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    Incompatible mouse and touchpad drivers?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Smashy, Aug 11, 2006.

  1. Smashy

    Smashy Notebook Consultant

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    On my Ferrari 4005WLMi, I am using a Logitech Click! external mouse, and when I have its driver installed, my touchpad moves so little across the screen. It takes about 5 full horizontal strokes to get from one side to the other. Anyone dealt with this before?

    Under the mouse properties "Motion" tab, when my mouse is plugged in, I have cursor speed set to second highest. When I unplug the mouse, it drops to minimum, and when I try to change it, it moves back to minimum right away.
     
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    vestige Notebook Consultant

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    Did you install Logitech SetPoint for the mouse? If so then that is why. The touchpad and mouse cannot be different speeds.

    I have the same problem. When I have a Logitech mouse plugged in, the touchpad is slow. If you set the speed to its maximum you will notice that it is very hard to control the Logitech mouse. i have not found a way to resolve this. Even the SetPoint or OS Implementation options in Logitech SetPoint do not help.

    There really isn't much you can do. Personally I would just buy a cheap wirless mouse that isn't Logitech and one that doesn't install any software, and set it to max, then you wouldn't have that problem.
     
    vestige, Aug 12, 2006
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