pointer turns into mini-scroll bar

[Guest]

I have Vista Home Premium on a new laptop that has a Synaptic Pointing Device
pad.

Amongst other annoying features [like menu items being automatically
selected when I hover the pointer over them] I find that the pointer often
suddenly turns into what looks like a mini-scroll bar. This drives me nuts.
Can I turn it off? I can't find on it Help.

My previous computer was Windows 2000, so this pointer quirk is new too me.

 

[Richard Urban]

You can't find it in help because it has nothing to do with Vista. It is
your touchpad driver options you have to be investigating.

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[Lang Murphy]

I have Vista Home Premium on a new laptop that has a Synaptic Pointing
Device
pad.

Amongst other annoying features [like menu items being automatically
selected when I hover the pointer over them] I find that the pointer often
suddenly turns into what looks like a mini-scroll bar. This drives me
nuts.
Can I turn it off? I can't find on it Help.

My previous computer was Windows 2000, so this pointer quirk is new too
me.

As Richard replied, it's your touchpad driver that throws that "mini-scroll
bar" pointer. Your touchpad has a function to replicate the wheel on a
mouse. There's either a hotkey to enable it or an area of the touchpad
dedicated to acting like a mouse wheel. Open your touchpad utility and look
for a way to disable that feature. Good luck.

Lang

 

[sean sullivan]

On yer task bar dbl click the Synaptics Pointing Device icon. If you don't have one, it should be in yer control panel. Click the Device Settings Tab to the far right. Select the 'Synaptics TouchPad Vx.x' and click settings.

New Window opens.

Click Virtual Scrolling and uncheck each (horizontal and vertical) box.

That should disable the virtual scrolling.


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[James Abbey]

Who has a solution

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Who has a solution

No one because we don't know what your problem is.

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[Mike Hall - MVP]

Who has a solution

A solution to what?


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[Lord Fauntleroy]

Who has a solution

I have a solution.

Spend less money on drugs.

 

[Richard Urban]

Who has a question?

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[Ken Blake]

Who has a solution

Without your telling us what the problem is?

Very likely nobody.

 

[Jim]

Who has a solution

Ask him <--------

 

[Frank Holman]

sorry, I fixed it.
had to go to 'Synaptic Touchpad Driver (32-bit) Version: 9.2.3'
(http://support.gateway.com/support/... Driver (32-bit) Version: 9.2.3&uid=237232582)

and reinstall drivers


Shawn or John please delete posts if redundant

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