Vista killed my ThinkVantage HELP

I recently moved to Windows Vista, for personal reasons, and after it did a full installation, everything was working fine, until.........I realized my ThinkVantage Button, among all my function buttons no longer operate......what should I do?

BigRob, welcome to the forum,
have a go with the HotKey driver, this should help.
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Hi,
I would definitely suggest running the other Two applications, particularly MBAM with both the C Partition and Recovery Partition selected for scanning.
EDIT: You may also want to try This Application
If you decide to wipe the entire HDD, first order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
If you have any problem with this link, order them directly from HP.
If you live in the US, contact HP Here.
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http://software.lsoft.net/KillDiskSuiteFree-Setup.exe
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I don't know about the originator, but I still require assistance. The help link didn't solve my issue, so further help would be welcomed.
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I’ve killed a pair of iPods (40gb Photo & 30gb Video) and I don’t know what to do.
If this has been covered somewhere in the forum can you please link me to the appropriate thread. I apologise now if this is long but I need to write down what has happened, crossing fingers that someone out there can help.
The first problem occurred about a month ago, my computer wouldn’t recognise my iPod. For no apparent reason my computer just decided that one morning it was going to drive me insane and say it could recognised the USB device. Finally, after searching the net I changed all the USB devices around and suddenly started to work again, phew!
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hi
i am running windows vista 64 bit, my motherboard is Asus M3A32MVP, soundcard: Soundblaster Xfi, grapics card ATI 3870x2, processor AMD Athalon 6400 plus running on 4 gb of RAM
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Syncronizing my 3gs with itunes the sync does not finish because itunes allways crash and stuck i made some troubleshoots like reinstall again but nothing and my itunes is update and the system is windows vista home premium.Please help me...

Syncronizing my 3gs with itunes the sync does not finish because itunes always crash and stuck and i can not sync my device, i dont no whats wrong because the itunes even can not acess itunes store, still loading waiting for itunes store and nothing.I tryed reinstall itunes but just waste of time.
My itunes is update, iphone 3gs 4.3.4, system is windows vista home premium.
Please help me.

I also have the Mcaffe security centre so on the face of it we have very similar situations and I had not problems.
You asked what I meant about saving the installer on your PC.
When you go to the iTunes download page:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
And click on download, you should be offered the choice of running the installer or saving it. You need to click on save and then choose a folder on you PC where you want it saved. But I think you already did that.
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It's very odd that the installer fails at different stages. usually when the installation fails, it is at a specific stage and usually generates an error message.
I am afraid I am mystified. Have you had any other problems with your PC which might suggest a general problem not specific to iTunes?
The only other suggestion I have is to download a fresh copy of the installer - in case it got corrupted. You could also try using "run as administrator" to run the installer. It should be an option if you right click on the installer file.
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I also have the Mcaffe security centre so on the face of it we have very similar situations and I had not problems.
You asked what I meant about saving the installer on your PC.
When you go to the iTunes download page:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
And click on download, you should be offered the choice of running the installer or saving it. You need to click on save and then choose a folder on you PC where you want it saved. But I think you already did that.
After the installer file - iTunessetup.exe - is save on your computer, you double click on it to run it.
It's very odd that the installer fails at different stages. usually when the installation fails, it is at a specific stage and usually generates an error message.
I am afraid I am mystified. Have you had any other problems with your PC which might suggest a general problem not specific to iTunes?
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Hey there Frank0619,
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Issues installing iTunes for Windows
These in particular:
Make sure you have an administrator account.
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Install the latest Microsoft Windows updates.
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Download the latest version of iTunes.
The latest version of iTunes can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.
Disable conflicting software.
Some Windows background processes can cause issues for other programs and processes. These conflicts can prevent applications, such as iTunes, from installing. Disable conflicting processes by starting your computer using MSConfig:
Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows XP
Using Msconfig to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Some security software made by other companies can't be disabled using MSConfig. If you've installed security software and you're having issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows, you might need to disable or uninstall security software to resolve installation issues.
Restart your computer.
Install iTunes.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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Vistia Ultimate (SP1 plus updates), Wacom Graphite 2 Tablet (latest software) and PS CS3.
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I have formatted my HDD, installed and activated all my software and still having huge problems. I also have Office 2007 installed.
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I have Googled this message extensively as well as looking for answers on Microsoft's website. The closest I could get, was MS sending me a "Hotfix" saying the cause of this message is that Vista has some difficulty recognising for Outlook the hand writing from the tablet. Funny this is that I NEVER use my tablet for writing.
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