what a stupid place to put a mute key! My toshiba tecra has it on a nice place you need to push 2 keys to mute. At 10:36 a.m. 5/12/2008, you wrote: >Hi Charles, >We both got Compaq Presario SR5610F computers. >On its new advanced keyboard it has 3 keys controlling the speakers and >headphones, mute, volume up, and volume down. The mute key is right above the >up arrow key. >Luckily I bought a Microsoft ergonomic usb keyboard that has the mute key >above the f9 key. > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 6:22 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Beware of the Death Key > > >>I've never encountered this key, but would sure like to very clearly mark it >>for identification in case I ever hit it by mistake! Thanks for the heads up! >> >>--- >>Pretty is as pretty does. >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Leonard de Ruijter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" >><gamers@audyssey.org> >>Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:42 AM >>Subject: [Audyssey] Beware of the Death Key >> >> >>>Beware of the Death key. >>>by Phil Vlasak. >>>My wife was haply playing a game on her new Vista computer when all of a >>>sudden, >>>her computer died. >>>At first she thought that Jaws had crashed so she shut it down and >>>re-started it. >>>No speech came forth. >>>Next she re-booted the computer and no sounds or speech came up. >>>Well, I said, it must be the headphones. >>>So she checked the cord from the headphones to the computer and they were >>>still plugged in. >>>Then she pulled out the headphone cable and tested the speakers and >>>no sound came forth. >>>She next tried the volume up key on her keyboard and still nothing. >>>Then she remembered the death key, and she pressed it and glory be, sound >>>and speech was restored! >>>What is this death key you may ask? >>>For the blind it is the mute key. >>>The computer's sounds stay muted even through warm and cold boots and can >>>only come back to life when the key is pressed again. >>>So beware of that key and remember its location as your finger too might >>>slip and press the death key. >>> >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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