OK,"desktop" forum, but touchpad bug after XP install

[torandson]

Hi,
I upgraded my Compaq Presario laptop by installing a retail Windows XP Home on a clean, new drive.

Now the touchpad is so sensitive and loopy that the cursor will suddenly jump to random row/column (mouse cursor? or even offscreen) in a document when I'm typing even if I don't seem to touch it.

This is maddening. Anyone ever seen this? Know how to fix it?

I downloaded all the updates I could find from MS, and got a set of CDs from HP/Compaq (but it's a pre-HP machine) and including a touchpad driver update in there somewhere but nothing seems to work.

I know the system was not this jumpy when the original ME was installed on it.

--torandson

 

[2ffat]

All the touchpads I've used with XP have done that type of thing. Esp. after each service pack.

Look carefully at the touch pad settings. On one machine I used, there was a sensitivity setting that helped but I have to download the driver direct from the manufacturer.

James P. Cottingham
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[Sympology]

Download the correct drivers. Chance are it's synaptics, so try their drivers.

http://www.synaptics.com/support/drive.cfm

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004