Just wanted to thank the kind people here for their answers to my problem. After some reading around, this seems like my best bet. So now my question becomes, how to keep it static-free? Will my stand with fan help? Could it be partially caused by the silicone skin on the keys? Or am I simply wrong ...

I hope this question isn't too dumb! :oops: I have an ostensibly brand-new-in-box T61 running Windows XP (I guess it was downgraded). It works beautifully (it's the newest thing I've ever owned, for sure). HOWEVER, it will shut windows down claiming a software change with some regularity (I get that...

Thanks for this. I do have a disk and so will try this.

I have a much-cherished and probably also somewhat abused old R52 running Windows XP. Computers are not my strong suit, but I'd appreciate any help. Up until a couple of weeks ago it was running fine. It still runs fine in diagnostics and runs better in safe mode. But in general the keyboard sticks ...