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    FN Keys .....Display Question for Vista. Drivers or Settings.

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by LIVEFRMNYC, Nov 25, 2006.

  1. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    OK, My FN keys work perfectly fine when using the FN keys.

    The problem is it it does not display anything on screen. You know the green bars on the screen or action word.

    Ex: The Volume & Brightness Bars or the mute on/off etc:

    Is there a certain Driver from Acer or a certain settings to get that green FN menu on Vista?
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Nov 25, 2006
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  2. Zoomastigophora

    Zoomastigophora Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, you need QtZgAcer.exe running, which is the Launch Manager that gives you the OSD.
     
    Zoomastigophora, Nov 25, 2006
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  3. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Hey Thanks, Launch Manager worked.

    I still can't get the brightness display to work, but oh well.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Nov 25, 2006
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    Zoomastigophora Notebook Evangelist

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    There was an OSD for brightness? lol I must have removed it then or something. My screen just dims or brightens. I'm glad I could help :)
     
    Zoomastigophora, Nov 25, 2006
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  5. mdossaji

    mdossaji Newbie

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    Hi,

    After I installed windows vista my Fn key ceased to function.

    Any ideas?

    Mdossaji
     
    mdossaji, Jun 3, 2007
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  6. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    As previously stated in this thread you need acer's launch manager program in order for the FN keys to function in vista. Go to the acer euro site located here select your notebook series and download launch manager for vista.
     
    Evolution, Jun 3, 2007
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    I installed the latest driver for Launch manager from the Acer Euro site and the Fn key still does not work. All my other standard keys work fine.
     
    mdossaji, Jun 3, 2007
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    monstar Notebook Enthusiast

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    There was never a OSD for brightness...only for volume..

    Quite frankly I don't like using FN keys for volume, its really inconvenient, especially with Acer's crappy sound volume too..
    I wish they had a manual up/down button for volume or a dial...anything is better than the FN keys
     
    monstar, Jun 5, 2007
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