The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Touchpad not working

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by inkey, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. inkey

    inkey Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have an Acer Aspire 4920G and and just last night when i tried to tap on an application using the touchpad, it couldn't work. The application opens only when i use the click-buttons to click on it.
    It work normally when i move the pointer around with the touchpad.
    Can anyone help???
     
    inkey, Jul 14, 2008
    #1
  2. TeeJay 44

    TeeJay 44 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    1,020
    Messages:
    1,048
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Welcome to the NBR Acer forum.

    Just bumping your post so the pro's here can see it on the first page.

    Cheers,
    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Jul 15, 2008
    #2
  3. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

    Reputations:
    316
    Messages:
    1,627
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    never fear one is here :D

    try the touchpad properties first use the default button at the bottom :D

    sorry manners. welcome to NBR
    Phil :D
     

    Attached Files:

    hoggie, Jul 15, 2008
    #3
  4. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

    Reputations:
    1,112
    Messages:
    2,730
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    hoggie,, i can't believe you still use the Synaptics drivers...
    they caused my cursor to jump around like a kid at a rave....

    the ALPS drivers work like a charm,,,, not one skip in my cursor since install
    and i finally found the MOST current version at the acer.tw site
     
    bigozone, Jul 15, 2008
    #4
  5. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

    Reputations:
    316
    Messages:
    1,627
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    if it ain't broke ;)
    post me a link and i will give them a bash.
    but i have no trouble with my cursor. its as stable as 40 year old on a pace maker :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 15, 2008
    #5
  6. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

    Reputations:
    1,112
    Messages:
    2,730
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    i'll PM you a link... its at the acer.tw site under drivers for the ASPIRE 5315...

    download the 50 meg touchpad.zip

    it has both synaptics and alps drivers...


    i'll pm you a direct link in 30 mins... gotta run to the store now!!!
     
    bigozone, Jul 15, 2008
    #6
  7. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

    Reputations:
    316
    Messages:
    1,627
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    you back from the shops yet :eek2: ?
     
    hoggie, Jul 16, 2008
    #7
  8. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

    Reputations:
    1,112
    Messages:
    2,730
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    i got lost along the way :eek:

    sorry about that
     
    bigozone, Jul 16, 2008
    #8
  9. sharon32425

    sharon32425 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hello i need help bad i can be typing and all of a sudden the cursor will jump back and go to typing in the middle or at the begining i have to go back and correct all the mistake or type it completly over i will show u at the bottem
    will just go to typing any place it feels like typing
    hello i need help bad my courser hope u understand this well enuff to give me some advice thanks sharon
     
    sharon32425, Jul 19, 2008
    #9
  10. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

    Reputations:
    1,112
    Messages:
    2,730
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    i know exactly what you mean... it took me months to get kinda used to it,,,

    but i solved the issue thanks to info found on NBR

    download an ALPS driver for your OS
    if using vista this file should work

    ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebo...s & ALPS TouchPad V10.0.15.0&V7.0.1101.17.zip

    uninstall the SYNAPTICS DRIVERS... REBOOT,, then install the APLS driver in that ZIP FILE
     
    bigozone, Jul 19, 2008
    #10
  11. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

    Reputations:
    316
    Messages:
    1,627
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Welcome to the forum Sharon,

    if you need step by step help. just leave some questions here,

    xxx
    Phil :D
     
    hoggie, Jul 19, 2008
    #11