I want to murder my trackpad...

So my dv6t:se came today, and it's certainly nice so far. However, the trackpad is unbearable. There is no dead zone on the buttons, so you can't just lay your finger on a button and not have it freak out and move the cursor (or decide to get confused and simply not move the cursor).

If I uninstall the driver, would this fix anything? I've exhausted the settings for it and can't find anything to change to fix this.

 

my only suggestion would be to lower the pressure sensitivity some if that's an option.

 

Don't people tap to click?

 

Uninstalling the driver would simply result in windows installing the Windows 7 default driver.

You should be able to turn the touchpad on/off at will. There should be a button on the new version of the DV6 to do that.

 

I have a dv5t, so I don't know if your dv6t settings will be identical --- but they should be similar, and the instructions below will give you the general idea of what can be customized in the touchpad and mouse. I'm giving you ALL of the possible customizations (and refer to what I chose for my system), but of course you'll choose the ones you need. Hope this helps: (Your sensitivity issues are at the bottom of the list, in bold.)

Right click Desktop to open Personalize
Scroll down and select: MOUSE POINTERS; this opens MOUSE PROPERTIES page.
Go to: BUTTONS
BUTTON CONFIGURATION
Select: Right-Handed (or Left-Handed if you’re left handed.)
DOUBLE CLICK SPEED: (I set the slider to the slowest setting. if set too fast, double clicks won’t open files.)
Click Lock: No
POINTERS:
POINTER OPTIONS:
MOTION:
Select a POINTER SPEED: I set mine at the fastest – makes the touchpad fly (This technically controls the mouse buttons, but also makes the touchpad feel faster)
Check: Enhance pointer precision
In the Visibility section, check: Hide pointer while typing
DEVICE SETTINGS:
Click the Settings bar:
Click on Overview to open the tree and read the overview of the controls.
TAPPING: (I set mine to 'No' but check 'Yes" if you want Tapping.)
BUTTONS: Double click on Buttons to open the tree and set the controls:
Left Button Action: Primary Click
Right Button Action: Secondary Click
VIRTUAL SCROLLING: Double click on Virtual Scrolling to open the tree and set the controls:
Check: Enable vertical scrolling and horizontal scrolling
LONG DISTANCE SCROLLING
Coasting: No
Edge motion when scrolling: No
SCROLLING SPEED: Set slider for scrolling speed. I set mine at the slowest
Adjust SCROLLING REGION
SCROLLING SELECTION: I checked: Scroll item under pointer (for a broader scrolling area)
EDGE MOTION: Select the Edge Motion you want. I chose Perform Edge Motion when pointing and dragging
Select your Edge Motion Region and Edge Motion Speed. I selected: Control motion with finger and set my slider at medium-slow.
Constrained Motion: No
Slow Motion: No
Sticky Borders: No
SENSITIVITY: Double click on Sensitivity to open the tree and set the controls:
Double click on the + icon to open tree
PALM CHECK: I left my Palm Check at the default spot, near center but a little toward Maximum (If mouse gets erratic, increase toward Maximum. If mouse is not responsive to certain clicks, decrease toward Minimum)
TOUCH SENSITIVITY:
Light Touch – I set my toward the most sensitive -- all the way toward Light Touch. Click on Apply, and then OK.

 

Another thing you could do is google synaptics hacked drivers and see if installing those gets to work a bit better.

 

if worse to worst, you may have to change your habits and navigate using one finger