fn-key has no function under windows 7

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. try to change volume up/down with FN+F11/FN+F12
2. all the other FN+Key-Functions like FN+Delete for forward-delete has no
effect
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

the normal windows F-Key-Bindings

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

2008.09.17 on windows 7 professional x64 (german)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by towatai1...@gmail.com on 17 Mar 2010 at 11:37

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If this is true, this is a big problem. Will investigate.

Original comment by brian.jo...@gmail.com on 24 May 2010 at 5:07

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It works for me perfectly, except for volume control (UAWKS was written in XP, 
and the volume control model is per-application in Windows 7). I'm in W7 x64 
English, which seems to account for most of the problems. I really need some 
European friends to help me out with maintaining this product. Sincere 
apologies, friends! :)

Original comment by brian.jo...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2010 at 4:45

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is there any chance to get the volume control working in Win7? at the moment, i 
run my Win7 with the Original Apple Booptcamp Drivers. ok, it works but i dont 
like to have any kind of apple software on my PC ;) could i give you a hand 
maybe testing new betas of UAWKS?

Original comment by towatai1...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2010 at 6:06

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The latest implementation of UAWKS is specific to a few media players (with 
regards to volume control). Boot Camp works fairly universally. This is why 
I've been working on a non-AutoHotkey-dependent implementation. I understand 
your frustration (I feel it too, but this is a non-paid project, my friend :p)

Original comment by brian.jo...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2010 at 6:47

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i think me and many other users of UAWKS are prepared to reward you with some 
bucks via paypal (O: good work must be valued!

Original comment by towatai1...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2010 at 8:39

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hmm do you have any kind of updates? os is the 2008.09.17 the newest one? any 
beta/test versions that can i try?

Original comment by towatai1...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2010 at 8:44

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calm down guys. Brian is a one man team donating his own time and effort to 
this worthy project.

Donated via paypal. Small amount, but if more do the same, I hope it helps

Thanks. Keep up the good work

Original comment by daines...@gmail.com on 13 Aug 2010 at 2:25

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"I really need some European friends to help me out with maintaining this 
product. Sincere apologies, friends! :)"

I can help you to test new functions mate! message me: lundgren.t@telia.com

Original comment by toobias....@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2010 at 10:40

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Thanks for all of your comments, and especially your donations! Even the 
frustrated/negative comments are useful in gauging the future direction of this 
project. It's true that I haven't released a stable version in quite some time, 
but yes, I am a one-man team that works for free (and gladly so).

I'm still working on a new, native version of UAWKS. I made the decision to 
rewrite it from AutoHotkey to C# because AHK isn't very amenable/responsive to 
the problems with foreign keyboard layouts and/or multi-platform configurations.

We're quite close to having a test/alpha/beta version (the C# rewrite I've been 
talking about), and I'll need all of you to try it out so that we can identify 
the problem-areas. Unfortunately, I only have a few hours a week to attack 
this. Donations in the past few weeks have certainly helped me accelerate that!

...and as I've been saying (especially to all of my European friends), I'm 
going to need your help soon as beta-testers!

Original comment by brian.jo...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2010 at 11:16

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To specifically address this issue, the new implementation (forthcoming) is 
already better with the fn-key than the former AHK version. I'm pretty sure 
that we'll still have a lot to fix as a community.

I've not uploaded the new version mostly for lack of time--it will be posted 
soon. It's also more tricky than you'd think to get keyboard hooking AND 
keyboard simulation working in tandem across the spectrum of Windows XP - 
Windows 7. You'd be surprised how much I've learned about windows via this 
project :)

Original comment by brian.jo...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2010 at 11:21

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I think we all understand your hard work. There is no system today as works 
better with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and a PC.
We are very grateful that someone develops a program that works when apple self 
don't do that.

Original comment by toobias....@gmail.com on 12 Sep 2010 at 1:13

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I'm a long time AHK user and I originally tried to get the keys to work myself 
with AHK, ran into the same issues as everyone else, and so I tried EventGhost. 
 Got keys to work with that, but not reliably, I had to keep manually added the 
HID generic plugin, which was annoying, so I went back to AHK.  I didn't try to 
hard the first time and it only took a couple of searches to come across your 
script.

I'm on Win7 32 and after install it just doesn't seem to work, so I'm anxiously 
awaiting your updated C# version.

Keep up the good work, and good luck.

Original comment by s...@carrollmail.com on 3 Oct 2010 at 5:14

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Just an FYI for people who are trying to get the FN key to work in win7.  In 
troubleshooting I had worked my way back to the original 
AutohotkeyRemoteControl.zip.  When trying to run AutoHotkeyRemoteControlDLL.ahk 
I got the error:

GetDeviceCount fehlgeschlagen. Errorcode: -3

Turn out that you have to have vcredist_x86.exe installed for 
AutohotkeyRemoteControl.dll to function, unfortunately UAWKS does not give any 
indication that required files are missing.

I now have UAWKS working on win7 32 bit.

Original comment by s...@carrollmail.com on 3 Oct 2010 at 3:36

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install this 
http://superuser.com/questions/88912/does-apple-magic-mouse-fully-work-on-window
s-7-x86-x64

Original comment by lukas.fr...@gmail.com on 18 Dec 2010 at 11:23

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I just installed to use a wired (USB) small aluminum keyboard under Windows 7. 
I can use the pretzel key to cut & paste (yay!), but fn+delete does a backspace.

Pretzel+option+delete gives an error (taskmgr.exe)

Original comment by alakor...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2011 at 10:47

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Hello every one,
I hope this will be to help.
I had UAWKS working under my old Windows 7 64bit perfectly. Not aware of the FN 
issue I had to reinstall my old system. At some point when I was fine tuning 
new installation I realised there is a problem and I need to do something about 
it...
After couple of hours, few installations of several visual c++ redists and 
toying about in general I worked out all I needed was autohotkey (I got the 
file from http://www.autohotkey.com/download/) It did the job for me.
After that, everything works nicely again.
Thanks for UAWKS, great app.

Original comment by zdenek.p...@gmail.com on 4 Feb 2011 at 11:08

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I had a problem with the EJECT key not working on
the Apple Mini wired keyboard when changing from Windows XP -> 7.

I can confirm that you have to have vcredist_x86.exe installed for 
AutohotkeyRemoteControl.dll to function in Windows 7.

The file is included in the AutohotkeyRemoteControl.dll package
as mentioned above.

UAWKS is working on Windows 7 32 bit.

Original comment by corwin.willys@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2011 at 10:39

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Windows 7 64bit also works well, just install ansi version of AutoHotKey, 32bit 
version (otherwise, 32-bit AutohotkeyRemoteControl.dll required for eject and 
fn key to work will not function).

Original comment by basil.kr...@gmail.com on 12 Mar 2011 at 11:23