Re-installing quick launch button functionality on DV8T

Is there a particular set of installs which recovers all of the functionality of the HP Quick Launch buttons?
Here's the deal:
On a Pavilion DV8T-1000 CTO laptop, I've added a second hard drive, an SSD, which is in the primary bay. The original drive is in the secondary bay. Since the HP recovery media would not recover to the new SSD (slightly smaller than the original drive, so the recovery software gets pissy about it), I installed Win7 Pro from scratch, and loaded all the current drivers from the support page for this particular model laptop.
Most of the system functionality was returned, but I found that the quick launch buttons weren't behaving as I expected. The wireless indicator didn't show blue (at all) when wifi is on, but did turn orange when it is off. The mute button was always white, even when the computer is muted. The volume didn't show the on-screen volume display. The tone control would only show a goofed-up version of the on-screen display (bar area with random vertical lines which moved when I used the tone control slider). The DVD eject button didn't work, and neither did the DVD play buttons.
Now note: I did do a quick launch button firmware update during this whole upgrade process. At first, I thought that might be the problem. Then I put the original drive back as the boot drive, and found that most of the original functionality was still there (except for the wifi light still isn't turning blue when wifi is on... is only off).
I put the SSD back as the boot drive again, and started looking for things I might have missed. I had the tone control software installed, and the quick launch button driver software. Apparently that wasn't enough. I found the SmartMenu software and installed it, and then I had the on-screen display working for mute, volume, and tone control... but the mute button is still always white (never goes orange when the system is muted). And there is still no DVD transport or eject control.
Since this works with the original drive, this shows that this is not a hardware issue (otherwise, it wouldn't work for either drive). It is obviously a driver/software/configuration problem. But there doesn't seem to be one program or driver install which provides all the needed/wanted/desired function... not even two or three installs. (and I still don't know why the wi-fi button isn't turning blue like it did before I did the firmware upgrade... which, unfortunately, I can't undo as older firmware versions aren't available to download).
How does somebody get all the original quick launch button (the capacitive button bar above the keyboard) back?

Have you tried installing the Quick Launch button software from the following weblink:
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp48001-48500/sp48159.exe
I am an HP employee.
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2) the quick launch buttons on the screen edge are not functioning as follows:
a) the hp mediasmart button (the one with the wave) doesn't work
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c) the third button which looks like either gears or a sun (I don't know what it should do) brings up the windows mobility center, where I have found problem number:
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pen input
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Regardless which one I select, on the following screen (where it says Press this screen with ....) when I press with either my finger or the pen, nothing happens. Which seems like either:
it thinks another screen is active or
the touch components are completely non functional.
4) Not surprising, the touch functions are completely non-functional
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Not all of them resulted in a clean install.
Here are other drivers that I had problems with (meaning that I got an error message, it failed, it had to be done more than once, something else broke, etc.)
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I have checked that all of the startup services are actually enabled in msconfig including quick launch buttons, hpwuschd, and media smart. Nothing is disabled in services.
I have reinstalled the quick launch buttons driver for this product from December 2009. (There is an earlier version from November.)
I installed the bios upgrade (before win7, actually) it is currently F.25
I have also eliminated EMF possibilities.
I have searched the forums, and while I have found some interesting clues, I don't see anything like this - at least with a solution.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as this thing is quite useless to me as it currently functions. It is not a tablet anymore.
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[knock knock] Helloooooo??!!??
Installed 6.50.9.1, which is in between the last two quick launch button (QLB) drivers (that did not work). Also fixed the lightscribe and mediasmart DVD installs. Same problems, no touch or pen, and a new bug I discovered with qlb
First, if you search for tablet in the start menu, there is a selection to set the tablet buttons to perform certain tasks. When you run that, it says that teblet buttons are not installed on this pc. Doesn't matter if QLB is installed or not - same error. Hmmmmm. Check with your pc manufacturer..... I think I am doing that. I am starting to feel like I am working for HP.
