How do I remove the cover to replace my compaq presario (v5000)laptop keyboard

The thin strip above your keyboard should pop right off, very carefully with a thin screwdriver start at one corner an lift till you hear it start to release, your going to hear a click or pop, now do the other corner, now with starting one of the corners lift easily, and you will be able to pop it off all the way across. you will have several small screws holding the top of the keyboard down, unscrew these, and carefully slide the keyboard forward to unhook the bottom tabs, you will only be ably to lift it a short way, now you have unhook your cable from the board with one hand while holding the keyboard with the other. try to hold the keyboard as flat as possible and dont bend it any more than possible, as putting the keys back is a painstaking process. Now just reverse what you just did to replace it with the new one, besure to plug your cable tight , slide the keyboard forward just enough to slide in the bottom tabs , lay it down carefully into proper position, replace screws, snap the top strip on, and your set.