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Techy help required please

by Chrissy Allen
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Hey guys

Ive recently had a problem with my laptop and basically i had the whole machine wiped and then had windows vista re-installed.

Ive just noticed that my touch pad is no longer replicating the middle button function that tradition mouses have. I regularly use a program that requires the use if a middle button and my touch pad was set up so that if i double click the lower left corner of the pad it would act as a middle button click.

Unfortunately since i got my laptop back this has stopped working,

If ayone knows how to replicate the use of the middle button click function lease help me asap.

Your help is really aprreciated as ever!!

Warm Regards


Chrissy Allen
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  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    you need to reinstall the driver for the mouse pad.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chrissy Allen
    Hey,

    The driver for the mouse pad is already installed, im sure the middle click feature was something that i added to the machine after.

    Basically i purchased some software that required middle button clicks so i had to plug a mouse in to use it, then further down the line someone showed me how to replicate a middle click using the touch pad which saved me having to use a plug in type mouse.

    I just cant remember if it was a downloaded thing or a settings thing BUT i cant find anything in the settings for the touch pad or mouse regarding the middle click feature.

    Obviously i can just go and buy a mouse and plug it in BUT i know that this machine used to have the middle click feature by double tapping the bottom left corner of the touch pad and since the re-install of windows its just gone??

    Thanks


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  • Profile picture of the author adamstuart07
    Hello Friends

    As You mansion in your Text thread your middle button on touch pad is not working properly friends as your write your are using window vista ...
    Friend may this is the problem of hardware or some time its happen due to the virus attack on the system friend do one thing just scan your computer with good quality antiviral software which make your computer virus free,and it the problem is still there then friend do one more thing just restore your computer i hope if its a software problem then it's get solved ....

    simple step for restoring is
    click on the Start button.

    Go in Accessories column .

    Go into the system tools.

    and do select system restore ..
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  • Profile picture of the author Earnie Boyd
    It's probably an option in the mouse/touchpad properties accessible via the control panel.
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  • Profile picture of the author saxatwork
    Found it... this is how you do it... (My laptop uses the same thing since I gave up on the touchpad buttons)...

    Open your Control Panel, and open the Mouse's properties.
    You should see "Device Settings" in there... I have Synaptics Touchpad, so from here on, it depends on what Touchpad software you use.
    On this window, go to Settings > Tapping > TapZones
    Click on Bottom Left Action, and select Middle Click.
    Apply, and come out.

    That should work. Let me know if it helps.
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