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    Anyone seeing ATK-Input important update today in Windows Update?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Wolfpup, Jan 8, 2013.

  1. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    This is weird...starting today, actually BEFORE the Windows Updates were posted (and still present after installing all of them), I have listed as an Important/Recommended Update ATK - Input - ATK0100 ACPI UTILITY.

    It's 24KB, it says it was published 4/12/12, says "released on October 2006".

    ATK is Asus' drivers for the special buttons on their notebooks, I think, and I do have those installed for my N80, but...this is all weird.

    I've tried installing it and it fails-didn't even WANT to install it as I've never seen what appears to be a vendor type driver listed as an important update before, so this seems weird...

    Anyone seeing this? I mean I can hide it, but I'd like to know what it is.
     
  2. smellon

    smellon Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a g53 and did not see it.
     
  3. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Are you running windows 8 by any chance?
     
  4. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Stick to Asus supplied package. Here's the one I used:

    http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Apps_for_Win8/ATKPackage/ATKPackage_Win8_64_Z100023.zip
     
  5. Cylphid

    Cylphid Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I've been searching for a windows 8 ATK update for my G74sx as well. Is there one available?

    Thanks
     
  6. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Just grab the generic version from the support site or a version for a laptop that comes with windows 8 stock. ATK is pretty much model agnostic compared to P4G Hybrid.
     
  7. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    I posted it right above yours. :)
     
  8. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    Good question, which I should have thought to list! No, I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.

    I should have also said that I already have Asus' ATK software installed on here from their site from when I set this install up a few years ago. The "Fn + x" keys work fine (actually the strip of special buttons above the keyboard doesn't...forgot they exist lol). It's just since Tuesday, right before the patches were released that Microsoft started insisting I needed this 24KB ATK "important update".

    I can just hide it, but it's making me vaugly nervous that it's showing up, lists as important, and won't even install.
     
  9. Cylphid

    Cylphid Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks tijo and Chastity.