Computer illiterate and need help!!!

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xbabyvee

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I was watching youtube videos on my ASUS A52F while washing dishes (not clever, i know) and accidentally got some soap suds on the keyboard, barely any! Didn't think it was a big deal so i just brushed it off. Got a phone call once i was done, so i just closed laptop. When i opened it again, there was a blue screen saying ASUS Tek. Easy Flash Utility and other stuff. My 'q' key wasn't working so i couldn't exit it. I turned it off and on by pressing the power button and it automatically booted into ASUS Tek. Easy Flash Utility again. I restarted again and got into BIOS i believe and fidgeted around an eventually 'discarded changes and exit' and windows started normally.

Now my laptop automatically boots into ASUS Tek. Easy Flash Utility when i turn it on. How can I get it to boot normally again?

Also, some of the keys on my laptop aren't working:
left tab, windows key, q, t, y, o, ', x, c, v, m, right ctrl, right shift, comma, period, forward slash, and 2 on number pad.
I'm currently using On-Screen Keyboard to type this.

I took all the keys out and the little tabs under each key, then this black sheet with rubber buttons, then a blue-ish sheet i think is called a circuit board, and carefully cleaned it all using a quick-dry glasses cleaning solution; looked fine but didn't help at all.

Also downloaded like 5 diff spyware/malware/virus protection programs and it found some stuff but didn't help anything.

I've had my laptop for less than a year, bought it off tigerdirect.ca, but don't think i have the receipt anymore.

Can I just bring my laptop to a ASUS Notebook Authorized Service Provider and see if they can do anything? How much is that gonna cost me?
 
Fortunately replacement keyboards are pretty cheap, and not too hard to replace yourself on most laptops.

As for the Easy Flash, the busted keyboard might be pressing the key that causes it to boot into that.
 
Booting normally is a simple choose partitions thing by the sounds of it.
Does it come up when first booting with a black screen with white writing saying BOOT MANAGER?

As for the soap suds, there could have been some soap suds seep through the keys to underneath it, and into the circuit board...
Soap suds hold water, Water is bad for the computer.

As PohTayToez said, i'd reccomend a new keyboard. There are places around that can install that for you. I would also reccomend going to a tech shop and getting it looked at.
 
Even worse, soap is full of salt--any electrical current in the presence of salts accelerates corrosion beyond belief.

You need to keep that machine off until you can remove the keyboard and look for any water intrusion below it.

Keyboards are cheap, easier to replace than to attempt repair. If there is any contamination of the main board, then you will have to remove the contamination and then allow everything to dry thoroughly. If you are not handy with tools, this is probably not something you should try on your own.

By dry thoroughly, I mean let it sit out and dry for a week or more. No exaggeration.
 
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