I experienced the same limitation on eeePC with Windows 8. A small registry 'adjustment' fixed the problem. You may be able to apply the same technique to your problem. It might just work... Bing Asus eeePC and Windows 8....
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I experienced the same limitation on eeePC with Windows 8. A small registry 'adjustment' fixed the problem. You may be able to apply the same technique to your problem. It might just work... Bing Asus eeePC and Windows 8....