I just installed SP2 on XP and now my email button on my
keyboard goes to a web based mail account and not my Outlook Express. How do I
find the file for OE to insert on my keyboard button?
Iâm kind of surprised SP2 affected this setting, but it should be an easy
one to fix.
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The specifics will vary beased on the manufacturer of your keyboard, but itâs likely
that all you need do is fire up Control Panel and double click on the
keyboard item. In there there should be options that will let you configure
the special buttons on your keyboard, including the email button.
To hook up Outlook Express as the mail client for that button you would specify msimn.exe. Youâll probably need the full path, which is typically c:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
Why is Outlook Expressâs file âmsimn.exeâ? Historical reasons. It stands for MicroSoft Internet Mail and News. Thatâs probably what it was called before they settled on the name âOutlook Expressâ.
My email button is programed to bring up AOL, but there doesnât seem to be a choice to stop there â it goes on to a website, and âcontrol panelâ âkeyboardâ âemailâ doesnât seem to allow NO additional website. How can I program the keyboard to just bring up AOL?
to change default email go into IE and select tools>internet options>programs tab an in the email drop down select what program you wish to use. Then hit apply
I have a hp keboard and want to customize the buttons.I open up keyboard under control panel and there are no buttons to click on to customize.
For those with HP keyboards, go to http://www.hp.com and obtain and install the keyboard set up application (â I have an HP Pavilion running Windows XP). Once thatâs done, the Keyboard Control Panel will have a âButtonsâ tab that will allow you to configure (at least) the shopping, sports, finance, connect, search, chat, and e-mail keys. Cheers!
I have a microsoft wire keyboard and cannot configure the various extra buttons along the top!!! And my â@âkey and â2â key are mixed up!!!
Can you help me, i went into control panel-keyboard but there is no configuration button
Dan
Most of these problems are simply due to a lack of software for your particular keyboard. If you can locate the software cd that came with your keyboard (most, if not all, keyboards with âextra buttonsâ come bundled with a cd or floppy) then simply install the software and run it.
The software will either add extra options to your control panel icon or may run as an entirely seperate process. You should be able to change your button settings after youâve installed the correct software.
If you canât find or lost your original keyboard software try going to the manufacturerâs website to download it or try calling them and requesting a software disk.
I had the same problem with my keyboard, I went to HP and downloaded the updated driver and the button feature appeared.
Now I have another problem! When ever I shut down and restart my computer the button feature is still there, but it is empty.
If I wanted to change the buttons on the keyboard I would not be able to do it unless I install the driver again.
Why!!!
Everybody give Leo a break. There could be a thousand reasons why your email button stopped working. He gave a logical response. BUT here is what you can do if your email button stopped working after you installed uptades from microsoft like SP2. Simply go into your web browser and click âtoolsâ then âinternet optionsâ and go to the âprogramsâ tab and make sure you have âoutlook expressâ listed in the E-mail drop down box. For some reason when you update to SP2 it gets left blank by default. This worked for me and it had nothing to do with keyboard settings or driver issues. Hope this helps
My buttons on my keyboard are mixed up. It is wireless but even my old corded keyboard had the same problem. My â and my @ and other keys like #,| ect. have been mixed. My pound sign has gone. How do i change it back? I have been on to control panel and keyboard but then what. I went to control panel and Regional and Language options but that says English UK (normal). What do i do? Please help!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
I did not use this way, all you have to do is click the little âENâ button next to your clock or your items on the task bar, and then click EN United Kingdom, that should change it.
how do I configure compaq keyboard for outlook mail using hot mail that is connected to outlook
I have a similar problem with my emial button in windows Me. When I use my email button on my HP keyboard it opens up a yahoo emial sign in page. I want it to open Outlook express. When I go to the keyboard manager to change the button there is just one item in the menu. It just says email. Then there is a second box to choose and you type in what you want. Iâve tried outlook express, and every other variation of that and all the help I could find on the web, but with no luck. So I can I make my email button open up outlook express in windows me. Thank you for your helpâŠ
Hi Leo,
I have an HP 8540 running Win XP SP2.
