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    "thinkvantage" and volume buttons don't work after reinstalling Vista

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by mliu, May 29, 2007.

  1. mliu

    mliu Notebook Consultant

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    I reinstalled vista. Then went to the lenovo drivers and updates website to install as many drivers as I could. Problem is, many buttons still dont work...ie. the thinkvantage or the volume buttons on the top of the keyboard...

    I would regret reinstalling if I wiped out alot of the previous system features...though things are admittedly much faster now...please help. Thanks.
     
    mliu, May 29, 2007
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I'm not sure why the volume buttons are not working, but if you did a clean install of Vista, the ThinkVantage button will not work. Another option would be to recover the drive and just uninstall the stuff you don't want.
     
    ZaZ, May 30, 2007
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    next4nextel, May 30, 2007
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    Now, did you read the instructions for installing the drivers on lenovo's site? I just re-installed vista today, and had to read the instructions to figure out why stuff wasn't working...
    Turns out the install file you download just like unzips files into your C:/DRIVERS folder. Then in each sub folder, there's another setup.exe file you need to run...
     
    cvec7, May 30, 2007
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  5. mliu

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    installe hotkey driver properly and still the volume and htinkvantage buttons don't work...
     
    mliu, May 30, 2007
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    Since you have the same thread here, I'm closing this thread.
     
    ZaZ, May 30, 2007
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