setting keyboard multimedia keys failed (another programm is using it)

[Fred_Vie]

Hey,

when I enabled and set the multimedia keys for my keyboard it popped a message that they can not be used since some other programm is using them (ofc without mentioning which program that might be). That is probably the windows media player which I did not use in like a decade.

How can I get around that obstacle to use the multimedia keys of my keyboard for winamp? (Keyboard Logitech G15 on Win7-home-premium)

Thank you

[PeterK.]

I would uninstall Microsoft's Media Player, restart Windows and try again. You might also find some helpful information here.

[Fred_Vie]

wmp cant be uninstalled, it can however be disabled but that does not fix this problem.

My problem is exactly the opposite of what is mentioned on your link. I can change the volume (because it uses the windows volume anyways) but cant use play/pause, stop, previous/next in playlist because it wont let me save it since it is supposedly registered already.

Now it would be interesting where multimedia keys are registered how to change that.

[PeterK.]

Originally Posted by Fred_Vie

wmp cant be uninstalled ...

On XP this feature was called "REMOVE", on Windows 7 it was changed to "DISABLE" but I still mean the same operation.
I just started Winodws7 in a virtual machine and have no issues whatsoever while setting new global hotkeys with Media Player being active. I could imagine that Media Player is not the program which triggers the error message.

What about you remove all Winamp's hotkeys and create a new set?

[Fred_Vie]

Originally Posted by PeterK.

What about you remove all Winamp's hotkeys and create a new set?

I installed the Logitec Gaming Software and now it works. Now I can even see the songs on the keyboard display. Seems the software that was included with my keyboard got discontinued and replaced by LGS. I thought I had the latest version because the update of my keyboard software said so :P

Thanks anyways!