect from almost all the rest of you. If my
keyboard gets old and and dirty, I just toss it out and buy a new one.
They're inexpensive, unless you want a very fancy expensive one; I don't.

I would like to do that too. The problem is that the rest of the
laptop is attached to it! :-)

(Yes, I know I could attach an external keyboard, but that makes it
quite akward. But if push comes to shove, I might have to do that. One
key (escape) already broken (and remapped), another (which can - for all
intents and purposes - not be remapped) getting flaky. Knocking on wood
with fingers crossed.)

I agree with Big Al. If your laptop is a name brand, there will almost
surely be replacement keyboards available, and IME they don't tend to be
expensive. If your current KB isn't lighted but it was an option, this
could your chance to upgrade to a lighted KB.

Installation is usually easy. On my Dell, it simply snaps out. I could be
typing on a new KB in about a minute. On my HP, some trim pieces need to
come off first, so give me about 3-5 minutes on that one.

Thanks (to both you and Big Al).

Yes, when the time comes I'll probably try to do that. I'm not so
handy anymore with delicate stuff (used to make/fix electronic stuff in
the very old days, but now do only simple things), but I'll try before
replacing it.

My laptop is also an HP one, HP Pavilion 15-p142nd ('d' is probably
for Dutch (powerplug)). Little over 5 years old, running Windows 8.1.
Other than a bad battery - due to constant charging - and this keyboard
problem, it's perfectly fine! :-)