After Installing Windows XP (Vortex Vista Third generation "Red") Touchpad still works (I can move the cursor around the screen) but tapping doesn't and left button neither - I can use only right button. On the Touchpad Ikon it look like the left button is pressed all the time (the little dot symbolizing the left button is green) - At the moment I've got USB mouse connected otherwise using the touchpad is nearly impossible. Mouse is workin fine - all the buttons + mousewheel - clicking & dragging etc.....
When I click on the Touchpad ikon and select "Poining Device Properties" --> "Device Settings" tab and going to settings I can Disable Button manualy.....after that tapping works but of corse buttons don't - so it isn't a solution at all. And even that Tapping is possible with both buttons disabled I still can't Drag&Drop .... - quick double tap and moving icons, windows, selecting text etc. etc. - Have to use the mouse to be able to do that. Single tapping and double tapping the shortcuts works.
I've alrady downloaded the latest drivers for Touchpad from Acer website - installed it....uninstalled and installed again - NO LUCK...I've removed the battery like some other users advised - NO LUCK. ITS NOT a FN key + F7 like some other "experts" advised and it's not a hardware malfunction 'cos it DID work with bloo#@$# Linux before.
PLEASE HELP...I'm out of Ideas.
As for now I've disabled both buttons and set the right bottom corner of the touchpad as a "Right button Action" - thats the only way I can use the Acer without the USB mose pluged in....but still Dragging, selecting, changing size of the windows etc...don't work
:(:(:(:( ...I even tried to set the Left bootom corner of the touchpad as "left button double tap"- that doesn't work neither :( HELP...
Martin