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CuriousLord -> RE: Computer Question (1/23/2008 7:13:25 PM)
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It could be a lot of different things, so let's narrow it down.
-Is the video off the net, DVD, harddrive, or other?
-Have you been experiencing any issues with viruses, popups, spyware, etc?
-Do you keep more programs open at a time now, or restart the computer less often?
-Do you have new anti-virus or similar programs since the problem occured?
The most common fix to this problem would be cleaning your DVD, if it's off one.. and, very carefully (by someone who knows how to), perhaps cleaning the laser window in the player itself. Like old fashion records, CD's and DVD's can skip when they can't read the surface of the disc properly. When DVD's do it, thanks to new-ish technology, they can pick up where they left off at.
If your DVD or the DVD player has some dust or so on it, it can cause this skipping. Since this is a relatively common problem and it's relatively easily fixed, it may be a good first shot.
PS- Keyboards cost like $20, sometimes not even that much. If it's a laptop, you can still just plug a keyboard into it and it should work just fine without installing anything. It's a popular solution to aging keyboards and for people who just don't like the smaller keys on laptops. (Many people keep the larger keyboard at their desk or where ever they happen to use the laptop often, then just use the normal keyboard on it when they go somewhere.)
Computer repair people can also replace laptop keyboards. Mine's always been replaced under warrentee, so I don't know how much this might cost.
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