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XPS M1210: Media buttons freeze my system

post #1 of 9
7/20/06 at 1:32am
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After doing a fresh install of Windows, everything was working great - even the media buttons on the front. However, recently they have started acting screwy. If I press any one of them, they won't light up and the system will freeze - and NOTHING can unfreeze it except holding the power button for 5 secs.

So is there some software or a driver that would help me out ? I find this especially odd since they were working as recently as 2 days ago, and I haven't made any significant software installs that would compromise their functionality.

And oddly enough, they work beautifully under Ubuntu. (Another of the many reasons I'm thinking of dropping windows altogether )
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post #2 of 9
7/21/06 at 10:55pm
The only advice that I can give is: run diagnostic software on your machine. Plus, take a look at your events log--this is Windows XP logging what it sees as problems (warnings, errors, notes). Maybe you will get lucky and find an entry that shows the problem...
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post #3 of 9
7/22/06 at 3:52am
system restore did nothing?
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post #4 of 9
7/22/06 at 4:42am
Did you install Dell Quickset?
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post #5 of 9
7/22/06 at 12:41pm
^Not installing Quickset would make the buttons not work, not hard-lockup the system...
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post #6 of 9
7/26/06 at 3:56pm
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Well here's a bit more evidence to help figure this out.

Firstly, the computer doesn't actually hard-lockup, per se... The mouse still moves, alll the processes I was running still run, but I can't control anything. None of the programs will accept keyboard input or respond to being clicked or ALT+F4.

Secondly, I got a new keyboard - wireless logitech - and turning the volume knob on there ALSO causes the system to go nuts.

And lastly, when I shut of my computer I get a window that says 'Ending Program - Explorer.exe' and the option to end now. ?!
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post #7 of 9
7/26/06 at 7:30pm
wow considering all the hassle if this were my notebook it would have gotten the wipe. You wouldnt have anything actively running to cause all this mess would you?
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post #8 of 9
7/26/06 at 8:45pm
Maybe you shouldn't install pirated versions of windows. Which I did and it started acting like 'shit'. So I put the restore disk in and it fixed everything. Since media center is windows xp pro.
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post #9 of 9
7/27/06 at 12:37am
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I have nothing actively running which could affect this AND i am running a fresh NON-PIRATED install of Windows XP Pro.

I did use the System restore to rollback a fair bit after installation. I'm just gonna assume that contributed to the problem.

That said, these two tiny problems aren't enough of a hassle to me to bother reformatting again. Was just hoping someone could point me to a quick fix.
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