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    w3j touchpad problem...help?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by trungo13, Jun 28, 2006.

  1. trungo13

    trungo13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey everyone i've had my w3j for a few days already and everythin is good exect that sometimes my touchpad goes out of control or loses sensitivity. sometimes would right click by itself or my left click wouln't work for a while but then it would be back to normal later. i think someone esle had this problem too but i cant find it in the forum. also is there a way to make the touch pad more sensitive ? i cant seem to find it anywhere.

    any help would be appreciated..thanks a lot
     
    trungo13, Jun 28, 2006
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    trungo13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh yeah and i this problem with my microsoft usb mouse too. soemtimes it the left and right click stop working all of sudden and i have to click everywhere until it starts working again... any way to fix it? thanks
     
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    Androo Notebook Evangelist

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    I do not have a w3j yet so I do not know some things so bare with me.

    My only suspicion is drivers. Check for newer mouse / touchpad drivers. (maybe they came with the laptop in CD form, or most likely online. check it out)

    Next to answer your second question, if you go to My Computer --> Control Panel --> Mouse --> pointer Options tab --> mouse speed changes the sensitivity.

    Check if enhance pointer precision is on, that might be your problem (do the opposite of what it is currently set as)

    Otherwise, it could be faulty hardware, although I doubt it.
     
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    hey thanks, i already installed the touchpad driver from the CD that came with the laptop. but is still get the right clickling out of no where sometimes...its really buggin me cause its on and off. any other ideas? i know i read about this somewhere but i cant find it even witht he search field. thanks
     
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    although i am out of ideas, i was wondering. How do you right click with 1 button?

    Is it a ctrl+click? (Cause thats really annoying)
     
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    Before you send in the unit for repairs I'd try flashing the BIOS http://support.asus.com. You'd be surprised what they fix in those sub 1MB downloads.
     
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    It isn't one button. One side is left click, one side is right click (like a seesaw).
     
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    hey guts thanks for all the help, but i'm still having the problem...its kinda hard to explain whats going on.

    now, my right click on my touch pad isnt working at all. i cant right click anything on the screen. but when i use my usb mouse, the right click on the mouse works fine. has anyone else had this problem? i relaly dont want to send my unit in.

    sorry its been a while since i replied, but i was on vacation =]
     
    trungo13, Aug 20, 2006
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