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December 22nd, 2006 12:00

Touchpad drivers inspiron 6400

Hi everyone,

since I have Vista installed on my inspiron 6400, the scroll-function of my touchpad doesn't work.
Where can I get new drivers to fix this problem?

Thanks!
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    bobpenn

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    Posted December 22nd, 2006 12:00

    Get the driver from here:

    Vista 32 bit: http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/drivers/signed_910GEN_Vis32.zip

    Vista 64 bit: http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/drivers/signed_910GEN_Vis64.zip

    I loaded it on my 1505 and the scrolling on the touchpad now works, but, every time I reboot it asks if it's ok to run the touchpad software. So for my laptop, though it works, they have a little more work to do with the driver.

    Message Edited by bobpenn on 12-22-200608:47 AM

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    boemans

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    Posted December 22nd, 2006 12:00

    Thanks, but actually I tried this one already, and it gives me an error at startup. So it doesn't work for me this one.

    Could it be possible that i gave another kind of touchpad??
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    jmfmvps

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    Posted December 30th, 2006 17:00

    I use the Synaptics driver available from Dell Drivers & Downloads on my 6400. Works fine.

    Message Edited by jmfmvps on 12-30-200602:29 PM

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    groundie

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    Posted January 30th, 2007 14:00

    i have E1505 running Vista with the latest Dell driver for touchpad.
    all works fine except for scrolling under Aero Glass.
    when i begin the vertical scroll, there is no small scroll icon and the cursor jumps about an inch to the left. of course, this quickly becomes
    a real pia.  however, if i select Aero Basic, no problems.
     
    any ideas anyone?
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    jmfmvps

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    Posted January 30th, 2007 20:00

    Have you tried adjusting the settings of the touchpad? There are some web pages where the scroll doesn't work at all for me, but it's rare.
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    groundie

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    Posted January 30th, 2007 21:00

    i'm afraid it's flaky driver since i've tried both Dell's (which is really Synaptics) and directly from Synaptics today.
    when i installed Synaptics, the scroll-cursor behavior seemed ok under
    Aero but upon next boot, the problem returned.
     
    it is only a problem with Aero; with Windows Basic, i've never had an issue on any page.  whenever i scroll, the small scroll-icon appears and scrolling is very stable and functions perfectly.
     
    so, how do we get this issue to Synaptics attention?
    they have no means of bug reporting; they refer back to Dell.
    and way we go in circles...
     
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    OmarElhamzawi

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    Posted January 26th, 2011 03:00

    hey, i'm also having this problem. i need a driver for my touchpad. i have a Dell Inspiron 6400 but i have Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. any suggestions/tips/links anything?

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    unclephil

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    Posted March 15th, 2014 07:00

    Same need here. Just updated to Windows 7 and I miss my touchpad scroll tool. Downloaded the software directly from Synaptics but it does'nt seem to work. Help please!

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