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    Any way to turn off side buttons on W3J?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Snakes on a Plane, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. Snakes on a Plane

    Snakes on a Plane Notebook Consultant

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    Its really annoying to disconnect form the internet by accident or turn off the touchpad. Are there any programs to turn these off?
     
    Snakes on a Plane, Jul 31, 2007
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    Disabling Hcontrol from the startup processes should do the trick.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Jul 31, 2007
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  3. Snakes on a Plane

    Snakes on a Plane Notebook Consultant

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    then if i want the buttons i can just run that process? where is it located?
     
    Snakes on a Plane, Aug 1, 2007
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    Yes.

    Go Start>Run>Type: "MSCONFIG"

    Press Enter

    Select "Startup" Tab

    Under the "Startup Item" column, find "Hcontrol".

    Uncheck it, Press OK, restart.

    Should remove button functionality. And to enable it again, do the same process, but check the box.
     
    DTX, Aug 1, 2007
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