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Fn Keys Not Working On Vaio After Reinstall

  • 05-05-2012 10:46am
    #1
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    I reinstalled Windows 7 on my Vaio. I have a problem the Fn /hotkeys (sound, brightness, etc) don't work now on it. I have searched the Vaio site but no help. I tried to install drivers from Sony Hot Keys Utilities but still not working.

    Any help much appreciated :(


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Do you have a folder called windows.old on the c drive?


  • #3
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Let me guess in Device Manager you are missing a driver, something called firmware interface or similar? I think theres two drivers you need to control the hotkeys, the applicaton plus an actual driver file which are seperate, have a look on the Vaio site for the item that is missing in device manager (look at the properties of the missing device and google the HWID string).

    Nick

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  • #4
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭Luckycharms_74


    mp22 wrote: »
    Do you have a folder called windows.old on the c drive?

    Oh I do actually but when I tried to delete it as my HDD was full not all files deleted. I wonder if I actually deleted the necessary files :(


  • #5
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭Luckycharms_74


    yoyo wrote: »
    Let me guess in Device Manager you are missing a driver, something called firmware interface or similar? I think theres two drivers you need to control the hotkeys, the applicaton plus an actual driver file which are seperate, have a look on the Vaio site for the item that is missing in device manager (look at the properties of the missing device and google the HWID string).

    Nick

    Installed Sony Shared Library and ran the exe. file but still not working :(


  • #6
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Luckycharms_74 wrote: »
    Oh I do actually but when I tried to delete it as my HDD was full not all files deleted. I wonder if I actually deleted the necessary files :(

    The Windows.old folder will only have user data, drivers etc are usually deleted. Is there any unidentified device in the device manager? Also I've found in the past the Sony support site to be quite poor and in accurate, try downloading the Vista hotkey driver and see if it helps

    Nick

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    My Irish Callcards site



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  • #7
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭Luckycharms_74


    yoyo wrote: »
    The Windows.old folder will only have user data, drivers etc are usually deleted. Is there any unidentified device in the device manager? Also I've found in the past the Sony support site to be quite poor and in accurate, try downloading the Vista hotkey driver and see if it helps

    Nick

    thanks ill try that


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