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    Inspiron 1520 - Touch Pad - "Middle Button"?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by awyeah, Dec 2, 2007.

  1. awyeah

    awyeah Newbie

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    When I got my machine, I was able to press both touchpad buttons at the same time to emulate a middle button click.

    I formatted and installed Vista 64-bit, but I can't seem to find the option to re-enable this.

    I'm using the latest 64-bit driver from the Synaptics website.

    Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
     
    awyeah, Dec 2, 2007
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  2. dicecca112

    dicecca112 Notebook Consultant

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    the synaptic drivers don't have that option, only the dell drivers do.
     
    dicecca112, Dec 2, 2007
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  3. awyeah

    awyeah Newbie

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    Does dell have 64-bit drivers for this device?
     
    awyeah, Dec 2, 2007
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  4. TuxDude

    TuxDude Notebook Deity

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    This driver from DELL 9.1.18.6 has that functionality :

    http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R157048.EXE

    The newer Synaptic 10.x drivers do not seem to have this option though they provide options for tap zones....
     
    TuxDude, Jan 13, 2008
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  5. kylerg

    kylerg Notebook Consultant

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    I don't understand how to navigate Dell's ftp..how do you know what driver to grab?
     
    kylerg, Jan 26, 2008
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  6. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Don't use their ftp site directly; go to www.dell.com and go to the support section... then Drivers.
     
    swarmer, Jan 26, 2008
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  7. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    I had the same problem. When I updated to the latest Synaptics driver, the middle-click feature went away. I couldn't stand that, so I reverted back to the Dell driver.
     
    crash, Jan 26, 2008
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  8. masterweta

    masterweta Newbie

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    thanks :p I had the same problem
     
    masterweta, Aug 9, 2008
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  9. SteveJonesy

    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    Dont need to navigate nuthin - just double click the link or right click the link and select "Save Target As ..."

    ;)

    [snip]
    Ah -Just noticed the edit. Guess the link wasn't in the original post :)
    [/snip]
     
    SteveJonesy, Aug 9, 2008
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