Re: Case buttons and LEDs


"Quaoar" <quaoar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Mike T. wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a Medion MD5950 laptop, which is a bit under 3 years old.
>> Specs: 2.53GHz P4 Mobile
>> 768MB RAM
>> 30GB HD
>> CD burner/DVD reader
>>
>> It had come with XP Home and a bunch of pre-installed apps, and I
>> later added a dualboot with SuSE 8.2. Over time, in the course of
>> installing/uninstalling programs and other typical use, performance
>> degraded, so I decided to flush everything and do a clean reinstall,
>> using XP Pro SP2 (and later I plan to add SuSE 10).
>>
>> The laptop has three buttons in the case (not part of the keyboard).
>> They're quick-launch buttons for 1) default e-mail, 2) default
>> browser, and 3) user-defined. There are also three lights: 1)
>> signifies that the laptop is running from power, 2) the battery is
>> charging, and 3) e-mail notification.
>> The laptop originally came with a program called EZButton, which
>> allowed the user to define the action when the third case button is
>> pressed (I use Trillian), and also EZMail, which activated the e-mail
>> notification light.
>> After reinstalling the OS, I installed the above two programs. The
>> third button and the e-mail notification light did not work. I've
>> traced the problem to the following: These items only work properly
>> when the user is an administrator. Under XP Home, this was not an
>> issue. Under Pro, however, it is. For reasons of security, I have a
>> separate user (non-administrator) account for normal use, only
>> logging in as admin when necessary.
>> I've given my normal user full r/w/x rights to the two directories
>> containing the programs.
>>
>> I've found one workaround for EZButton: After startup, if I launch the
>> EZButton as administrator, the third button works. Is there a way to
>> automatically start the program as administrator at boot (logging in
>> with normal user), maybe with some sort of flag?
>>
>> The same method does not, however, work for EZMail, maybe because it
>> reads Administrator's default mail profile instead of the actual user.
>>
>> The manufacturer isn't much help, and the latest version of the
>> software was released sometime in 2003. I have not yet succeeded in
>> finding out who the author is. Apparently, this system has been used
>> in several brands of laptops, primarily in the European and Asian
>> markets.
>> Does anyone have a possible workaround or alternate program that will
>> make everything work?
>>
>> Failing that...I've done some programming in the past (although my
>> aptitude is more in the database area). Is there any way I could find
>> out how those devices are called/activated? The EZButton program came
>> with a DLL called KeyHook.dll, and EZMail came with WinIo.dll, if
>> that helps anyone with more low-level HW expertise than I have.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Mike
>
> Did you install as administrator specifically for all users, if that was
> an option? That should allow full use by limited accounts.
>

That unfortunately wasn't an option. As far as the EZMail program, even if I
install as user, it doesn't work...only as admin.

Mike


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