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    xps 16 touchpad freezing

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wingnutxj, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. wingnutxj

    wingnutxj Notebook Enthusiast

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    after ive had my notebook closed overnight, the mouse does not work when i open it...after a restart it's fine, whats going on here?
     
    wingnutxj, Oct 18, 2009
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  2. Limstift

    Limstift Notebook Geek

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    same problem happened to me after I installed BIOS A11. Never experienced it earlier.
     
    Limstift, Oct 18, 2009
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  3. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    I have this problem a bit too since I installed the A11 bios. I also have the irritating problem that when I lean iin the palm rest with my elbow it enables sometimes enables the pinch zoom, even when I have a jumper on. Wether this means that there is sensitivity on the touch pads or not, I don't know but it's very annoying since I don't want to disable the pinch zoom. The problem happens more when my elbow is closer to the touch pad but sometimes it even happens when it's all the way to the edge
     
    funky monk, Oct 18, 2009
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  4. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    have you installed the dell drivers or the drivers from the macbook post had that problem with dell drivers but using others doesn't happen
     
    Mechanized Menace, Oct 18, 2009
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  5. funky monk

    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    I still have the old release of the synaptics touchpad drivers, I tried the new dell update but it said that I would have to uninstall the old drivers. It told me to go to the uninstall programs page but it wasn't there, I went against it's advice and tried to install anyway but when I checked what version it was after it had installed it was still the old version. How do I get rid of the current synaptics drivers so I can install the new version?
     
    funky monk, Oct 18, 2009
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  6. chewyeong90

    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Go to device manager > Mice and other pointing devices > uninstall
     
    chewyeong90, Oct 18, 2009
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  7. TerryO'QuinnMedicine

    TerryO'QuinnMedicine Notebook Guru

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    Don't download drivers from links posted here or on any forums. Go to the manufacturers website and find the drivers manually. Do some legwork to protect your investment..jeez!
     
    TerryO'QuinnMedicine, Oct 19, 2009
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  8. Trekster

    Trekster Notebook Guru

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    Same issue here after new BIOS. Nothing has changed except the BIOS. The mousepad refuses to respond after standby/hibernate but if i put it to standby just after opening it up the mouse is back...
     
    Trekster, Oct 19, 2009
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  9. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    What are you talking about?? There is nothing wrong with downloading drivers, etc... provided here on the forum!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

    If the Drivers that are provided, are directly from the Manuf. ie..Dell ~ that is safe. One should know what is safe, and what isn't. Most NBR forum members are not out to do *malicious damage* to other members.

    That is what we are all here on the forum to do, to provide help to other forum members, after all, right?
    *sigh*

    Cin...
     
    Cin', Oct 19, 2009
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  10. chewyeong90

    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Nice one. ;) :) :)
     
    chewyeong90, Oct 20, 2009
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