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    System Update broke my blue key's use :(

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lungdoc, Apr 2, 2008.

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    Small but annoying issue yesterday. Did a system update for the Thinkvantage Software and after that (a number of things updated) the Blue Thinkvantage button no longer launches Productivity center. The software will launch from Start Menu so not a big deal, the blue button still works at boot for recovery purposes. Tried reloading Productivity center and Hotkey Features Setup drivers (as Lenovo recommended) but no luck. Not a big deal but slightly annoying, I should have just installed individually. Any help appreciated.
    New R61 with XP Pro.

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    Bit better description here, I posted this on Lenovo support forums but no real solutions yet. Be careful with system updates and do 1 at a time with restore point prior!

    Hi. Got a new R61 with XP Pro last week. Did Systems Update and updated essentially all Thinkvantage stuff (mistake in hindsight). After this my Fn + F3,F7,F8,F9 keys and Thinkvantage keys no longer do anything though all the apps like Presentation Manager or Productivity Center still work if launched directly from Start menu. No luck with reinstalling Hotkey drivers. Not a big deal but annoying, from searches not a unique problem - ( http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=58827&sid=d4ca480355a8a4ed7cab9211d7f13b94) wonder if anyone can help. In future will be careful with updates.

    Update history from System Update.... stuff on April 2 was attempts to fix.

    Name Version Date Status
    ThinkPad EasyEject Utility 2.33 02/04/2008 10:07:44 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Power Manager 1.30 02/04/2008 10:07:09 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Power Management Driver 1.44 02/04/2008 10:06:41 PM Installed
    WinDVD 5 Update 5.0.11.1189 01/04/2008 11:50:33 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Audio Features XII for Windows 2000 / XP 5.10.1.5670 01/04/2008 11:49:38 PM Installed
    Adobe Flash Player ActiveX 9.0.115.0 01/04/2008 11:48:11 PM Installed

    Adobe Flash Player Plugin 9.0.115.0 01/04/2008 11:47:47 PM Installed
    ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery (English) 4.20.0511.00 01/04/2008 11:43:43 PM Installed
    ThinkVantage Fingerprint software for Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP and Windows 2000 5.6.2.3650 01/04/2008 11:42:35 PM Installed
    Client Security Solution 8.1 patch for Mozilla Firefox 1.00 01/04/2008 11:33:21 PM Installed
    ThinkVantage Client Security Solution XP/2K 8.10.0006.00 01/04/2008 11:20:08 PM Installed
    ThinkPad UltraNav Utility 1.06 01/04/2008 11:19:46 PM Installed
    ThinkPad UltraNav Driver 7.5.17.27 01/04/2008 11:19:12 PM Installed
    Help Center 2.00f 01/04/2008 11:18:43 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility 1.3.53.0 01/04/2008 11:18:20 PM Installed
    Presentation Director 3.05 01/04/2008 11:17:40 PM Installed
    ThinkVantage Productivity Center for ThinkPad 2.21 01/04/2008 10:29:02 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Modem Software 7.70.00.00 01/04/2008 10:27:18 PM Installed
    Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver for Windows XP/Vista 32bit 7.8.0.1012 01/04/2008 10:26:57 PM Installed

    PC-Doctor 5 for Windows 5.00.4755.11 01/04/2008 10:23:27 PM Installed
    Intel PRO/1000 LAN adapter software for Windows 2000 and XP 9.7.251.0 01/04/2008 10:22:59 PM Installed
    Enable Wake On LAN from Sleep for Energy Star V4 1.03 01/04/2008 10:22:39 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Hotkey Features Setup 2.07.1003 01/04/2008 10:20:51 PM Installed
    ThinkPad Video Features(Intel 945GM GM965) 6.14.10.4926 01/04/2008 10:19:19 PM Installed
    Rescue and Recovery patch to optimize space allocation of backups 1.3 27/03/2008 4:16:56 AM Installed