on screen displays?

i was wondering, i installed the synaptics driver and my scrolling works and everything.
but whenever i want to either mute the sound or turn the volume up or down (with the Fn button), i dont get the on screen display like i usually get with windows xp.
is there a driver for that?

 

i'd be interested in that too if you find any !

 

I suspect that the Acer Launch Manager provides the OSD in Windows XP.

I don't have the OSD on my AAO's because I have upgraded from Linpus using a retail version of XP Home and I haven't installed Launch Manager yet.

Not sure if Launch Manager is compatible with Windows 7.

 

Works fine on mine under Windows 7. I upgraded over my Vista installation, and everything kept working.

 

i installed launchmanager off the acer euro ftp server and it didnt work.
i actually lost functionality on my mute button. so, no go for me.

 

hmm, strange. Just checked the mute button, and it is all ok. I'll check what version I have installed and post back.

*edit* v2.0.04

 

yup, i have that exact same one.
didnt seem to work. unless i installed it differently or soemthing.

 

I tried installing eNet Management v2.6.3005 from Acer which I believe gives you the on screen displays, but it told me I needed to install other Acer software

"Please install Acer Empowering Technology Framework first."

http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/forms/ ... =&areaid=2

I have a dual boot XP Pro & Windows 7 Build 7000. Windows 7 is on a different partition that I created with Partition Magic, so I did not do an upgrade.

I tried looking on the recovery partition for for the "Acer Empowering Technology Framework" install but can't seem to find it.

It doesn't seem to be in the download list from Acer Support either.

http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/forms/ ... 94#results

Anyone get the on screen displays working besides doing an upgrade?

 

Does the Acer Launch Manager (which is available from the Aspire One download area on the Acer Support FTP Site) not give you the OSD?

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/netbook/as ... 2.0.04.zip

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/netbook/as ... 2.0.04.zip

?

 

i tried this and it did not work.

did anyone else have luck with these xp drivers with win7?

 

I tried to installed on a clean WIN 7 install and I got an error message "This is not a current operating system !" and installation terminated.

 

i got launch manager to work, just installed the xp one. For some reason now my volume up/down/mute buttons dont work. but everything else does like the Touchpad enabler or brightness. wifi switch also displays

 

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack but after 3 different ones I found this one and it did the trick. http://www.zdnetasia.com/downloads/pc/swinfo/0,39043052,50002418r-39516140s,00.htm

The setup application is buried a few folders in but it's not hard to find.

EDIT: Well the display worked but I should have tested. Maybe it's just a setting, but I can't adjust the volume from the keys now. The display appears but it doesn't affect the volume. Someone else should try it.

 

Hey guys, try installing the launch manager using win xp compatibility mode and everything should be perfectly fine

 

tried running installer in winxp mode, as well as running the program in xp mode once installed, no dice.

 

What worked for me was downloading the launch manager installer, and running it in Windows Vista compatibility mode (just right click> properties> compatibility). It's working perfectly now. I can even turn on and off the wifi card with the hardware switch.

 

perfect, that worked for me, thx!!!

 

No problem. You're welcome. I just figured it out by messing around with it.