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Asked Jan 1, 2009, 04:11 PM — 3 Answers
My Gateway Laptop computer types the wrong characters for instance I press the letter o and the number 6 comes up

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Jan 1, 2009, 05:40 PM
It sounds like you have num-lock activated as the O would usually be 6 on the keypad if using numbers

Don't know on your model, but undo num-lock
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Jan 1, 2009, 05:46 PM
3 possibilities:
1. The keyboard is bad. If in warranty, Gateway will send you a replacement keyboard.
2. The software may be set up for a different keyboard other than the standard "qwerty" style. Settings... Control Panel... Keyboard.
3. You can't type worth a flip!
ScottGem (Jan 1, 2009 05:49 PM): There is a 4th possibility which is the likely probabilty. As the first response said, NUM Lock is on.   Source:
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Aug 19, 2012, 04:59 PM
Sometimes with these type of errors, you need a tech to re-program or update your drivers. That causes the keyboard to register 6 instead of L or 9 instead of F, and ect.
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