Need little Windows XP help for Satellite A215-S5849

Hi,
I have a notebook Toshiba Satellite A215-S5849 which came with Windows Vista home premium.
Some time ago, I installed Windows XP SP3 and I also installed some drivers which i found here:
[Page from where I downloaded drivers, click|http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_drivers_bios.jsp]
I had to select model A210 coz there is no Satellite A215 available (but its probably simmilar, coz on my included Vista CD with drivers it also says its for A210/A215)
Main problem is... is there any simple way to get all XP drivers for A215... [Thats an other page, where I searched drivers for exactly my notebook and WIN XP, its many for vista. Select to filter for XP... not a lot of drivers for me id say, click |http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modItemList.jsp?moid=1998646&rpn=PSAFGU&ct=D L&BV_SessionID=@@@@1886836112.1220191695@@@@&BV_En gineID=cccfadefdejeidmcgfkceghdgngdgnn.0 ]
I have this little problems id like to solve:
1) Fn F5 doesnt work... I have 2 monitors and I cant use Fn F5 hotkey... I downloaded the driver... and other Fn keys work... but not F5... I've searched the forum and web and found something that I should have a "display devices change utility" installed, but this is only available for older notebooks (Ive searched, but i found only old driver for this). How do I make Fn F5 work in Win XP on A215?
2) Also in my Device manager I have three "Base System Device" undentified as "Other devices". Is this ok... or do i need some drivers or something?
3) And I have a question about this utility: [ link here, click|http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlViewDL.jsp?soid=1903653&moid=1998646&rpn= PSAFGU&BV_SessionID=@@@@0768822790.1220188011@@@@& BV_EngineID=cccfadefdejeidmcgfkceghdgngdgnn.0&ct=D L&all_docs=false]
Would this install all the available drivers for the notebook? If not, what does it do, maybe update?
4) And also... the multimedia keys... is it possible to select play/pause, stop, next, prev buttons for other program than windows media player. Id like to run those keys on winamp, ive downloaded a plugin for winamp, and it did worked on Vista, but not on XP... in Toshiba controls utility I can only sellect programs to start with Internet button and CD/DVD button. Ive read its not possible, but it worked when I installed the plugin on Vista.
Thank you for reading this and help.
Just in case I added drivers that I installed below. Dont really need to read this I think, but i add...
Drives that i installed:
Hotkey Utility, Toshiba
Common Module, Toshiba
Controls, Toshiba
Display Driver, ATI
Power Saver, Toshiba
Sound Driver, Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
SD Utilities
Wireless Lan Client Manager, Atheros
Touch Pad Driver, Synaptics
Processor driver, AMD
atheros wlan driver
Camera Software, Chicony
The drivers available were pretty straightforward , coz there is only one available for LAN, audio, Hotkeys etc. So I had not much choice. I also checked for which hardware they were made and from wihich manifacturer they are (I found the right ones... for example, realtek drivers for my realtek audio device...)

> I had to select model A210 coz there is no Satellite A215 available (but its probably similar, coz on my included Vista CD with drivers it also says its for A210/A215)
The A215 is a US notebook series and you usually you should use the Toshiba US driver page in order to get all compatible XP drivers.
There is no guarantee that the Toshiba XP drivers from the Toshiba European driver page would work correctly on the Toshiba US notebook.
Regarding the point;
1) You are right. The display device change utility controls the FN+F5 key combination and also the Hotkey Utility make the FN+F5 combination working.
This tool is available for some A210 series like the PSAFGE series. But it does not work on all A210/A215 series.
2) This could be a card reader. Check if its already installed. But note; after the XP installation you will still have yellow exclamation marks in device manager because some hardware will be only supported by Windows Vista. Therefore there is no Windows XP driver.
3) In my opinion the Toshiba Software Upgrades for Windows Vista/XP reminds about some new available software updates which were released on the Toshiba page US page.
4) I have the same issue and I think there is no way to change this in XP.
The Toshiba controls Utility for XP is simply different as the version for Vista and in my eyes there is nothing to do.
Regards

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