# quick questions

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 26, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112 "2005-12-26T16:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112/1 "2005-12-26T16:30:01Z")

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im moving some stuff around on my laptop and i just noticed that the hotkeys arent working… like function f3 would normally mute my volume… but its not working anymore… i restarted and still nothing… any idea how to restore it… btw computer is a sony vaio pcg-frv25

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112/2 "2005-12-26T16:33:04Z")

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[http://forums.dealnews.com/read.php?2,1936251,1936280,report=1](http://forums.dealnews.com/read.php?2,1936251,1936280,report=1) i read that and i dont have the recovery cd… any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112/3 "2005-12-26T19:07:01Z")

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If I remember correctly some Vaio’s have a hotkey utility that needs to be run. If it’s less than 3 years old it wouldn’t have recovery CDs it’s all on the hard-drive

Usually you can reinstall it by going to

Start -\> Vaio Utilities -\> Vaio Recovery

There should be an option for application recovery there,if I remember but it’s been over a year since I’ve done anything with those

If you go to [esupport.sony.com](http://esupport.sony.com), search for article C383968 it has some information that might help.

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**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2005, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quick-questions/6112/4 "2005-12-27T07:58:40Z")

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Sony does need the hotkey software for the volume… you may be able to download the utility… or call sony and they will rape you for them.