touch pad

I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but yesterday, the
synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all the
time.
I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
The touch pad has some responce on start up, but then stops completely.
I had used registry first aid, right before it stopped working, but I have
since restored all reg files.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, as I dont really want to do a clean
install.
I have already done an upgrade install, but this didnt fix it.
Regards Steve

My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100

"Maverick1251" wrote:

> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but yesterday, the
> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all the
> time.
> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
> The touch pad has some responce on start up, but then stops completely.
> I had used registry first aid, right before it stopped working, but I have
> since restored all reg files.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated, as I dont really want to do a clean
> install.
> I have already done an upgrade install, but this didnt fix it.
> Regards Steve
>

"Maverick1251" <> wrote in message
news:044F2E1D-8AF4-43D2-86A0-...
> My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100
>
> "Maverick1251" wrote:
>
>> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but yesterday,
>> the
>> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all the
>> time.
>> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.

You can download more recent drivers from the directories of post 5100
machines. Try the methods below first though.

>> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
>> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.

Check if the touchpad is enabled in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Mouse > Device Settings tab.

If this isn't the problem, do a System Restore to a time when the touchpad
worked.

Charlie42

nice to see someone is using the exact same laptop as me, well any way they
are right just go to the acer site look around for a little while and acer
has ther program and drivers for everything that your laptop has

--
Jonathan Perreault

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"Charlie42" <> wrote in message
news:10E08DFE-BC4A-493D-953E-...
> "Maverick1251" <> wrote in message
> news:044F2E1D-8AF4-43D2-86A0-...
>> My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100
>>
>> "Maverick1251" wrote:
>>
>>> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but
>>> yesterday, the
>>> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all
>>> the
>>> time.
>>> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
>
> You can download more recent drivers from the directories of post 5100
> machines. Try the methods below first though.
>
>>> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
>>> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
>
> Check if the touchpad is enabled in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
> Mouse > Device Settings tab.
>
> If this isn't the problem, do a System Restore to a time when the touchpad
> worked.
>
> Charlie42

sorry hadn't read all your post, well you can always try to see if they came
out with more recent version, and make sure other program are up to date and
check your device settings like he said make sure you didn't disable it by
pressing fn+f7

--
Jonathan Perreault

Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You

Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
"jonathan perreault" <> wrote in message
news:4651AFB3-7D44-4C62-BB7F-...
> nice to see someone is using the exact same laptop as me, well any way
> they are right just go to the acer site look around for a little while and
> acer has ther program and drivers for everything that your laptop has
>
> --
> Jonathan Perreault
>
> Personnal Advice To You:
> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> Faults
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> "Charlie42" <> wrote in message
> news:10E08DFE-BC4A-493D-953E-...
>> "Maverick1251" <> wrote in message
>> news:044F2E1D-8AF4-43D2-86A0-...
>>> My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100
>>>
>>> "Maverick1251" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but
>>>> yesterday, the
>>>> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all
>>>> the
>>>> time.
>>>> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
>>
>> You can download more recent drivers from the directories of post 5100
>> machines. Try the methods below first though.
>>
>>>> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
>>>> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
>>
>> Check if the touchpad is enabled in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
>> Mouse > Device Settings tab.
>>
>> If this isn't the problem, do a System Restore to a time when the
>> touchpad worked.
>>
>> Charlie42
>

Thank you both for your replies, I have solved the problem, For some reason I
cant explaine, the drivers were disabled, even though i had put the latest
drivers in 3 times.
Thank you for your responses

"jonathan perreault" wrote:

> sorry hadn't read all your post, well you can always try to see if they came
> out with more recent version, and make sure other program are up to date and
> check your device settings like he said make sure you didn't disable it by
> pressing fn+f7
>
> --
> Jonathan Perreault
>
> Personnal Advice To You:
> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> "jonathan perreault" <> wrote in message
> news:4651AFB3-7D44-4C62-BB7F-...
> > nice to see someone is using the exact same laptop as me, well any way
> > they are right just go to the acer site look around for a little while and
> > acer has ther program and drivers for everything that your laptop has
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Perreault
> >
> > Personnal Advice To You:
> > #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> > #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
> >
> > Best Comments From Users:
> > No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> > Faults
> >
> > A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> > "Charlie42" <> wrote in message
> > news:10E08DFE-BC4A-493D-953E-...
> >> "Maverick1251" <> wrote in message
> >> news:044F2E1D-8AF4-43D2-86A0-...
> >>> My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100
> >>>
> >>> "Maverick1251" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but
> >>>> yesterday, the
> >>>> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all
> >>>> the
> >>>> time.
> >>>> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
> >>
> >> You can download more recent drivers from the directories of post 5100
> >> machines. Try the methods below first though.
> >>
> >>>> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
> >>>> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
> >>
> >> Check if the touchpad is enabled in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
> >> Mouse > Device Settings tab.
> >>
> >> If this isn't the problem, do a System Restore to a time when the
> >> touchpad worked.
> >>
> >> Charlie42
> >
>

The touch pad drivers is also available direct from Synaptics:
http://www.synaptics.com/support/drive.cfm

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

Maverick1251 wrote:
> Thank you both for your replies, I have solved the problem, For some reason I
> cant explaine, the drivers were disabled, even though i had put the latest
> drivers in 3 times.
> Thank you for your responses
>
> "jonathan perreault" wrote:
>
>> sorry hadn't read all your post, well you can always try to see if they came
>> out with more recent version, and make sure other program are up to date and
>> check your device settings like he said make sure you didn't disable it by
>> pressing fn+f7
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Perreault
>>
>> Personnal Advice To You:
>> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
>> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>>
>> Best Comments From Users:
>> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults
>>
>> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
>> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
>> "jonathan perreault" <> wrote in message
>> news:4651AFB3-7D44-4C62-BB7F-...
>>> nice to see someone is using the exact same laptop as me, well any way
>>> they are right just go to the acer site look around for a little while and
>>> acer has ther program and drivers for everything that your laptop has
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Perreault
>>>
>>> Personnal Advice To You:
>>> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
>>> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>>>
>>> Best Comments From Users:
>>> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
>>> Faults
>>>
>>> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
>>> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
>>> "Charlie42" <> wrote in message
>>> news:10E08DFE-BC4A-493D-953E-...
>>>> "Maverick1251" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:044F2E1D-8AF4-43D2-86A0-...
>>>>> My Laptop Is an Acer Aspire 5100
>>>>>
>>>>> "Maverick1251" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am running vista home premium, and have had no problems, but
>>>>>> yesterday, the
>>>>>> synaptics touch pad stopped working, so i have to use a usb mouse all
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> time.
>>>>>> I have installed the latest drivers from Acer, to no avail.
>>>> You can download more recent drivers from the directories of post 5100
>>>> machines. Try the methods below first though.
>>>>
>>>>>> does anyone know how I get to the system files, that allow you to
>>>>>> enable/disable, so I can check if the problem lies there.
>>>> Check if the touchpad is enabled in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
>>>> Mouse > Device Settings tab.
>>>>
>>>> If this isn't the problem, do a System Restore to a time when the
>>>> touchpad worked.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie42