!?! LAPTOP FEATURES DONT WORK !?!

beyne · **Joined:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:54 pm **Posts:** 3

hi everybody,

first wanna say ur programms rox!!!

okay now my problem...
i ve got a laptop (asus 6500...) and as u may know there are always funktion(fn) buttons on a laptop for reduce or raise volume/brightness and other features... my laptop always showed a small picture in the left top corner what i pressed...
this one is missin but i doesnt need it...
the brightness and anythin else i can change with my buttons exspect the ones i really need

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the "mute", "volume up" and "volume down" dont work, so have u got a solution for my problem !

thanx in advance for help!!

beyne

ps: i did read all the faq and searched the board!

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12282

Hmm... Winstep Xtreme really should have no influence on those features. Do the following test: exit both NextSTART and WorkShelf. Now try the function keys. Do they suddenly start working again?

If not, then the problem is not with Winstep Xtreme, but with some laptop-specific applet that should be running but isn't... Let me know.

beyne · **Joined:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:54 pm **Posts:** 3

yes i tried what u told me and i figured out there seems to be so connection between the problem and the program, but this appeared after installin it...
but u cant help me with this problem... on the asus homepage is nothin usefull... any other idea where to find a solution?

cef100 · **Joined:** Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:46 pm **Posts:** 111

beyne wrote:

yes i tried what u told me and i figured out there seems to be so connection between the problem and the program, but this appeared after installin it...

So I guess your saying there is NO connection between the program (WinStep) and the problem?

[quote="beyne"]but u cant help me with this problem... on the asus homepage is nothin usefull... any other idea where to find a solution?

Most notebooks have an applet that traps the special Fn keys to translate the additional key (ie brightness up and down / volume up or down, etc.)

I went to Asus to find your specific notebook to look for a possible applet for this but coudln't find yorus because of not enough info.

I'm happy to try to help, but would need exact "Series" and sub model number.

My guess is that if you reinstalled the Fn key control "applet" it would all start working again.

cef100

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12282

Quote:

there seems to be so connection between the problem and the program

This happens sometimes. Something stops working but you don't realize it until AFTER you've installed some un-related software. Then you - logically - think the software you just installed is to blame.

Don't you have a CD that came with your laptop? Try re-installing the software that came in it. As Cef100 pointed out, this should get your Fn keys working again.

beyne · **Joined:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:54 pm **Posts:** 3

yeah, i did search a bit longer and... i found it!!

i got to know what the name of the program is andit was just unabled in "run"... so i enabled it^^ Hcontrol.exe ...

so if u want just delet this threat cause it doesnt help anyone else who is lookin for winstep support....

Beyne

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12282

Oh, don't worry, I'll leave it here as a warning for others not to jump the gun, hehe :wink:

Anyway, glad you sorted out your problem!

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!?! LAPTOP FEATURES DONT WORK !?!