fn stuck on on new gateway after installing aol

Mark Loffhagen · 03-27-2006, 08:54 PM

Hi Guys ,this is maybe a dumb question but the bloody fn is stuck in the on position after installing aol,any help would be greatly appreciated.Computer is a gateway
CX2618
intel(R) Petium(R) M
PROCESSOR 1.73GHz
795 MHz,0.99GB Ram
Service pack 2
Running XP

ebackhus · 03-28-2006, 11:48 AM

I've never seen an Fn key get stuck on by software. Does that PC has an Fn lock key at all?

Try removing AOL to see if it fixes it or use a restore point. AOL is more problems than it's worth.

shaggs_fan · 03-28-2006, 03:12 PM

i agree, remove aol asap. i don't trust it at all, why do you think they send out all those free trial cd's every month? they aren't worth it man. together, united, the country and put aol out of business. hehe.

Mark Loffhagen · 03-28-2006, 10:57 PM

Guys i agree AOL is a piece of ---- but we travel all over the country working and sometimes aol is the only way to get on line( although i do use pandanet with my palm 650 and that works very well)sometimes though aol is the only connection i can get when out of cell signal.
I too was wondering about some fn lock but don,t know where the hell it would be .
This computer doesn,t belong to me ,it is one of my workers laptops and he doesn,t have a palm 650 so no access to panda net.

**Terrister** · 03-29-2006, 05:30 AM

What version of the AOL software did you install?

~~whodat~~ · 03-29-2006, 06:25 AM

is norton installed on this computer?

Mark Loffhagen · 03-30-2006, 08:34 PM

wouldn,t have norton any where near my computers and it is not on this one.
AOL 9.0 is installed

~~whodat~~ · 03-31-2006, 12:54 AM

Quote:

This computer doesn,t belong to me ,it is one of my workers laptops

security lock?

ebackhus · 03-31-2006, 07:22 AM

I may have mentioned this (it's still morning where I am) but check the BIOS. I just got a ThinkPad T22 yesterday and the BIOS has an option for locking the Fn key.

03-27-2006, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mark Loffhagen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kiwi In CO Posts: 19 OS: XP	fn stuck on on new gateway after installing aol Hi Guys ,this is maybe a dumb question but the bloody fn is stuck in the on position after installing aol,any help would be greatly appreciated.Computer is a gateway CX2618 intel(R) Petium(R) M PROCESSOR 1.73GHz 795 MHz,0.99GB Ram Service pack 2 Running XP

03-28-2006, 11:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,970 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 26	I've never seen an Fn key get stuck on by software. Does that PC has an Fn lock key at all? Try removing AOL to see if it fixes it or use a restore point. AOL is more problems than it's worth. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-29-2006, 05:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	What version of the AOL software did you install? __________________

03-31-2006, 07:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,970 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 26	I may have mentioned this (it's still morning where I am) but check the BIOS. I just got a ThinkPad T22 yesterday and the BIOS has an option for locking the Fn key. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-28-2006, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
shaggs_fan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9 OS: XP	i agree, remove aol asap. i don't trust it at all, why do you think they send out all those free trial cd's every month? they aren't worth it man. together, united, the country and put aol out of business. hehe.

03-28-2006, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark Loffhagen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kiwi In CO Posts: 19 OS: XP	Guys i agree AOL is a piece of ---- but we travel all over the country working and sometimes aol is the only way to get on line( although i do use pandanet with my palm 650 and that works very well)sometimes though aol is the only connection i can get when out of cell signal. I too was wondering about some fn lock but don,t know where the hell it would be . This computer doesn,t belong to me ,it is one of my workers laptops and he doesn,t have a palm 650 so no access to panda net.

03-29-2006, 06:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	is norton installed on this computer?

03-30-2006, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mark Loffhagen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kiwi In CO Posts: 19 OS: XP	wouldn,t have norton any where near my computers and it is not on this one. AOL 9.0 is installed