Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
rotate the screen orientation.

My questions are:

1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
rotation functionality?
2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
restore this functionality?
3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
screen?

You need to check Toshiba's web site. That's where the newer utilities will
come from for Vista operation, IF Toshiba is supporting Vista on your model.
Most of the manufacturers have waited until the release of Vista to write
their drivers.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com> wrote in message
news:1170280195.067165.282370@l53g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
> button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
> to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
> I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
> rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
> assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
> rotate the screen orientation.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
> rotation functionality?
> 2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
> restore this functionality?
> 3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
> screen?
>

I don't have that model Fujitsu tablet PC but I did have the same problem in
Vista. I had to download the ACPI driver, the Fujitsu Button Driver, and the
Button Utility (all Vista versions) and install them all. Once I did that and
rebooted, I go full control back. Also, my tablet PC is based on the Intel
915 chipset, so I went to Intel, downloaded the Vista drivers, and now, have
hotekey combinations for rotating the screen. These came with the Intel
drivers.

"Chris H." wrote:

> You need to check Toshiba's web site. That's where the newer utilities will
> come from for Vista operation, IF Toshiba is supporting Vista on your model.
> Most of the manufacturers have waited until the release of Vista to write
> their drivers.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com> wrote in message
> news:1170280195.067165.282370@l53g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
> > button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
> > to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
> > I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
> > rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
> > assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
> > rotate the screen orientation.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > 1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
> > rotation functionality?
> > 2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
> > restore this functionality?
> > 3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
> > screen?
> >
>
>

Perhaps your answer belongs with one of the other threads you seem to be
responding to, Bill. This thread is about the Toshiba R15-S822 computer.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DDE0E8B8-4D90-4429-8A4A-8ADECC840320@microsoft.com...
>I don't have that model Fujitsu tablet PC but I did have the same problem
>in
> Vista. I had to download the ACPI driver, the Fujitsu Button Driver, and
> the
> Button Utility (all Vista versions) and install them all. Once I did that
> and
> rebooted, I go full control back. Also, my tablet PC is based on the
> Intel
> 915 chipset, so I went to Intel, downloaded the Vista drivers, and now,
> have
> hotekey combinations for rotating the screen. These came with the Intel
> drivers.
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> You need to check Toshiba's web site. That's where the newer utilities
>> will
>> come from for Vista operation, IF Toshiba is supporting Vista on your
>> model.
>> Most of the manufacturers have waited until the release of Vista to write
>> their drivers.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com> wrote in message
>> news:1170280195.067165.282370@l53g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> > Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>> > button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>> > to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>> > I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>> > rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>> > assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>> > rotate the screen orientation.
>> >
>> > My questions are:
>> >
>> > 1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>> > rotation functionality?
>> > 2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>> > restore this functionality?
>> > 3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>> > screen?
>> >
>>
>>

It seems Toshiba put our R15-82x model to pasture. I have been running
Vista Business for three weeks and the only problem is the
aforementioned lack of rotation. So I am currently manually using the
"Windows Mobility Center" in the Control Panel to manually rotate my
screen. It is a PITA, but the only work around I know of for now.

Stay tuned to this group. It has tips that you may be able use on your
Tablet, even if it is not the model mentioned. I learned about the
Mobility Center here. I was going back to Tablet XP this morning (not
looking forward to that reinstall <g>) until I just read about it on
this group.


On 31 Jan 2007 13:49:55 -0800, "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com>
wrote:

>Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>rotate the screen orientation.
>
>My questions are:
>
>1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>rotation functionality?
>2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>restore this functionality?
>3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>screen?

It seems Toshiba put our R15-82x model to pasture. I have been running
Vista Business for three weeks and the only problem is the
aforementioned lack of rotation. So I am currently manually using the
"Windows Mobility Center" in the Control Panel to manually rotate my
screen. It is a PITA, but the only work around I know of for now.

Stay tuned to this group. It has tips that you may be able use on your
Tablet, even if it is not the model mentioned. I learned about the
Mobility Center here. I was going back to Tablet XP this morning (not
looking forward to that reinstall <g>) until I just read about it on
this group.

