Number zero key, the dash/underscore key, the letter p key don't work

Like others I have had this problem of the number zero key, the dash/underscore key, the letter p key not working on my 17" MacBookPro. And from what I see on other postings on this problem, no one seems to get a good answer. What have others with this problem done?
Thanks
Cactus boy
MacBookPro 17"   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

I have had the same problem. At first I thought I was accidently hitting some function key that reordered the keys, but I don't think so. Some times it just seems to happen. I have resolved the issue by hitting fn + F8. On my computer this creates a blue edit space, then I hit delete and the p/0/- works again. Interestingly if I hit the fn + F8 again the p/0/- turns off. I have no idea why this works. I may still contact applecare to see what's up.
Hope this helps. I know it was very frustrating to me.

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