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First Aid Your Laptop: No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk

Oh the joys of motherhood. My baby Blanche de Castille (hp dv 6000 laptop) is ill and even as I type this, I might be pushing it. But hopefully, "safe mode" is exactly what it says it is. Safe. So a couple of weeks ago, someone accidentally spilled some liquid on Blanche, and like any true baby who's exposed to the elements, Blanche has gone through a series of ailments. First her keys were sticky and the quickplay buttons wouldn't work. I didn't really mind that, don't really use them much anyway --except for the mute button. Then the mousepad was acting iffy. To rectify that, I switched the primary mouse from the left to the right. Thing is, whenever I switch her on, it alternates between the two. So I can never tell which my primary mouse is, unless I remember what it was the last time. Sigh. That I could handle as well. Next, the battery wouldn't charge. It got up to 1% battery power left, and anytime I accidentally unplugged the power cord, every...