On 31 Jan 2007 13:49:55 -0800, "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com>
wrote:

>Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>rotate the screen orientation.
>
>My questions are:
>
>1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>rotation functionality?
>2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>restore this functionality?
>3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>screen?

Unfortunately, that is going to happen when the manufacturers have
determined they will not support Vista on certain models.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Scott Brooks" wrote in message
news:pro8t29c42mpus41joca422efniphgs2bh@4ax.com...
> It seems Toshiba put our R15-82x model to pasture. I have been running
> Vista Business for three weeks and the only problem is the
> aforementioned lack of rotation. So I am currently manually using the
> "Windows Mobility Center" in the Control Panel to manually rotate my
> screen. It is a PITA, but the only work around I know of for now.
>
> Stay tuned to this group. It has tips that you may be able use on your
> Tablet, even if it is not the model mentioned. I learned about the
> Mobility Center here. I was going back to Tablet XP this morning (not
> looking forward to that reinstall <g>) until I just read about it on
> this group.
>
> On 31 Jan 2007 13:49:55 -0800, "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>>button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>>to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>>I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>>rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>>assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>>rotate the screen orientation.
>>
>>My questions are:
>>
>>1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>>rotation functionality?
>>2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>>restore this functionality?
>>3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>>screen?
>

If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
but saves a click or two.
--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Editor/Owner
http://writepc.net
Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC

..
"Scott Brooks" wrote in message
news:pro8t29c42mpus41joca422efniphgs2bh@4ax.com...
> It seems Toshiba put our R15-82x model to pasture. I have been running
> Vista Business for three weeks and the only problem is the
> aforementioned lack of rotation. So I am currently manually using the
> "Windows Mobility Center" in the Control Panel to manually rotate my
> screen. It is a PITA, but the only work around I know of for now.
>
> Stay tuned to this group. It has tips that you may be able use on your
> Tablet, even if it is not the model mentioned. I learned about the
> Mobility Center here. I was going back to Tablet XP this morning (not
> looking forward to that reinstall <g>) until I just read about it on
> this group.
>
> On 31 Jan 2007 13:49:55 -0800, "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>>button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>>to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>>I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>>rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>>assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>>rotate the screen orientation.
>>
>>My questions are:
>>
>>1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>>rotation functionality?
>>2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>>restore this functionality?
>>3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>>screen?
>

If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
but saves a click or two.
--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Editor/Owner
http://writepc.net
Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC

..
"Scott Brooks" wrote in message
news:pro8t29c42mpus41joca422efniphgs2bh@4ax.com...
> It seems Toshiba put our R15-82x model to pasture. I have been running
> Vista Business for three weeks and the only problem is the
> aforementioned lack of rotation. So I am currently manually using the
> "Windows Mobility Center" in the Control Panel to manually rotate my
> screen. It is a PITA, but the only work around I know of for now.
>
> Stay tuned to this group. It has tips that you may be able use on your
> Tablet, even if it is not the model mentioned. I learned about the
> Mobility Center here. I was going back to Tablet XP this morning (not
> looking forward to that reinstall <g>) until I just read about it on
> this group.
>
> On 31 Jan 2007 13:49:55 -0800, "afedakendragon" <afedaken******.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Using Vista Ultimate on a Toshiba R15-S822. The screen rotation
>>button no longer appears to rotate the screen. The screen also fails
>>to autorotate when I switch from keyboard to tablet orientation. When
>>I check in control panel, the diagram indicates that the screen
>>rotation is actually the <esc> button, and can have key combos
>>assigned to it. There appears to be no way to assign the button to
>>rotate the screen orientation.
>>
>>My questions are:
>>
>>1) Is there a new updated driver that will restore the screen
>>rotation functionality?
>>2) If not, is there a hotkey combo I can assign to the button to
>>restore this functionality?
>>3) Why does the tablet no longer switch orentation when I rotate the
>>screen?
>

Just lurking with some spare time..thought I'd say hello..
...winston

"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message news:e9p5LXSUHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
: If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
: Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
: but saves a click or two.

<waving>
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"...winston" <merlin@druid9#.com> wrote in message
news:uN6iciSUHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Just lurking with some spare time..thought I'd say hello..
...winston

"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
news:e9p5LXSUHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
: If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
: Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
: but saves a click or two.

Thanks Terri.

