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Hakahura · 04-05-08, 08:30 AM

Does anybody here know how to change the functionality of Quick Launch Buttons found on laptops?

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 09:18 AM

These ones...

I want to change the programs they open up.

JSLTIGER · 04-05-08, 10:16 AM

You'd have to re-write the keyboard driver.

peterloo · 04-05-08, 10:18 AM

I'm afraid that you can't change it at ease

The programs it opens is designed by a driver installed.

You either remove the driver, or adapt to the driver.

Fortunately my laptop only got only one quick launch button, and it makes my keyboard neat and tidy

CCIP · 04-05-08, 10:28 AM

What do you want to change it to/for though? I had no problem reassigning the keys for playback functions inside my player (e.g. my 'stop' button is now the 'random' button). :hmm:

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

What do you want to change it to/for though? I had no problem reassigning the keys for playback functions inside my player (e.g. my 'stop' button is now the 'random' button). :hmm:

I'd like to alter 2 of the 4 buttons.

At the moment one of them opens IE6 browser.
I'd like to change that to Firefox browser.

The other opens Windows Explorer Search function.
I'd like to change that to another program, probably Media Player.

Tchocky · 04-05-08, 12:45 PM

Have you set Firefox as the default browser?

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Have you set Firefox as the default browser?

Sure have

Tchocky · 04-05-08, 12:51 PM

Hmm, maybe change the "Internet" option at the top of the Start menu to point to Firefox.
I'm not sure about the others, I use the Quick Launch buttons beside the start button for most things

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 12:56 PM

Yes Firefox is already on my start menu.

Just thought it would be nice to have all 4 of the quick launch keys doing things I wanted.

JSLTIGER · 04-05-08, 01:09 PM

That's interesting, because my laptop's quick launch for the internet used to open IE 6, and it has opened FF ever since I set it as the default browser.

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

That's interesting, because my laptop's quick launch for the internet used to open IE 6, and it has opened FF ever since I set it as the default browser.

I always manage to mess these things up

If I press the internet quick launch key IE6 still appears (Firefox is my default browser).

Wonder what would happen if I removed IE6 all together :hmm:

Or am I opening a can of worms here?

JSLTIGER · 04-05-08, 01:18 PM

Given that you're on XP, you really can't, because IE6 is integrated into the OS (that's why XP is so prone to viruses). You could, however, upgrade to IE7, and see if that accomplishes anything.

Hakahura · 04-05-08, 01:23 PM

That's not a bad idea.

But I might give upon this one.
I tend to be a bit conservative when messing with computers.
I would hate to have to pay someone money to sort out something I broke.
After all it works fine at the moment.

Thanks anyway though.

JSLTIGER · 04-05-08, 02:29 PM

To be honest, upgrading to IE7 wouldn't be a bad idea anyway, simply as it is far more secure than the swiss-cheese that is IE6.

04-05-08, 08:30 AM	#1
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04-05-08, 09:18 AM	#2
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04-05-08, 10:16 AM	#3
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04-05-08, 10:18 AM	#4
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm afraid that you can't change it at ease The programs it opens is designed by a driver installed. You either remove the driver, or adapt to the driver. Fortunately my laptop only got only one quick launch button, and it makes my keyboard neat and tidy __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

04-05-08, 10:28 AM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	What do you want to change it to/for though? I had no problem reassigning the keys for playback functions inside my player (e.g. my 'stop' button is now the 'random' button). :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-05-08, 12:45 PM	#7
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Have you set Firefox as the default browser? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-05-08, 12:51 PM	#9
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Hmm, maybe change the "Internet" option at the top of the Start menu to point to Firefox. I'm not sure about the others, I use the Quick Launch buttons beside the start button for most things __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-05-08, 12:56 PM	#10
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes Firefox is already on my start menu. Just thought it would be nice to have all 4 of the quick launch keys doing things I wanted. __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

04-05-08, 01:09 PM	#11
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That's interesting, because my laptop's quick launch for the internet used to open IE 6, and it has opened FF ever since I set it as the default browser. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

04-05-08, 01:18 PM	#13
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Given that you're on XP, you really can't, because IE6 is integrated into the OS (that's why XP is so prone to viruses). You could, however, upgrade to IE7, and see if that accomplishes anything. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

04-05-08, 01:23 PM	#14
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's not a bad idea. But I might give upon this one. I tend to be a bit conservative when messing with computers. I would hate to have to pay someone money to sort out something I broke. After all it works fine at the moment. Thanks anyway though. __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

04-05-08, 02:29 PM	#15
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	To be honest, upgrading to IE7 wouldn't be a bad idea anyway, simply as it is far more secure than the swiss-cheese that is IE6. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home