Key wont go back on keyboard!

i have a Compaq Presario CQ62 219-WM. my 'M' key was getting sticky, so i removed it to clean it. well, when i try to put it on, it wont click and stay. can someone help.
ohh, and by the way, nothing is missing from it, it still has everything. i would appreciate some help.

If you somehow manage to dislodge a key from its place on your keyboard—whether it’s an older Apple or third-party keyboard or a one of the newer aluminum keyboards now shipping with new iMacs and Mac Pros—you may not be able to just pop it back in place. Turn the key over and see if it has a little plastic “scissor” attached. If it does, and it’s not broken, lift the scissor carefully off of the key and reattach it to the keyboard by hooking it under the tab on the right-hand side, and then fastening the two little plastic hooks into the catches on the left side. Now you’ll need to slide the key cap onto the top tabs of the riser; you may want to use a toothpick or other small implement to keep the riser steady while you reattach the key. Note to anyone with a new aluminum keyboard: The non-letter and -number keys on the Apple aluminum keyboards are trickier to reset because the loop that stabilizes them is made of pliable metal that’s easy to bend the wrong way unless you have a very soft touch.
If you break the plastic scissor on a key cap, you’ll almost always be able to find people online who are selling replacement key caps and scissors.
I got this from a site that posted this article today, hope it helps.

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