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    A question about the media buttons on 1640

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ashrivas18, Mar 1, 2009.

  1. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys...the buttons on the media panel work but only when itunes is maximized. i cant use them when the player is minimized. can someone tell me what maybe be causing this>.? any advice would be appreciated,
     
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    StudioXPS16 Notebook Consultant

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    Bug in iTunes? -- it's a piece of cr*p on Windows...
     
    StudioXPS16, Mar 1, 2009
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    metroline Notebook Consultant

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    this has been addressed several times in the forum.
    its not a bug, it just requires the itunes media keys driver.

    http://www.hostfile.org/mmKeys.dll

    to this folder:
    C:\Users\\appdata\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes Plug-ins
     
    metroline, Mar 2, 2009
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  4. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    hi i cant find that path..theres no roaming in the user (me) folder.
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 2, 2009
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