Installation procedure:
First, if you have a new TouchPad, plug it in and reboot Windows 2000 /WinXP. Windows 2000 / WinXP will then detect your new TouchPad and install a standard mouse driver to handle it. You cannot install the Synaptics TouchPad driver until this process is complete and your TouchPad is functioning as a normal pointing device.
Log on to your system as "Administrator", or as another user with administrator privileges.
Run "Setup.exe". This program will automatically install the Synaptics TouchPad driver to handle all PS/2 and Serial pointing devices attached to your computer.
You will need to restart Windows after the installation is complete. If the driver has been installed correctly, after you have restarted Windows you should see the TouchPad Icon in your task bar next to the clock. Also, a dialog box entitled "Information about your TouchPad"
will pop up. You can prevent this dialog box from coming up in the future by checking the "Stop showing me this message" checkbox.

TouchPad Driver Features Product Brief

Advanced Features
The Synaptics device driver provides a variety of advanced features for end users. Manufacturers can choose to support all or a sub-set of these features. Below is an overview of selected advanced features. View the TouchPad Tutorial to see a demonstration of the most commonly used advanced features.

Touch Sensitivity
The Touch Sensitivity feature allows users to get the best performance from a TouchPad. Users can personalize the touch sensitivity settings for their finger size and style of touch.

Tapping
Tapping on the TouchPad surface is usually quicker and more convenient than using a mouse or mechanical buttons, and gives the same result as clicking the primary mouse button. Tapping twice in rapid succession produces a double-click.

Tap Zones
The Tap Zone feature allows users to configure each of the four corners of the TouchPad surface to act as different buttons when tapped. Users can configure the Tap Zones to perform an action, such as launching an application. Users can also adjust the size of each Tap Zone.

Corner Taps and Programmable Tap Zones
Corner taps and programmable tap zones allow users to assign button controls or other functions to an area on the TouchPad surface. For example, users can program the right hand corner of the TouchPad to perform the equivalent of a right button mouse click, or program another corner of the TouchPad to launch the Start Menu. The actions are entirely up to the user, and are programmable through the Synaptics driver.

PalmCheck
The PalmCheck™ feature guards against unintentional cursor movement and tapping caused by accidental contact of the palm or hand with the TouchPad. PalmCheck allows the TouchPad to recognize when a user’s palm is resting on it or brushing its surface while typing. This helps prevent unwanted pointer movement or clicks.

EdgeMotion
The EdgeMotion™ feature is designed to simplify long-distance pointer motions. With EdgeMotion, users are not restricted by the size of the TouchPad when dragging an item across the screen or pointing. When the user’s finger reaches the edge of the TouchPad, holding the finger on the edge will cause the cursor to continue moving in that direction until the finger is lifted.

Programmable Button Assignments
The Programmable Button Assignment feature allows users to configure the action performed when a button is pressed. For example, users could define the right button to “go to a web page in the default browser.” Each time that button is clicked, the web browser would automatically open and load the specified page. However, the factory defaults for mechanical buttons are generally set to emulate primary and secondary mouse clicks.

Virtual Zooming
The Virtual Zooming feature makes increasing or decreasing the magnification of a document quick and easy. By holding down the control key and running a finger along the right edge of the TouchPad will zoom in or out, depending on the direction of motion. This feature is available with applications that have a zoom feature and support the Microsoft IntelliMouse™.

Slow Motion
The Slow Motion feature allows users to reduce the speed of the pointer to improve pointing accuracy for fine positioning. Users activate Slow Motion by pressing and holding a specified key (user-selected) while moving the pointer.

Constrained Motion
The Constrained Motion feature allows users to force purely horizontal or vertical motion of the pointer on the screen. This feature is most beneficial when using a drawing program. Constrained Motion is activated by pressing and holding a specified key (user-selected) while moving the pointer. When the key is pressed, the initial direction of the pointer’s motion determines the allowed direction of movement for as long as the finger remains on the TouchPad.

Animated Tray Icon
The animated tray icon provides instant visual feedback about taps and finger motion.

Virtual Scrolling
The Virtual Scrolling feature allows users to scroll through documents, web pages, and so forth with a single stroke of the finger. Virtual Scrolling operates the scroll bars automatically so there is no need to move the pointer away from its current location. Virtual Scrolling works with most scrollable windows such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, and large digital images. It also works with other scrollable items such as file lists and font lists. Virtual Scrolling provides smooth and easy scrolling for all applications.

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