Mac functionality problems with Windows XP

Jonny69 · 17-04-2009, 08:20

I'm sat here using my mate's Macbook laptop thing running Windows XP. Nice bit of kit but there's a few things I'm getting irritated at. There's no right click, you have to put two fingers on the mousepad and click one of the three buttons under there. You also can't tap the pad to do a mouse click which makes for annoying internet browsing, especially on forums, and general navigation. Is there any way of enabling those things?

My laptop also has the right side of the mousepad as a page scroll, if there's any way of adding that it would cool, but I think that's not on all laptops.

Ta

Feek · 17-04-2009, 08:41

I've not really used my Macbook booted to XP so I don't know how functional the trackpad is, but the first thing to check is that the latest and greatest bootcamp drivers are installed from here. They may *or may not* add the missing features.

Belmit · 17-04-2009, 08:53

This is the one gripe pretty much all XP users on Mac have. For some reason Apple just won't implement the functionality for right-click, scroll, or pad-click, even though they work fine on OSX. This is the main reason I haven't booted to XP since first installing it. Of course you could plug a mouse in, but that's not really the point now is it?!

Belmit · 17-04-2009, 08:56

Ooh, maybe try this?

http://support.apple.com/downloads/M...ows_XP___Vista

I might give it a go when I get home.

Justsomebloke · 17-04-2009, 08:57

*side note*

I'm loving my touchpad on the AcerOne, Love the tap ability so you don't need to use the buttons & the right side of it for auto scrolling is Dreamy.

Fayshun · 19-04-2009, 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justsomebloke

I'm loving my touchpad on the AcerOne, Love the tap ability so you don't need to use the buttons & the right side of it for auto scrolling is Dreamy.

Josh discovered the multitouch zoom/shrink on the touchpad on my EEE904HD. He's 5.

Mark · 19-04-2009, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fayshun

He's 5.

With skills like that, he should be on TV...

Desmo · 19-04-2009, 15:18

Am I the only who hates tap to click on a scroll pad then? Can't stand it and always have to turn it off.

Chuckles · 19-04-2009, 15:52

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Originally Posted by Desmo

Am I the only who hates tap to click on a scroll pad then? Can't stand it and always have to turn it off.

Ditto. I turned that off and use 2 fingers on the touchpad and button to right click.

LeperousDust · 19-04-2009, 17:36

Love tapping to click, and double tapping to drag, its instinctive. But you have to get very fine tuned with your own trackpad, i hate using other peoples which have ever so slightly different settings...

17-04-2009, 08:20	#1
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Mac functionality problems with Windows XP I'm sat here using my mate's Macbook laptop thing running Windows XP. Nice bit of kit but there's a few things I'm getting irritated at. There's no right click, you have to put two fingers on the mousepad and click one of the three buttons under there. You also can't tap the pad to do a mouse click which makes for annoying internet browsing, especially on forums, and general navigation. Is there any way of enabling those things? My laptop also has the right side of the mousepad as a page scroll, if there's any way of adding that it would cool, but I think that's not on all laptops. Ta __________________

17-04-2009, 08:41	#2
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I've not really used my Macbook booted to XP so I don't know how functional the trackpad is, but the first thing to check is that the latest and greatest bootcamp drivers are installed from here. They may or may not add the missing features. __________________

17-04-2009, 08:53	#3
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	This is the one gripe pretty much all XP users on Mac have. For some reason Apple just won't implement the functionality for right-click, scroll, or pad-click, even though they work fine on OSX. This is the main reason I haven't booted to XP since first installing it. Of course you could plug a mouse in, but that's not really the point now is it?! __________________

17-04-2009, 08:56	#4
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Ooh, maybe try this? http://support.apple.com/downloads/M...ows_XP___Vista I might give it a go when I get home. __________________

17-04-2009, 08:57	#5
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	side note I'm loving my touchpad on the AcerOne, Love the tap ability so you don't need to use the buttons & the right side of it for auto scrolling is Dreamy. __________________

19-04-2009, 15:18	#8
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Am I the only who hates tap to click on a scroll pad then? Can't stand it and always have to turn it off. __________________

19-04-2009, 17:36	#10
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Love tapping to click, and double tapping to drag, its instinctive. But you have to get very fine tuned with your own trackpad, i hate using other peoples which have ever so slightly different settings... __________________