What is the ThinkPad button for on my T22?

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rmcnelly · #1 Post by **rmcnelly** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:11 pm

Pressing it doesn't do anything.

I'm running XPpro.

briank · #2 Post by **briank** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:33 pm

Same here. T22, XP Pro, button does nothing. I think if you have a certain piece of IBM software installed, it brings up the IBM support center.

rmcnelly · #3 Post by **rmcnelly** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:54 am

I ran the software from the IBM site, which scanned the computer then installed all the latest ThinkPad specific software, but haven't found anything for the ThinkPad button.

dsvochak · #4 Post by **dsvochak** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:55 am

See this http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=18859 and this http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=17096 for basic instructions and this http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-57669 for the IBM software and device driver matrix.

rmcnelly · #5 Post by **rmcnelly** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:32 am

Thank you for the links. I had already downlaoded the stuff from the ibm site, but cannot find anything on the T22 to control the Thinkpad key. There are files titled "TPHKDRV, and TPHKDRV.VXD" installed in the drivers directory.

I can't figure it out

dsvochak · #6 Post by **dsvochak** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:59 am

TPHKDRV is the hotkey driver. The Hotkey executable is called "TPHKMGR.exe", which as the links indicate must be running. The direct link to the T22 Access thinkpad application is http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... IGR-4XNSWX

If all the files mentioned in the instructions are somewhere on your drive, even though XP is not listed as a supported operating system, I can't think of any reason why, if you follow the instructions, it shouldn't work.

rmcnelly · #7 Post by **rmcnelly** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:15 am

I've gone back to the IBM site, and believe I have everything intalled. Under the "Add or Remove Programs" Control Panel, I can see the ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility is installed, but have no idea how to access it?????

briank · #8 Post by **briank** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:24 am

Before you spend any more time on this, I think you should ask yourself: is it really worth it to have the 'thinkpad' button do anything? Its not that hard to open a web browser and go to the IBM/lenovo website for support.

dsvochak · #9 Post by **dsvochak** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:30 am

Keyboard customizer is a different utility. Search your system for "TPHKMGR.exe". If it's found, click to get it running and then try the Thinkpad button.

rmcnelly · #10 Post by **rmcnelly** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:41 am

I found several files, drivers I think, named TPHKMGR, but none with the .exe extension.

If all it does, is bring up the IBM website, then I'll give up the attmept to get it going. It really would not be worth the energy I've already expended on it

Thanks folks!

dsvochak · #11 Post by **dsvochak** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:52 pm

If all it does, is bring up the IBM website...

When configured, the thinkpad button brings up the Access ThinkPad online guide not the IBM website.

rmcnelly · #12 Post by **rmcnelly** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:59 pm

dsvochak wrote:
If all it does, is bring up the IBM website...
When configured, the thinkpad button brings up the Access ThinkPad online guide not the IBM website.

Well, I did have that available earlier today. I tried it, and figured I wouldn't use it either.

What is the ThinkPad button for on my T22?

What is the ThinkPad button for on my T22?

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