go to control panel, select icon view, click on mouse icon, click on device settings tab,

highlight the device by clicking on it then choose settings.

Posted By: Chris Peacock on November 30th 2014 at 16:00:36

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tech help (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 15:36:25
- Common problem. Needs a different driver for the touchpad. Google your (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 30, 16:05:58
  - Or it's an xps and not configured properly :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 30, 16:11:46
- Try turning off tap to click (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Nov 30, 15:48:38
- download synaptics touchpad software then see this link (General Chat) - CauldRon, Nov 30, 15:46:06
- Two things spring to mind.... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 30, 15:42:06
- Can you not adjust the sensitivity via settings? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 30, 15:40:12
  - cab't find where, irritatingly (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 15:50:20
    - try right clicking the icon in the notification area (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 30, 15:56:20
      - there is no touchpad icon down there (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 15:59:23
        
        have you got a little arrow pointing up? this will reveal more. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 30, 16:02:13
- Get a USB mouse (do a smell up it, natch) and disable the touchpad? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 15:40:05
  - How disable the touchpad though? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 15:53:25
    - FN and F3 (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 30, 16:10:13
    - On both my laptops (both Dell) there is a keyboard combination (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 15:58:40
      - Dell XPS (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 16:01:17
        
        Link vvv down there to Dell support pages re touchpad. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 16:03:10
    - what computer have you got? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 30, 15:55:10
      - Dell laptop. Fairly new and pretty expensive (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 15:57:51
        
        go to control panel, select icon view, click on mouse icon, click on device settings tab, (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 30, 16:00:36
        
        The mouse icon in the CP (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 16:03:32
        
        then you need to do what pants said and download the synaptics software (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 30, 16:07:47
        
        What range? Precision? Inspiron? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 16:00:32
        
        XPS (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 30, 16:04:46
        
        Anyway, haregew, this ought to be chapter and verse ... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 16:02:31

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