I have an ACER Aspire 3050 laptop and had the same problem with the touch pad and keyboard. I know this may seem simplified...but before you run through all the issues/processes offered to help your keyboard/mouse react again, try charging the battery for a night or two. The laptop did not work at full function right away (after the first night of charging) but did show some signs of improvement, like some aspects of the keyboard reacting. I had not used my laptop in a while due to a programming issue. By the time I had it fixed, the battery went dead. If the keyboard works without the battery in, after you finish working on the laptop, try keeping the laptop powered on with the battery in it when you are away or asleep. This will very likely charge the battery again and restore function to your keyboard. I am using the laptop keyboard to write this with what I originally thought was a corrupt battery, now functioning just fine. Remember, I noticed the night before that some keystrokes were showing, where there was no reaction before. The battery took more than one night to be up at full power...but it is fine now. I saved myself more than $40.00 by not purchasing a replacement. Hope this helps. :)

I actually do have another keyboard and have tried it, and that one is doing the same thing! Maybe they both are shot? Guess it wouldn't hurt to try buying a new one...I'd just hate to waste the $$$ if a new one would do the same thing too. At least, like ravencajun said, they're not very expensive. But I am hoping also that that's all it is rather than something more involving my computer (that would be BAD!). Wish me luck!

Dang, that happened to me years ago when I had a fake Adobe Suite installed by a friend. The rest of it still works, but the photoshop disappeared the first time I opened it when I happened to be connected to the internet. (I use these softwares very rarely, not for designing my own things but for checking and proofreading on work being done by a designer, maybe once a year). (Though I would have used photoshop myself, it must be admitted) But.... I thought that Adobe last year made an old version freely available without subscription, and I thought that version was CS3...? But I could be wrong. I ended up downloading and using free GIMP instead for photo editing. I've been using it for at least 5 years and I still hate it, can't find my way around it, keep getting stuck in the wrong tool and can't change it back, argh!

Woof @frito gordito. that comment was way to harsh and fairly unkind. Clearly you were not considering the poster's feelings. I hope you just made an internet posting rookie mistake. rule of thumb is to be kind even when offering criticism. That aside the picture is gorgeous and it adds a chic contemporary look to a very traditional dining room. My suggestion is to move the buffet to under the window. this will occupy more real estate for the furniture in the room. Frame the art and lower it almost to chair rail height. If you have the option get a slightly smaller rug so the dining set does not get drowned out by the rug. My only criticism is that the dining room is so amazing and so large, a table that sits 8 would have filled in the space better. But, that I know is not always an option.