(o:

Scott Brooks
Toshiba R15-829
Windows Vista Business


On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:21:37 -0800, "terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org>
wrote:

>If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
>Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
>but saves a click or two.

Herecomes da judge!

Hey, winston, it's been a loooonnngggg time! Glad to see you hanging around
here, too.

Thinking of getting a Tablet?

terri

"...winston" <merlin@druid9#.com> wrote in message
news:uN6iciSUHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Just lurking with some spare time..thought I'd say hello..
...winston

"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
news:e9p5LXSUHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
: If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
: Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
: but saves a click or two.

Not yet...I'm trying to conquer Vista and Office 2007 first on my desktop...but I am curious, which is why I stopped by..my laptop of the last 3yrs can run XP Pro, but not hardware ready for Vista..thus need to think ahead come summer time.

I got more interested recently....Daughter uses one when she travels to a test site (Lol..now the proud father of a Aerospace Engineer rocket scientist project manager). Visited over the holiday's and was extremely impressed with the tablet(its a slate model ?). This one was a relatively new fujitsu st5111 she liked it better than the hp tc4000(?..can't recall exact number) which was more difficult to haul and use in the Phoenix sun. I didn't get to use the tablet beyond a few minutes, but I had a blast....also spent an hour in a flight simulator(took 4 days to for my visitor security clearance) with very repeatable crash worthy results.

I read your bio on the mvp site..you have been busy !!!! Very nice...big {{{{wtg}}}} Congrats on all the accomplishments.

...w.

p.s. Chris ...thanks for the <wave>. In Michigan we stand up and wave at the Big House.



"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message news:uRO3jHXUHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: Herecomes da judge!
:
: Hey, winston, it's been a loooonnngggg time! Glad to see you hanging around
: here, too.
:
: Thinking of getting a Tablet?
:
: terri
:
: "...winston" <merlin@druid9#.com> wrote in message
: news:uN6iciSUHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: Just lurking with some spare time..thought I'd say hello..
: ...winston
:
: "terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
: news:e9p5LXSUHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
:: If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
:: Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
:: but saves a click or two.
:

Tablets PCs have so many facets, and now with Windows Vista, even more!

Sounds as though your accomplishments with your daughter's education was a
bigger accomplishment! Congratulations to you and her both! Drop me a
quick email so we can catch up a bit!

Sorry about highjacking the thread, everyone, but I've known Winston almost
since I first got online and haven't spoken with him in a long time.
--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Editor/Owner
http://writepc.net
Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC


"...winston" <merlin@druid9#.com> wrote in message
news:OggkOCYUHHA.1364@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Not yet...I'm trying to conquer Vista and Office 2007 first on my
desktop...but I am curious, which is why I stopped by..my laptop of the last
3yrs can run XP Pro, but not hardware ready for Vista..thus need to think
ahead come summer time.

I got more interested recently....Daughter uses one when she travels to a
test site (Lol..now the proud father of a Aerospace Engineer rocket
scientist project manager). Visited over the holiday's and was extremely
impressed with the tablet(its a slate model ?). This one was a relatively
new fujitsu st5111 she liked it better than the hp tc4000(?..can't recall
exact number) which was more difficult to haul and use in the Phoenix sun. I
didn't get to use the tablet beyond a few minutes, but I had a blast....also
spent an hour in a flight simulator(took 4 days to for my visitor security
clearance) with very repeatable crash worthy results.

I read your bio on the mvp site..you have been busy !!!! Very nice...big
{{{{wtg}}}} Congrats on all the accomplishments.

...w.

p.s. Chris ...thanks for the <wave>. In Michigan we stand up and wave at the
Big House.



"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
news:uRO3jHXUHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: Herecomes da judge!
:
: Hey, winston, it's been a loooonnngggg time! Glad to see you hanging
around
: here, too.
:
: Thinking of getting a Tablet?
:
: terri
:
: "...winston" <merlin@druid9#.com> wrote in message
: news:uN6iciSUHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: Just lurking with some spare time..thought I'd say hello..
: ...winston
:
: "terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
: news:e9p5LXSUHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
:: If you're actually opening it through the Control Panel, you can move the
:: Tablet settings to the Quick Launch so it's right there. Doesn't fix it,
:: but saves a click or two.
: