Right Shift Key Splicing With Ctrl Key!????

Hey everyone, I own a Inspiron 1200 which I purchased last year and a little while back I noticed that sometimes my right shift key would act dead and not only wouldnt shift a letter but wouldnt even let me type the letter. Through messing around in AIM I found that holding the right shift key and pressing number 1 would result in a smiley that requires the shift+ctrl key to be held!? I have no idea where to start with this problem, if it is an electrical problem or some kind of bug I may have. It does seem to be quite random as to when it happens, but it is apparent a majority of the time ~85-90% of the time. If anyone can help I would appreciate it greatly. You can get back to me here or even easier at xburton15x on AIM.

 

Thanks,

 

Joe