VGN-AR830E Function Key Help [Please..]

Hello guys... on a VGN-AR830E, none of the steps provided for function key repair work, I spent 3 days reading all the posts I could find about laptop function key problems

I have reinstalled the computer from Vista Home (it comes stock with that) to Vista Ultimate 64bit, and none of my function keys are working

I tried to install Ultimate 32bit, and try to run the tools as well as use the recovery CD to install the stock drivers, the function keys do not work on 32bit nor 64bit

I want to run a 64 bit Vista Ultimate, but i cannot seem to get the function drivers to work... It's really weird, I have installed all kinds of sony programs such as VAIO event service 3.3, VAIO control center 2.1, Sony Shared Library 4.1, Sony Video shared library 3.3, and it still wont work

I would really appreciate some help with this, its a newer laptop recently came out so not many forums are specifically about this laptop, but mainly about all other sony users who experiance the same issues... I have followed those forums and none of those fixes seem to apply to this one, it just wouldnt work (I tried it on both 32 and 64 bit ultimate vista clean installs) I want to make it work on 64 bit, I Was only trying to see if maybe it would work on 32 and just wont on 64, but it doesnt seem to work on either so im assuming something is different on this model.

Any help would be greatly appreciated guys...
-Mike

 

The function keys won't work with 64-bit vista. Sony doesn't supply drivers for 64-bit.

 

Yes, I know sony does not support it but there has to be a way to make it work, wouldnt there?

Or is it completely impossible?

 

Have a look arounf the forum for Vista 64 bit and Sony.
There were some threads about it, but I cannot tell you what the answer is.

Your not the first person with this problem, so do a search.

All the best with it!

Detlev

 

Trust me, I am reading and have read majority of the forums regarding this issue, none of it seems to work for me.
There has to be a specific program or two that is what controls the function keys?

Does anyone know what I should do?

 

Have you tried using the drivers from another laptop?
If your hardware is the same (i.e. keyboard) it should work...

Have you read this? (for an SZ)
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=242431
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=273930

For an FZ, a link at the bottom:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=220920

Another little minor point (on "normal laptops"), have you installed the drivers in the right order? That seems to be crucial on an SZ, possibly also on other laptops, so have a look at the "driver order" for an AR on Sony's website.

 

Problem is that with those reviews, none of my function keys (brightness, eject, etc) work

I have tried that, and been through those forums
Theres gotta be a way, how gay can sony be?