Function Keys Problemm

[madomng70]

Hi, I bought a Sony Vaio VGN-FS415S , I 've installed a new Operating System, WinXP Proff, I installed all the drivers, but I cannot use the function keys like the level of sound or bright. Where could I get the keyboard driver?
I was looking for that in VAIO LINK, but I couldn't get anything.
NEED HELP PLEASE:smileycry:

[rich912]

Hi Tupascsoul and welcome to the forum.

Download the pre-installed Utilities, for your model from Vaio-Link and extract the file. You will then have Installer folders number 1 to 10, plus a couple of others.

Install the following (in this order):

Sony Utilities (Installer Folder 1)
Sony Shared Library (Installer Folder 2)
Vaio Event Service (Installer Folder 5)

Then re-boot. You may possibly have to repeat this procedure a couple of times before the function keys will work.

Vaio-Link

[ratman]

Hi,
I got the same problem, re-installing a fresh new OS (trying to solve overheating problems).

I solved with these instructions, hope they can help.

SONY VAIO HOTKEY UTILITY
(adds "Sony Vaio Hotkey Utility" to your own WINXP on your laptop) (tested on SONY VAIO VGN-A217M, VGN-S26C, VGN-FS195XP )

(note: it works on my sony vaio PCG-K315Z as well)

A: First uninstall of your computer (if they are installed) :
1. Hotkey Utility
2. Sony utilities DLL

B: Download: "vaio hotkey driver.zip" and unpack
anywhere on your harddrive

C: Then install exactly in this sequence :
1. 1 SONY SHARED LIBRARY
!! reboot your computer !!
2. 2 SONYUTILS
3. 3 HOTKEY
!! reboot your computer again to affect changes !!

The pack is here: http://rapidshare.de/files/14614331/vaio_hotkey_driver.zip.html