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Summary: There are a couple of easy steps to take to configure the email button on your keyboard.
I'm kind of surprised SP2 affected this setting, but it should be an easy one to fix. • The specifics will vary beased on the manufacturer of your keyboard, but it's likely that all you need do is fire up Control Panel and double click on the keyboard item. In there there should be options that will let you configure the special buttons on your keyboard, including the email button. To hook up Outlook Express as the mail client for that button you would specify msimn.exe. You'll probably need the full path, which is typically c:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe Why is Outlook Express's file "msimn.exe"? Historical reasons. It stands for MicroSoft Internet Mail and News. That's probably what it was called before they settled on the name "Outlook Express". Related:
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I have a hp keboard and want to customize the buttons.I open up keyboard under control panel and there are no buttons to click on to customize.
Posted by: brenda billings at October 1, 2005 5:48 AMFor those with HP keyboards, go to www.hp.com and obtain and install the keyboard set up application (-- I have an HP Pavilion running Windows XP). Once that's done, the Keyboard Control Panel will have a "Buttons" tab that will allow you to configure (at least) the shopping, sports, finance, connect, search, chat, and e-mail keys. Cheers!
Posted by: Mark at October 16, 2005 10:23 AMI have a microsoft wire keyboard and cannot configure the various extra buttons along the top!!! And my '@'key and '2' key are mixed up!!!
Can you help me, i went into control panel-keyboard but there is no configuration button
Dan
Posted by: Dan at December 20, 2005 3:02 PMMost of these problems are simply due to a lack of software for your particular keyboard. If you can locate the software cd that came with your keyboard (most, if not all, keyboards with "extra buttons" come bundled with a cd or floppy) then simply install the software and run it.
The software will either add extra options to your control panel icon or may run as an entirely seperate process. You should be able to change your button settings after you've installed the correct software.
If you can't find or lost your original keyboard software try going to the manufacturer's website to download it or try calling them and requesting a software disk.
Posted by: Thies at April 13, 2006 8:47 AMI had the same problem with my keyboard, I went to HP and downloaded the updated driver and the button feature appeared.
Posted by: Annemarie at July 29, 2006 5:21 PMNow I have another problem! When ever I shut down and restart my computer the button feature is still there, but it is empty.
If I wanted to change the buttons on the keyboard I would not be able to do it unless I install the driver again.
Why!!!
Everybody give Leo a break. There could be a thousand reasons why your email button stopped working. He gave a logical response. BUT here is what you can do if your email button stopped working after you installed uptades from microsoft like SP2. Simply go into your web browser and click "tools" then "internet options" and go to the "programs" tab and make sure you have "outlook express" listed in the E-mail drop down box. For some reason when you update to SP2 it gets left blank by default. This worked for me and it had nothing to do with keyboard settings or driver issues. Hope this helps
Posted by: beazleybub at January 23, 2007 10:04 AMMy buttons on my keyboard are mixed up. It is wireless but even my old corded keyboard had the same problem. My " and my @ and other keys like #,| ect. have been mixed. My pound sign has gone. How do i change it back? I have been on to control panel and keyboard but then what. I went to control panel and Regional and Language options but that says English UK (normal). What do i do? Please help!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
Posted by: ss at January 29, 2007 11:27 AMI did not use this way, all you have to do is click the little "EN" button next to your clock or your items on the task bar, and then click EN United Kingdom, that should change it.
Posted by: Inu^^ at June 23, 2007 4:43 AMhow do I configure compaq keyboard for outlook mail using hot mail that is connected to outlook
Posted by: Gerald R. Evans at October 29, 2007 5:34 AMI have a similar problem with my emial button in windows Me. When I use my email button on my HP keyboard it opens up a yahoo emial sign in page. I want it to open Outlook express. When I go to the keyboard manager to change the button there is just one item in the menu. It just says email. Then there is a second box to choose and you type in what you want. I've tried outlook express, and every other variation of that and all the help I could find on the web, but with no luck. So I can I make my email button open up outlook express in windows me. Thank you for your help...
Posted by: Jimbo at February 8, 2008 6:14 AM