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    Installing AVStaion Now on Vista?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by kravex, Feb 25, 2007.

  1. kravex

    kravex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just installed Vista Buisness onto my X60plus and was wondering if anyone knew the best way to install AVS back on just so the 3 keys on the side work :)
     
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    Have you tried installing the AVStation Premium software? The keys are read by a file called AVSAgent.exe which I presume is loaded when Windows boots. If you have tried, and this software doesn't install under Vista, then wait for a few days and see whether the Vista compatible drivers and software appear on the Samsung download site. Yesterday I was told by a Samsung support tech that they would be available at the end of February.

    John
     
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    kravex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well its the end of Feb, still no drivers have to wait a bit longer I guess
     
    kravex, Feb 28, 2007
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    notabenem Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    If anyone will find a link to an updated version of AVStation please let me know. The current version is not able to play back MOST of my MP3 (under Windows), hence it is practically unusable. I have made a little app that responds to the side keys, so if you can live without AVStation, you are free to assing different applications to those keys (like IrfanView, WMP or foobar). The only drawback is that I have yet to see an application that is suited to be controlled by the Remote the way AVStations is.
     
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    Perhaps they overlooked February being a short month. Anyway, it's not quite finished.

    I don't use AVStation since I already had my favourite applications for each function. I would be interested to try your little app to reassign the AVStation buttons.

    John
     
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    lol, it's finished now but maybe it's the 3rd of March which could be the 31st of Feb :)
     
    kravex, Mar 1, 2007
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    John, it's described in this topic:
    HOWTO: Change AVS Hotkeys
    The link is still live, btw.
     
    notabenem, Mar 1, 2007
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    Thanks for the link to the app.

    Samsung are updating their download site. Yesterday they added the R20 including a Vista ATI driver! However, the R20 hasn't reached the shops yet. What about the computers they are already selling?

    John
     
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    Please let me know, how do you like it.
     
    notabenem, Mar 2, 2007
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    It works OK now that I have figured out that I first need to edit the .ini file to set my preferred applications.

    Perhaps a few lines of help.txt would be useful.

    Thanks for the app,

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Mar 2, 2007
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