Next finding: Using mobility center, I found that if you orient the screen to landscape for the slate config, and then rotate the screen, it does not go blank. However, if you rotate the screen back to notebook, it goes blank. And of course it keeps that upsidedown config when you reboot, too. So, the way to recover from that (because you really need a keyboard if you don't have a working pen and touch takes 30 sec to respond) is to keep trying to get touch to orient the screen back to landscape for notebook. Then rotate the screen to landscape for notebook. And uninstall the QLB driver that doesn't work and reboot. But after that, touch and pen did not function.
Since touch and pen had previously been restored when I uninstalled QLB, I reinstalled MVP and smartmenu coz they were the actions that I took the last time before touch and pen returned. Didn't work this time, tho.
I decided to do a system restore back at the point that I had used HP Advisor, since that was the last time I made note that pen and touch were working. Restore failed because a sfi.dat file was not found (and search didn't find it anywhere either). I tried 5 different restore points, before and after that one, and they all failed. But the first time around, I had touch on the logon screen, just not after windows started. The next time, I had touch but not pen. The next time, I had touch and pen, but only for a period of time (I think HP Advisor may have been the intervening event) before they stopped working.
Oh, and HP advisor does not appear to be actually installing the things on the action list. That could be an issue with Comodo, but it really looks more like an issue with that "mother may I" message from Windows asking for permission to run the program. Often as not, windows reports that the program is not responding. Closing the program with that dialog box actually gives it the kick in the knickers it needs to complete.
A not so great workaround is to use the mobility center to orient the screen when you want to put the thing in slate mode. You can pin it to the task bar (with a little fiddling). Touch is extremely slow to respond in slate mode. For example, it took about 3 minutes to get the screen oriented back around to notebook config, which is 4 "clicks" if things are working right. Pen works sort of OK (although I haven't tried any writing) . Gestures for scrolling do not work.
I am done with the troubleshooting until someone comes up with other targeted ideas.I have been keeping detailed chrono notes.
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Hello,
I have bought a new notebook HP CQ41-224TX without OS (free dos) and upgrade the momory to 4 Gb.
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To get your PC software back to how it was when it was first purchased, run a system recovery:
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I assuming by QLB you mean the 3 buttons on the montior (mine are windows moble center, hp media, and screen rotate) If you are id kill for these drivers I installed win7 from scratch as my upgrade has yet to arrive and everything worked great expect those 3 buttons. Without rotate tho my tablet is useless so I had to reinstall vista from a recovery disc (which was hell had to use my win7 disc to keep formating my drive but it finally worked) I was going to try and load the wim images with imagex and see if I couldnt find the driver but I dont even know the name of the program I'm looking for.
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Hello HP world.
I am having a problem that I cant fix it myself and it is driving me crazy.
I am very techy and usually always find a solution to any problem but this one got both of my feet locked.
My Quick Launch Buttons on my DV7-3085dx Running Win7 64-bit.
Are not working. They were working fine since forever until 2 weeks ago I noticed the mute and wireless buttons remained red non stop? and they were not functionable. Almost as if they lost connection to the notebook.
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I surrender!
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Fitim wrote:
So i just finished with the System recovery and no luck
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I understand that you are not able to use the HP Quick Launch buttons after upgrading to Windows 8.1, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
The first step I recommend is to completely remove HP Quick Launch from your system by using this Microsoft Fixit tool: Fix problems that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled. Once the program is removed, please restart your computer.
To further diagnose Internet Explorer on your system, I recommend following Resolving issues in Internet Explorer (Windows 8), as well as Troubleshooting Wireless Network and Internet (Windows 8). This should help to re-establish a consistent connection between your notebook and wireless network.
If the issue continues, I recommend performing a backup and refresh back to when Windows 8 was still installed on your system. To do this, I recommend following this resource on Backing Up Your Files (Windows 8), as well as Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows 8).
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your reply!
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