function keys

i have a samsung NP-R540-JT02ES laptop the hardrive failed so i put a new one in and installed Windows 7 ultimate then let windows update everything etc plus i downloaded some drivers from samsung for my model, when i boot without the power cord connected the brightness is always half until i...

Hello guys,I'm having some trouble with my sony vaio and I was wondering if you could help me My "Fn" keys do not work properly.When I use them to change the sound of my laptop there is no problem(Except for not showing the sound bar,it just lowers the sound.),but when I try changing the...

Describes a problem that occurs when you try to use some function keys or keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7 when the language bar is docked in the taskbar. Keys or keyboard shortcuts, such as Fn+F6, the Mute key, and the Calc key, are effected two times. Link Removed

Hello... I'm having trouble with my Sony Vaio VGN-FW520F with the Function Key not working i tried looking up the drives from the Sony US website and cant seem to find it. I had updated my Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows Pro and cleared my hard drive in the process. :confused:Thank you for the...

Describes a problem in which function keys do not work in Windows 7 when you use the Japanese 106 keyboard layout with the on-screen keyboard or with the Tablet PC Input Panel touch keyboard. Link Removed

I have a Sony VAIO with Win 7 64-bit, purchased around 2 months ago. Everything was working fine until yesterday when Sony VAIO update popped up from the task tray and prompted me to update a bunch of things, which I did. The entire process was automated as it was one of those system updates...

Please help, suddenly I can't work on my thesis because it is to distracting to press backspace after every letter "s" and having the escape key either not function or bring up a help menu in other programs is also really annoying. The insert key also seems to be bound with something but I...

Aaaargh. Is there any way to change these keys so that I can use them for their intended purpose when I am working in programs like Excel? I don't even appear to be using the right term as my Win Explorer comes up blank . . . is there a fix that doesn't take a geek to understand? Cuz I'm not...

I got a brand new Dell Inspiron 17R today (and i love it with the i5 processor), but the only problem is that to use the Function keys you have to hold down Fn to use them because of all the other keys sharing the same one, and I was wondering if there is any I can change the F5 default function...

I have the above Keyboard and Mouse and I need something better! I do love the curved keyboard, it is a must for me and I do like all the special function keys and could use more. However, the regular function keys are lower than the number keys (many errors daily, had it for a couple of years...

Last night, without any reason, my F4, F5, F6, and Esc keys stopped working. It solved itself, but shortly afterwords it did it again, and even after two reboots I cannot get them to work again. I use hotkeys all the time in Firefox and elsewhere, and these are probably my most-used keys...

So I Had to reinstall win7(64 bit home prem) because of a defective hard drive. So I Reinstalled and I don't have the Extra Software, Inspiron specific maybe? I.E CAps Lock notification, Audio Pop up thingy, For the F-Keys. O and I can't use the trackpad scroll.

I googled it and got vague answers, So i'll get straight to it. Is there a way onnn a Win7 inspiron to make it so that the F1,F2,F3 etc. are that by default vs. Dim screen and whatever.

Hi, I recently purchased my HP Pavillion dv5 laptop, and it has windows 7. I have another Windows 7 laptop as well. However on this laptop, whenever I press the f1 button, the help menu appears. The f2, screen dims, f3 screen brightens, so on and so forth. This woulden't be much of a problem...

I re-loaded Windows 7 on my Sony VGN FZ290 and now there is no external monitor available. I went to the settings under display and it only shows one monitor available. Shift FN and F7 does nothing as well. Thanks jorge

Hi All, I have a problem with my On Screen Display in that, i.e.when i tap the wireless card button on /off or press 2nd function key and F8 to mute/unmute, i no longer get the small OSD that shows quickly over the top of whatever is open to notify you of your hardware/applications controls...

Hi all. Is there a way, preferably through either group policy editor or registry editor, that function keys (F1 to F12) can be disabled? Means if the user presses F3 on the keyboard, the search windows explorer should not appear. This is for my project's requirements, so I sincerely and...

Hi everyone. I'm sure this is going to seem completely shocking, but I'm having a problem with Windows 7 and my 1tb Simple Tech Simpledrive usb external hard drive. I've used the search feature on this forum and have tried the recommended remedies for this, such as renaming my dvd drive, and...

Hi I have made an installaation Win 7 Prof. 32 bit. When I had it as an upgrade everything worked fine. But after making a "clean" installation are missing some (or rather the most) of my "FN" Keys. Do any other have experienced same problems on Medion MD96850. I read the string abouth Sony...

PLEASE HELP i have a vaio vgn-cs120j with windows vista home premium preinstalled on it everything was working fine but when i installed windows 7 on it the fn and touch sensor av control keys are not working please help