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    Synaptics Driver problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Dagatech, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. Dagatech

    Dagatech Notebook Geek

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    I attempted to install the new Synaptics drivers on my SR, the one with ChiralMotion. They appeared to install just fine, but after I rebooted, the "Device Settings" tab in the mouse driver didn't appear. I've tried manually running the software, tried uninstalling and reinstalling, tried older drivers including the one from the Sony website...the touchpad works just fine, but I can't do anything special with it. No scroll areas, tap zones, etc. I just want the control panel back, I don't care which driver version it is anymore.

    anyone have any advice? I was dumb and didn't create a restore point, and I'm not interested in doing a Windows reinstall just for this.

    Thanks!
     
    Dagatech, Oct 14, 2008
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  2. thebigpants27

    thebigpants27 Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont really know what the issue is, i have DL'ed and installed both the synaptics updated driver off the site and the acer modified driver, both of them worked just fine.....
     
    thebigpants27, Oct 14, 2008
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  3. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    so you have ChiralMotion working on your SR??
     
    Tony, Oct 14, 2008
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  4. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    Here's the latest driver (w/o ChiralMotion or whatever)
    http://drivers.synaptics.com/Synaptics_Driver_v10_1_8_Vista32.exe
    It should give you all the special features back
    hope it helps :)
     
    Tony, Oct 14, 2008
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  5. Dagatech

    Dagatech Notebook Geek

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    Tony, thanks, I tried reinstalling that, I've tried uninstalling then installing, i've tried rebooting a bunch of times between uninstall and reinstall, nothing seems to work. I've got it at a point where the touchpad works and the horizontal scroll zone works, so I'm tempted to just stop messing with it. The control panel still doesn't display the Device Settings tab. Frustrating, but hardly a serious issue in the end.

    LESSON TO SELF: Vista has restore points. Use them :)
     
    Dagatech, Oct 15, 2008
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  6. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    i disabled system restore to make my laptop faster, more battery efficient, and save hdd space :p
    windows' system restore is kinda useless in my opinion... i never liked it
     
    Tony, Oct 15, 2008
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