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    2nd simple: how to deactivate touchpad CLICK only?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by fuddam, Oct 24, 2007.

  1. fuddam

    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    can't find it in control panel anywhere. want to use touchpad, with scroll ability, but not the clickability - prefer the buttons for that. plays havoc when trying to game on the move.

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    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Your touchpad's control panel sheet should have an option to "enable tapping." Uncheck this and you will turn off the ability to tap-click on the mousing surface.
     
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    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    i don't have a touchpad control panel option. I installed the drivers from the ftp site and it disabled the touchpad's scrolling function, so I had to roll back the drivers. It still reads as Synaptic etc etc, but no customising available.

    was a self-install of Vista 64 bit, which has otherwise been pretty smooth sailing.
     
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    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Hmmm...without having the driver software installed, there wouldn't be any way to disable tapping. Are you sure the updated driver didn't have a scroll configuration option?
     
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    you have to install the software as well as the drivers. I have Vista Ultimate running on my 6615WD, and I have a synaptics icon in the tray. From there I can enable/disable tapping, scroll speed, etc etc. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers and/or software.
     
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    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks - will give it a bash. never had the icon in sys tray, only seen the software active in Task Manager

    :)
     
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    fuddam Notebook Enthusiast

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    again, a simple solution to a simple question. This time the driver install (same drivers) left me in the bright shining sun - I be most pleased

    :D
     
    fuddam, Oct 24, 2007
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