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    emk8t Posts: 22, Reputation: 2
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    Apr 9, 2007, 03:10 PM
    Dell notebook Fn key stuck on.
    :mad: I have a new Dell notebook with Windows Vista. I somehow managed to turn on the "Fn" key, and I can't turn it off. (Fn is the key that lets you re-purpose some of the other keys). There's no Fn-lock key to turn it off/on, I have no idea how I did it.

    It makes numbers when I type letters, dashes when I type zeros, and so on. Very frustrating! I can't type crap on my computer now. (I mean that literally too, when I type "crap", it comes out as cra*.)

    I tried restarting, when that didn't work, I shut it down and let it sit for awhile, but when I turned it back on... same problem.

    Any ideas on how I can fix this?
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    Apr 10, 2007, 01:41 PM
    Try pressing shift + numlock, to toggle the Fn feature.
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    Nov 9, 2007, 10:22 PM
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    I looked at so many help sites, and spent over 3 hours trying to figure out how to fix that dumb problem, and here it was! It did the trick! Thanks!
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    Dec 8, 2007, 11:15 PM
    Oh Thank you so much, I did the same thing. I've looked everywhere, everyone had a different command and none of them worked. I just wanted to say Thanks SOO much!:)
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    Oct 20, 2008, 04:41 AM
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    THANKS A MILLION!! I just bought a laptop and this feature was on it and it was making me mad!!
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    Jan 19, 2009, 04:51 AM
    Very simple solution. Press the num lock key. If the num lock is enabled, its like the fn key is stuck. I had this problem with my new dell laptop, and looked kind of foolish when I called to ask for help. Hope this helps you.
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    Feb 6, 2009, 04:18 PM
    That same thing is happening to me right now! It is so annoying :mad: it is making me pissed
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    #8

    Feb 6, 2009, 04:20 PM

    Yay! I got it fixed!
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    #9

    Nov 18, 2009, 05:33 AM
    Thanks, you are great.:)
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    #10

    Dec 11, 2009, 06:59 PM
    I don't have a numbers lock on my laptop!!
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    #11

    Dec 11, 2009, 07:02 PM

    I got it! Found elsewhere to hold fn key down and the scroll button next to F12! It worked!!

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