Resolved Installed Windows XP on a Windows 7 laptop

I have a Toshiba Satellite C655-S5082 Windows 7 laptop that i installed XP Pro on. Got all the drivers working but the Hotkeys don't respond. Can't adjust the brightness, turn the wireless on or off and the volume. What do i need to get the hotkeys working ?

Thanks

BTW..Please don't flame me about why would i want XP instead of W7. Its the wifes laptop and she's more comfortable with XP, so i threw in a spare HD and tried to make it work

 

You must be missing some Drivers still. Are there any Exclamation marks in Device Manager? Neil.

 

Normally computers which ship with Win 7 don't have WinXP drivers available. So you can't find the driver from the computer manufacturer. Try to find it on google, but tread with caution.

 

I don't think its a driver issue. Device manager has no exclamation points, looks the way it should. I think there is a Toshiba program that controls the hotkeys that im missing.

 

Hi Joey, as rsinfo has suggested, the Toshiba boys may have a patch relating to Hotkeys for XP. I know HP/Compaq have various patches that can be applied and are sometimes in a BIOS update. Neil.

 

Hi Joey,

If your Tosh is anything like my C660 then you'll need KeNotify, google suggests their is an XP version available but unfortunately I don't have time right now to track it down right now.

Perhaps checking Toshiba's website may help? If not I'll post back tomorrow with my findings.

 

I downloaded and installed the files from http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Keyboards-Touchpads/L305-S5909-hotkeys/m-p/18404 and most of the hotkeys work. I was most concerned about the Volume and Brightness (which work). I guess its not the correct one but it works for me

Thanks

 

Thanks for letting us know Joey...

Please mark your thread as 'Resolved'.

 

Just noticed that the Brightness settings are not being saved after a reboot

 

Well I don't think anybody can help you out on that. You should talk to Toshiba directly.