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    New XPS 13 - Trackpad / mousepad question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cezieg03, Feb 6, 2010.

  1. cezieg03

    cezieg03 Newbie

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    Just got my new XPS 13; wiped it and reinstalled Windows and all of the drivers, etc. My mousepad, though, doesn't register the motions (pinch, scroll, etc). They worked before I reformatted. I thought that I had installed all of the drivers, but must have missed something.

    Any tips on how I can check whether this feature is enabled on my computer or if I have to download any other files? I tried a few searches, but must be searching the wrong keywords.

    Thanks
     
    cezieg03, Feb 6, 2010
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    green98ls Notebook Geek

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    try downloading the touchpad drivers from the dell support page
     
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    cezieg03 Newbie

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    i did that, but still nothing even after a restart. Do I have to enable the smarttouch features somewhere?
     
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    green98ls Notebook Geek

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    yeah after you install the touchpad drivers.

    see the attached pic
     

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    cezieg03 Newbie

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    Don't know how I missed that, but it worked and I know where to look going fwd.

    Thanks
     
    cezieg03, Feb 7, 2010
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    iLLuSi0N Notebook Consultant

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    One more thing if you are looking to scroll using two fingers like on macs, that somehow doesn't work on the new version, at least not for me. Install an older version of the touch pad software (ver 13.2.2.2) and you will have that as well.
     
    iLLuSi0N, Feb 7, 2010
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