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    using thinkvantage button to open power manager

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by DR34M, Sep 16, 2012.

  1. DR34M

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    hey guys. i currently have my thinkvantage button on my x230 set up to open notepad. is there anyway i can make it open a more useful program such as power manager?
     
    DR34M, Sep 16, 2012
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    nice, thanks. i edited it to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\ThinkPad\Utilities\PWMUI.EXE" but i just see the splash page and then it disappears. anyone know whats up?
     
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    figured it out:

    go to notepad, paste following text:


    @echo off
    cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\ThinkPad\Utilities\PWMUI.EXE"
    start PWMUI
    cls


    name the file as "runapp.bat" and save directly on your C:\ drive



    Open notepad again, paste following text

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001]
    "File"="c:\\runapp.bat"


    save it as a ".reg" file, name it whatever. open in it once you've save it, and you're done!
     
    DR34M, Sep 18, 2012
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