Cpmpaq Presario V2000 laptop Function key problem

Hi,
Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it doesn't
anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
much appriciated.
Thanks,
Mike

Do you have any software that is supposed to respond to the F4 key alone? Does
it work? If the F4 key does not work, replace the keyboard... Ben Myers

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:41 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org> wrote:

>Hi,
>Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it doesn't
>anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
>I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
>much appriciated.
>Thanks,
>Mike
>

hey ben, thanks.
good idea.
i'll try a different keyboard.
mike
"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1djfj355tpl2bco456lfk8vklpbmldjclq@4ax.com...
> Do you have any software that is supposed to respond to the F4 key alone?
> Does
> it work? If the F4 key does not work, replace the keyboard... Ben Myers
>
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:41 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it doesn't
>>anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
>>I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
>>much appriciated.
>>Thanks,
>>Mike
>>

As another test to make sure that the problem is not software, plug in an
external keyboard and use it... Ben Myers

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:35:28 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org> wrote:

>hey ben, thanks.
>good idea.
>i'll try a different keyboard.
>mike
>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:1djfj355tpl2bco456lfk8vklpbmldjclq@4ax.com.. .
>> Do you have any software that is supposed to respond to the F4 key alone?
>> Does
>> it work? If the F4 key does not work, replace the keyboard... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:41 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it doesn't
>>>anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
>>>I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
>>>much appriciated.
>>>Thanks,
>>>Mike
>>>
>

I'm a bit late getting back on this. Had to rebuild the system in the
meantime. I deleted some critical xp files due to my ignorance.
Not worth replacing the keyboard. The external idea is a very good one, but
all of the regular keyboards I've looked at don't have the Function key near
the control key. I mean, they don't have one at all.
Mike

"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
news:e37nj3tr8k19dtru8lvhljlr2lep0b3urq@4ax.com...
> As another test to make sure that the problem is not software, plug in an
> external keyboard and use it... Ben Myers
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:35:28 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org>
> wrote:
>
>>hey ben, thanks.
>>good idea.
>>i'll try a different keyboard.
>>mike
>>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:1djfj355tpl2bco456lfk8vklpbmldjclq@4ax.com. ..
>>> Do you have any software that is supposed to respond to the F4 key
>>> alone?
>>> Does
>>> it work? If the F4 key does not work, replace the keyboard... Ben
>>> Myers
>>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:41 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood"
>>> <bogus@nowhere.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it
>>>>doesn't
>>>>anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
>>>>I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
>>>>much appriciated.
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>

Yes, the Fn key is a feature found only on laptop keyboards where the
motherboard BIOS is capable of interpreting it. There may be equivalent chords
on an external keyboard for Fn key combinations, but I do not know what they
are... Ben Myers

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:55:53 -0400, "~AlicGinnis~" <alik@nowhere.com> wrote:

>I'm a bit late getting back on this. Had to rebuild the system in the
>meantime. I deleted some critical xp files due to my ignorance.
>Not worth replacing the keyboard. The external idea is a very good one, but
>all of the regular keyboards I've looked at don't have the Function key near
>the control key. I mean, they don't have one at all.
>Mike
>
>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:e37nj3tr8k19dtru8lvhljlr2lep0b3urq@4ax.com.. .
>> As another test to make sure that the problem is not software, plug in an
>> external keyboard and use it... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:35:28 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus@nowhere.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>hey ben, thanks.
>>>good idea.
>>>i'll try a different keyboard.
>>>mike
>>>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>>>news:1djfj355tpl2bco456lfk8vklpbmldjclq@4ax.com ...
>>>> Do you have any software that is supposed to respond to the F4 key
>>>> alone?
>>>> Does
>>>> it work? If the F4 key does not work, replace the keyboard... Ben
>>>> Myers
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:41 -0500, "~Mike Hollywood"
>>>> <bogus@nowhere.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>Fn+F4 switches displays on this laptop. Well, it once did, and it
>>>>>doesn't
>>>>>anymore. The other function keys work. Just F4 is on the fritz.
>>>>>I have not been able to figure out how to make it work again. Any ideas
>>>>>much appriciated.
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Mike
>>>>>
>>>
>