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    annoying capslock popups

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by ToXic SicK, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. ToXic SicK

    ToXic SicK Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do I get rid of these stupid popups for capslock, scrolllock and such?
     
    ToXic SicK, Jan 29, 2011
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    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    This question gets asked often, and I still can't figure out how to turn the indicators ON! Never seen them before! :)

    My external USB keyboard provides indicator popups that I can turn on/off, but I can't find an option for the built-in keyboard.
     
    <MarkS>, Jan 29, 2011
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  3. Jody

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    Interesting question. I just fired up the task manager to see if there was an EXE that fires when you press Caps Lock. I was thinking if there was, renaming it might prevent the indicator. Probably a silly guess, but there are some exe files in the package that fire when you do certain functions. For instance, when you disable or enable the touchpad it runs an executable to make that happen.

    Anyway, if the task manager has focus, the caps lock indicator doesn't fire. This makes me think the caps lock indicator is conditional on what program has focus. I wonder if there is a white list in the registry or something that controls when it displays and when it doesn't.

    Edit: Mine also doesn't fire the indicator when the Registry Editor is open.
     
    Jody, Jan 29, 2011
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  4. DCx

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    YOu mean the easy access popups?
     
    DCx, Jan 29, 2011
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  5. Jody

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    I thought we were talking about the indicator that pops up on the screen. It is a big square that is semi-transparent gray that indicates the sate of the caps lock key when you press it.
     
    Jody, Jan 29, 2011
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  6. ToXic SicK

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    Yes, it is the gray box, it disrupts all games.
     
    ToXic SicK, Jan 29, 2011
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  7. Lee-

    Lee- Notebook Consultant

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    This stupid popups is caused by the process "bttray.exe"
    Try this:

    Click Start
    Type Regedit (If asked a question click YES)
    Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Also SOFTWARE
    Then Widcomm
    Next is BTConfig
    After that General
    Finally open KeyIndication
    Change value data from 1 to 0
    Restart Laptop

    Hopefully this works :D
     
    Lee-, Jan 29, 2011
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  8. ToXic SicK

    ToXic SicK Notebook Enthusiast

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    Fixed, why the hell does my bluetooth app make popups... lol.
     
    ToXic SicK, Jan 29, 2011
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  9. DCx

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    ... I havn't had that grey box since I did a fresh install. Don't get me wrong, I don't want it back ... but a fresh install with nothing except the ATK drivers and everything else from the manufacturers site seems to fix 99% of problems I encounter on every asus computer.
     
    DCx, Jan 29, 2011
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  10. Morecoffee

    Morecoffee Notebook Evangelist

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    My machine loads the bttray.exe but does not have any pop ups.. weird.
     
    Morecoffee, Jan 29, 2011
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