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#11
there is no problem. Im guessing that F4 has another function? like media controls for instance? there isn't a problem here its just the way HP has mapped your keys
alt f4 not working
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New #12
hi, thank you all for your hep, i will just use fn alt and f4 to close things for now.
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New #14
i just pulled my new dm4 out of the box and i am having the exact same alt-f4 issue. unfortunately for me, the fn-alt-f4 workaround is unacceptable to me as a permanent solution. if there is a way to make this $2k machine work the way that it is supposed to i would be greatly appreciative.
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New #15
Fix
F10 to go to bios
Look for 'action keys'
default is enabled, you want these disabled to restore the original functionality (eg. Alt-F4 closes window, etc.)
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New #16
thanks again for the reply.
the bios tweak fixes the altF4 issue, but also disables the media keys, which i do find useful. in linux there is a way to configure keys so that they do whatever you want. i know that its possible in windows, its just a matter of figuring out how. if anyone smarter than me can figure it out, i would appreciate being in the loop.
cheers
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New #17
found an actual real fix to this issue
finally, after weeks of searching i stumbled across SharpKeys, a 3rd party application that allowed me to remap my F4 key to its original function without having to disable the handy media key functions.
i am posting this solution here so the next person that stumbles along with this issue will not have to make due with a partial fix
SharpKeys
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New #19
On some keyboards that I have used, there is a key combination to toggle the action of the function keys rather than have to resort to BiOS changes, I know it was present on the last Logitec units I used.
There may be a similar function lock option on these keyboards
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New #20
My Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 worked OK with W7 Pro 64-bit on another system that was stolen. Now on a new system with no PS2 port (using an adapter) it's just plain weird... Check its hot keys results:
Icon = result
E-mail = nothing
Home = m
Folder = nothing
Play/stop = g
Volume + = b
Volume - = c
Volume off = d
Meida player = nothing
Computer icon = nothing
Calculator = f
Like with my daughter's Acer notebook, I have to use key combinations to type some characters:
Right Alt + Crtl + W = ?
Right Alt + Crtl + Q = /
I don't know if there are other combinations.
I installed Microsoft IntelliType Pro 7.1, but TNA.
Please help me!
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UPDATE
Looks like the problem is that some of MS' keyboards don't work with adapters. I tested mine on another PC with and without the adapter, and it worked OK only in the latter case.Last edited by Paultx; 11 Sep 2010 at 09:34.
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