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    Annoying beep when I use the Fn key

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by eskimoerin, Feb 26, 2007.

  1. eskimoerin

    eskimoerin Notebook Guru

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    Is there anyway that I can disable the beeping noise that my SZ makes when I use the Fn key? Its not a big deal, just a little embarassing if I find that I forgot to mute my laptop during class, or want to adjust the brightness of the screen.

    I've tried going to Control Panel > VAIO Event Service, but it doesn't give me the option to change anything within the program...only to uninstall the entire thing!
     
    eskimoerin, Feb 26, 2007
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  2. bogart

    bogart Notebook Evangelist

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    Rename the pi.wav file in %programfiles%\Sony\VAIO Event Service to something else.
     
    bogart, Feb 26, 2007
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    eskimoerin Notebook Guru

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    Thanks bogart :D
     
    eskimoerin, Feb 27, 2007
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    SpotTheCat Newbie

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    Wow! thanks! I feel like they designed that beep to annoy people. Now if I could just get the damned fn keys to consistently change the screen brightness.
     
    SpotTheCat, Apr 13, 2008
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    robohgedhang Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you mean by 'consistently change the screen brightness'?
     
    robohgedhang, Apr 14, 2008
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