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Windows 7, touchpad sensitivity, Sony VAIO

Anonymous
2009-10-27T21:11:17+00:00

I had Windows Vista Home Premium installed on my Sony VAIO PCG-5KSP laptop computer.

It never happened before, but after I installed Windows 7 the touchpad sensitivity went through the roof. The cursor constantly will be "clicked" by my finger or wrist and move to where the mouse is located while I am typing.

It's already happened twice while typing this! I have already tried searching for TouchPad and looked under Control Panel > Mouse >

There is no tab for Properties/Settings with Sensitivity. Under Properties is only shows General, Driver, and Details, and if I click on Change Settings it again only has General, Driver, and Detail tabs.

Where can I change the stupid touchpad sensitivity??

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-11-28T06:43:26+00:00

    This is the answer --- I installed Synaptics for Vista even though I have Windows 7 --- they work beautifully together.  You can then disable your touchpad and us a bluetooth mouse and the problem is solved!!!  It's great.

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-10-31T16:20:15+00:00

    I've already told you in the original post that there is no option for changing it in Control Panel -> Mouse -> Mouse Properties ->

    The only tabs that show up are Buttons, Pointers, Pointer Options, Hardware

    Under Hardware -> Properties ->

    You get General, Driver, Details tabs

    If you click Change Settings on the General Tab you literally get General, Driver, and Details tabs again and that's it.

    I already stated this in my original post.

    I don't know what you mean by system manufacturer. I told you in the original post that it was a Sony VAIO PCG-5KSP and that I installed Windows 7 Home Premium edition.

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-11-03T02:14:16+00:00

    Alright people, here's whatchya gotta do.  What you are going to do is download the the Synaptics touchpad driver.  The driver is located at this link http://www.synaptics.com/support/drivers

    Choose either the 32 bit or 64 bit based on whichever your computer is.  Once you download it install the driver and you will have to restart your computer.

    For what it's worth, soon as I had this installed the problems ceased.  If you are still having problems continue to read on how to tweak the settings.

     Now when you go to your mouse properties in the control panel you will have more options; go to the device settings tab on the far right, then click the settings button. Choose "pointing" and under that is "sensitivity" and under that is Palmcheck which keeps your palm from causing problems when it brushes the touch pad. This can be adjusted as well as the overall sensitivity.

    Your welcome and Go Cougs!

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-10-31T20:19:11+00:00

    Im having the same problem after upgrading to Win 7, I have a Sony Vaio VGN-CRS21

    I also dont have the device settings tab under mouse properties.

    Its driving me mad - I had vista before and disabled the touchpad completely as I hate them - I use a bluetooth mouse

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-10-28T21:08:48+00:00

    Hello Astralis84,

    Welcome to Microsoft Answers Forum!

    To assist you better I would like to ask you a question.

    a)      Who is the system manufacturer?

     You may follow the steps below to reduce the touchpad sensitivity on the computer:

    1.      Turn on the computer and log into Windows as normal. Open the "Start" menu and click on the option labeled "Control Panel."

    2.      Double-click on the icon labeled "Mouse.". The "Mouse Properties" window will open. Navigate to the tab labeled "Device Settings." Click on the button labeled "Settings." A window labeled "Properties" will appear.

    3.      Examine the left panel of the "Properties" window and expand the option labeled "Sensitivity." Click on the option labeled "Touch Sensitivity."

    4.      Reduce the touch sensitivity setting by moving the slider to the right, towards the "Heavy Touch" label. Experiment with different levels of sensitivity until you find one suited to your needs.

    5.      Click on the button labeled "OK" to close the "Properties" window; repeat with the "Mouse" control panel. Your new touchpad sensitivity settings are now saved.

    You may also follow the steps below to temporarily disable the touchpad while typing on the computer:

    Control panel --> "Mouse" (window opens) --> "Device Settings"(last tab) --> "Settings" (bottom right button)(window opens) --> "Tapping" (2nd item in list at the left) --> Uncheck "Enable Tapping" box (top right section)

    Additional information:

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/a700b9d0-7d25-4bf0-b839-0e1beba910d9

    If this doesn’t work. You need to get in touch with your manufacturer for the latest drivers.

    I hope that this information helps. Please get back to us if you have any more questions about this issue.

    Thanks and Regards

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