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    i want synaptic touchpad settings please please :(

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by utkarshseth, Jun 22, 2008.

  1. utkarshseth

    utkarshseth Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a dell xps 1330. I want to get rid of the dell utility for touchpad as it is not good and i want to instal the synaptic utility. But when i downloaded the drivers and tried installing them the system asks me to uninstall the previous drivers I see "dell touchpad" with publisher "synaptics". I am highly confused. Should i uninstall this ? it'd be great if someone could help me with this installation stuff

    thanks in advance

    utk
     
    utkarshseth, Jun 22, 2008
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    The XPS's don't use Synaptics touchpads, they use Alps.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 22, 2008
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    when i open up control panel it shows a dell touchpad and the publisher as "synaptics" and also in the device manager it shows "Synaptics PS/2 port pointing device". I guess i have the synaptics one.
     
    utkarshseth, Jun 22, 2008
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    Uninstall the Dell Touchpad. then install the Synaptics one. Works for me.
     
    KenHT, Jun 22, 2008
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    Wow. From what I understood most people got Alps touchpads. Maybe Dell is changing them up due to complaints?
     
    Bauer418, Jun 22, 2008
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    Are you referring to the M1530 or the M1330?
     
    KenHT, Jun 22, 2008
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    Both. From what I had read/seen across these forums users of all of the XPS-line complained about Alps touchpads.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 22, 2008
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    My M1330 has the Synaptics touchpad.
    I think it's only the M1530 that has the ALPS.
     
    chelet, Jun 22, 2008
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    My m1330 has synaptics... from what i heard the ALPS was a POS.
     
    jayno20, Jun 22, 2008
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    You heard....correct. The Alps stinks, though someone on here claimed that installing the synaptics driver with the Alps touchpad made it work much better, though most of the whizzy features were lost. I'd just be happy with a touchpad that tracked properly.
     
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    mine is m 1330 and the alps touchpad is really disgusting. ill try uninstalling the dell one. lets see wat happens
     
    utkarshseth, Jun 22, 2008
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    How do you check that it's an Alps touchpad?
     
    KenHT, Jun 22, 2008
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    What "whizzy" features? I thought the XPS 1530 touchpad was very basic, with nothing much on it.
     
    taigech, Jun 22, 2008
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    right click my computer go to properties go to hardware click device manager
    look for mice and other pointing devices it should be there
     
    utkarshseth, Jun 22, 2008
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    Device manager...

    find the touchpad entry and find open the property box. it will tell you who manufactured it.
     
    phy, Jun 22, 2008
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    I think the scrolling features might be what was lost. Like I said, it was another guy's report.
     
    Fountainhead, Jun 22, 2008
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    lol alps is better than having elantech.. the only thing i hate about the compal is the touchpad
     
    zfactor, Jun 22, 2008
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    Yeah, I see Synaptics. Just curious because it's the first time I've heard of Alps being used on the M1330.
     
    KenHT, Jun 22, 2008
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