Recently after adding some Windows updates,
I find that the âbuttonsâ tab in the control panel > keyboard properties
pane is no longer showing. A visit to http://Www.hp.com shows keyboard drivers for earlier
versions of Windows, but not for XP.
All this means that I am no longer able to program the keys,
and worse still, the popular non HP driver SP26411.exe simply wipes all
my settings without providing a buttons tab.
Can you suggest a fix for this please.
same thing happened to me so obviously itâs an issue; also my nice LED blue lights for my card reader slots donât light up and CD player wonât play, just opens and closes but doesnât readâŠ
fixes are like prescription drugs. take this but it could do this, this, and this
thanks for listening to my rant; itâs very frustrating try to fix stuff every time I update
After much dabbling I have a âworkaroundâ for this problem.
The trick is to edit the CFG.INI file. On my PC this resides at C:\HP\KBD\CFG.INI
Copy your existing CFG.INI file to another folder, as a backup in case of trouble.
Then, using the âCONNECTâ button as an example:-
Open CFG.INI using Notepad, find the heading [CurrentSct], then enter the following
below it on a new line:- Connect = âGoogle|http://www.google.co.uk/â
Then find the heading [CurrentUrl] and enter an identical new line below it.
Delete any pre-existing line(s) beneath these two headings that may contain Connect =
Delete C:\Program Files\Netropa\ or the buttonâs name may not show at the bottom of the screen
when you come to use it.
Re-boot the PC for the changes to take effect and with luck the CONNECT button
should now open Google.
All 7 buttons along the top edge and 3 down the left side of the keyboard can
be set to visit websites (URLs), or open files on the PC. For opening files omit the entry under
the [CurrentUrl] heading.
The entries can go in any order under a heading, I use the order printed on the keyboard
labels.
Some buttons go under 2 names. The CFG.INI file lists the alternative
where appropriate. i.e. News/People & Weather/Finance etc.
Now, all buttons work as intended on my PC. Hope this works for you too.
My keyboard e-mail button goes directly to outlook. I want to change it so it opens my yahoo e-mail page. I followed the directions, i.e., in the properties box under shortcut press ALT + CTL + (press the e-mail key on the keyboard). But when I do that, it just opens up outlook again. I donât use outlook. Iâm so frustrated I donât know what to do.
Re the HP 8540 Keyboard buttons when running Windows XP service packs 2or3
Good news folks, HP have fixed the loss of the Buttons tab problem with their recent
SP26752.exe which now replaces their earlier SP26411.exe referred to in my posting of
Feb 15th 2009.
To find SP26752:-
1 Visit Google and type âHP keyboard buttons missingâ into its search line.
2 click on the first entry entitled âConfiguring the Multimedia and Internet Keyboard ButtonsâŠ.â,
3 click on âHP Multimedia Keyboard/Mouse driver Update â sp26752â to start the download.
Installation takes a minute and overwrites any previous installation. By default it
creates and places its files in C:HP. Re-start the PC when requested.
Then twiddle the volume control knob on your keyboard, and if it shows âIncreasing
or Decreasing Volumeâ on the screen then youâll know the installation is complete.
Then in the Control Panel click on âKeyboardâ, and the âButtonsâ tab should show in the
Keyboard Properties pane. Voila!
When setting up a button for a long URL e.g. a Yahoo e-mail page:-
1 visit the page
2 click in the address line near the top of the page to select the current address.
3 type [CNTRL] + C to copy it
4 click on the aforementioned Buttons tab to show the âconfigure a keyboard buttonâ entry box.
5 double click on the name of the button you want to use
6 in the âchoose a button capability:â line select âcomplex remote page with labelâ
7 click on the âAddress:â line and clear any existing address
8 type [CNTRL] + V to paste the new address in.
My keyboard e-mail button goes directly to outlook. I want to change it so it opens my yahoo e-mail page or facebook or gmailâŠ.PLz help me
@Nadeey
The email button is designed to run your default email program. It canât be set to access a webmail page or Facebook.