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    Media buttons not working with MediaDirect (In Windows)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mbushnaq00, Feb 22, 2007.

  1. mbushnaq00

    mbushnaq00 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I have an inspiron 6400 with windows mce and mediadirect 3 installed. When launching MediaDirect (Not Media Exprience) by pressing the mediadirect button while in windows every thing works great, but the media buttons (play pause forward...etc) wont work they work with mce but mediadirect nothing. However when booting mediadirect while the laptop is off the media buttons work but in windows they dont. any solution to fix this problem thanx.
     
    mbushnaq00, Feb 22, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I think you need the QuickSet software to be running in order to work the media keys. I don't know for sure, actually. Someone else will correct me if I am wrong.
     
    Gautam, Feb 22, 2007
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  3. mbushnaq00

    mbushnaq00 Notebook Evangelist

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    i have quickset installed but still no use
     
    mbushnaq00, Feb 23, 2007
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    try uninstall it and then reintall. i used to have the same problem but solved in this way. good luck
     
    andy_tok, Feb 23, 2007
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    Just to make it clear since your wording was a bit confusing. MediaDriect doesn't load when you're booted to Windows, media center does(in your case since you have XP MCE) mediadirect only loads when you press the button when the power is off. about your buttons not working, is it just the play/pause/RR/FF/stop buttons or is it all of them including the volume?
     
    primehunter326, Feb 23, 2007
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  6. mbushnaq00

    mbushnaq00 Notebook Evangelist

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    No, in Media Direct 3, mediadirect boots while in windows. The software now is linked with windows and the hidden partition. And the volume works, only the play pause RR and FF are not working.
     
    mbushnaq00, Feb 25, 2007
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