what button

is there a button on the keyboard that can change the letters to other symbols or numbers ?
my lappy goes into hibernation after a few minutes if not used and so requires me to enter my password to start up again which normally isnt a problem but occasionally 1 of my cats will settle down and go to sleep on it when ive left the room to make a cuppa etc, so when i return and reclaim my pc i enter my password but im told its not recognised, i try several times but i always have to turn it off and do a full restart ! other times he will hop on it while ive gone to get something from another room so it dosent have time to go into hibernation before i return & it that case when i try to access a site i can enter my password but some numbers will be entered in the box instead of the intended letters although i have obviously selected the correct letters !

The cat has maybe sat on the "numbers lock" button.

Has it turned CAPS LOCK on ? passwords are case sensetive :wink:

Num Lock Button
Caps Lock
FN button sometimes but most likely the first two

its definetly not the capps
whats the number locks button then ??

Top row, 4th from the right mate.
Press it then try and type, see what happens.
It should make you type just numbers until pressed again. Is this whats happening?

top row 4 th from right is the prtsc sysrq button and that didnt make any difference

it does vary on lappies from maker to maker,have you got a button ..... Num Lk ? it may be dual function & require shift of Fn button pushing at the same time

Turn off the hibernation, or extend the time. I would expect it to be a setting in control panel/power settings. What OS you using?
Or close the lid if your leaving it.

right ive found the num lock button & its not that , im using xp & im quite happy with the settings how they are james & quite often ne nips on as soon as i go out foir a bag of crisps or similiar, the ideal answer would be to sell the cats

but theyre my babies :wink:

its really a case of i need to find out just so it hasnt BEATEN ME :roll:

Sometimes the scroll lock button can cause this problem

better consult your technician than experimenting something.

it is not applicable to try any thing with any knowledge on it.

electrify the key board, lol,(only joking)

try putting it in to sleep mode until you get back to it