Reply With Quoteis the os 64 bit?
or 32
Can't fathom this one.
As mentioned in another thread I have acquired a Compaq C62 laptop. I wasn't entirely happy with the operation of the touchpad so off to the Compaq site and downloaded the latest update. The update which was supposedly for a 64 bit system declined to install citing that "you must install 64 bit drivers on this system" So undaunted off to the Synaptics site and downloaded the W7 64 bit drivers only to find it won't start citing "file xyz is not a valid win32 file." Am I missing something?
I'll be onto Compaq soon but in the mean time anyone have any thoughts.
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is the os 64 bit?
or 32
64 as far as I know
Go Control Panel....System and under System Type should be "64bit operating system"Originally Posted by MrRadio
This will tell you if it definitely is 64 bit
Thats where I got the info from "64-bit Operating System"
LOL fair enough...the "as far as I know" made me think you were not certain
MrRadio (10-11-10)
maybe you downloaded linux 64 bit drivers ?
checked that it was right file and re downloaded a couple of times ..... got me beat .... I'm going to follow it up tomorrow when I've read some more on W7 and all things associated
Well I'll be foxed ... after all this confusion Windows Update has done gone and fixed the problem ...... found the update residing in WU waiting for the ok to install. Maybe thas why I was getting the strange results. Who knows, I don't
I'm curious as to what makes you think a software driver update will make any difference - as what is it you are not "entirely happy" with the touchpad?
Have you tried adjusting the settings of the touchpad?
How about investing in a cordless mouse, as may be a more useful resource rather than wasting time in pursuit of something that will never be suffice!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them - Albert Einstein
looks like porky had a bad day
buts his right, some touchpads just suck
considering i use the back of my little finger to use them, some are just useless
i doubt its driver related, more the mouse settings or just some are smoother than others
those acer aspire 500$ jobs are great
the toshiba 2000$ jobs are crap
MrRadio (10-11-10)
It is not smooth operation, in fact the pointer seems to "catch" on links and the pad itself seems to operate only in broad cross config in the center and no I didn't pin my hopes only on driver update but wanted the latest, so it will be as good as it can be, before updating drivers I have spent quite some considerable time fiddling with sensitivity and other settings trying to get it to my liking. Now that it is updated I will again try various settings and hopfully get the way I want it .. and yes I do have a mini mouse that I use most of the time with the lappy.
Last edited by MrRadio; 10-11-10 at 05:44 PM.
I didn't mean to come across as being angry - just trying to share my experience.
I managed to disable the "simulate button press" on my Dell, as before this was driving me crazy with unexpected things happening all because the sensitivity of the trackpad was interpreting this command!
Basically you can't beat a cordless mouse, although for truely portable applications this may not be always practical.
Glad you resolved your problem, as realised after posting previous post you had resolved this with Windows Updates. If you are still having problems switch to Linux, this will fix all your problems no matter how complicated they are
Last edited by porkchops; 10-11-10 at 06:03 PM.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them - Albert Einstein
could be your browser settings
catching links
Noticed immediate difference when I disabled trackpad button simulate. Was outside browser that previous problems mostly occured, due most likely to sensitivity of trackpad, which I was happy with in regards of cursor movement.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them - Albert Einstein
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