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    Restore OSD on Vista for volume on HP dv-series computers

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ben1000, Mar 16, 2007.

  1. ben1000

    ben1000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Howdy...

    After upgrading to Vista, you may find that the OSD (On-Screen Display) that used to popup when changing volume or muting in XP no longer appears.

    It seems that there is no current solution for this, so if you're trying to change volume using the touch-keys, it's very hard to determine what the volume level is currently set to, unless you are actually playing music/video at the moment.

    My solution to this was to download the Microsoft Keyboard software drivers. You can get them here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx

    These are designed for MS keyboards, but will work regardless of whether you have an external keyboard or not. Once insatlled, there is an OSD that now pops up whenever the touch-keys are used.

    For anyone who misses the XP OSD from HP (as I did) this is a decent temporary solution until new drivers come out from HP...

    Hope this helps..

    Best,

    Benjamin
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    ben1000, Mar 16, 2007
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  2. JaySmuv

    JaySmuv Notebook Guru

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    Nice find! I haven't installed Vista yet, but I'll keep this in mind when I get around to it.
     
    JaySmuv, Mar 16, 2007
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  3. waverider969

    waverider969 Notebook Consultant

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    Any cons to using this method? what does it look like? Is it as acurate as the original OSD?
     
    waverider969, Mar 16, 2007
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    booyoo Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks ben1000, it works nicely on my dv6233se. and the other buttons like quickplay etc don't seem to loose any of the existing functionality. btw, to whoever tries this out, I selected the 'multimedia keyboard' when prompted.
    Cheers
     
    booyoo, Mar 16, 2007
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  5. waverider969

    waverider969 Notebook Consultant

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    thank You, Thank you! this isn't as big as the green one but it does the job. Hey [Vista] beggars can't be chooser right. Does this driver do anything else other then show the volume bar on the DV6000t?? Does my laptop have any super powers or anything now?
     
    waverider969, Mar 16, 2007
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    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Logitech iTouch will give you an onscreen display.
     
    dagamer34, Mar 16, 2007
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  7. jtse

    jtse Notebook Guru

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    You can also use the microsoft natural keyboard setting.

    Once you load the software, you can edit the keys to be disabled if your worried about conflicts. You'll see a shortcut on the desktop or search for it in the start menu "microsoft keyboard".

    The setting is in the registry, but its associated with media center, see:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=110917
     
    jtse, Mar 18, 2007
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