why wont the scroll on the touchpad of my laptop work?
929637
its because the driver is old or its missing\nreinstall it will do the job
1022866
Optical mice rely on being able to read the surface they are on. perhaps whatever surface you are mousing on is simply not compatible. try a mouse pad or no mouse pad or a pepperoni pizza. the last one wont work but its pretty tasty! good luck!
723338
Could be a dodgy mouse or keyboard.  Also try looking for sticky keys.\nIf it is a new computer then send it back and get it repaired for free.
444445
If it's just the scroll wheel on an optical mouse, you can try Start-->Control Panel-->Mouse and check the setting for the wheel. But because the wheel portion is a physical device (unlike the optical portion), it can fail.\n\nYou can try rapping and tapping the mouse on semi-hard surfaces to see if some vibration will help the wheel set back properly if so. Tap it on a hard desk covered by a few sheets of paper, for example.\n\nMake sure you try using the wheel in several different applications to ensure it's not just a problem with one application. If it's just a problem with one application (such as your web brower) there could be a setting found from a menu such as Tools-->Options that will allow you to set how you would like the wheel to operate.\n\nFinding a way to open it and clean and check inside would be best. You can also try compressed air through any gaps or edges in the housing of the mouse to try to blow loose the gunky dust that can accumulate in computer mice.
210202
Touchpads lack the precision of a mouse but are a little more convenient to use since you can "click" by tapping the touchpad once, or "double-click" by tapping it twice quickly.  Some touchpads also allow the user to "scroll" (like a mouse scroll wheel) by sliding a finger up and down the right side of the touchpad.\n\nThe problems with touchpads (and their buttons) is they they are usually built-in to a laptop.  Once they break, they can be expensive to replace.  Mice, on the other hand, are plentiful, and cheap.\n\nIMHO, mice are more comfortable to use during long periods, and offer a higher level of precision for detailed work.
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I will tell you a solution for a similar problem, hopefully it may be useful to all. \nIf the cursor is stuck/frozen when we use the touchpad it can be solved by the following method.\nSwitch off the laptop, disconnect it from power, remove the battery and keep pressing the Power switch for 30 seconds.\nThen reconnect battery and the external powere in that order and power on the laptop. the cursor will be moving again.\n\nProbably you can try this and let us know.. My laptop was a toshiba satellite series one..
138766
Have you installed the driver? If Yes try to uninstall and reinstall to your notebook. Or buy new optical mouse.
681618
try to hold control button down and roll the mouse wheel at the same time. that may work, good luck..
847975
Check if you have all the correct drivers installed. You said that the PC had recently been formated so it could be as simple as incorrect video or mouse (trackpoint, touchpad) drivers.\nYou should check the manufacturer's support site to get the latest version of drivers. If you don't know the address just post your make and model and we'll try to find it.\nHope this helps!
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i hope you are using the window mode of Dos Prompt. If not, press Alt + Enter. \n\nIn the window mode, the scrollbar comes by default. In case it is not coming, go to properties of the window (By clicking on the icon in top left of title bar and choosing properties).\nIn the layout tab under properties, increase the height buffer of the window to see the scrollbar.
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Sounds like your Tab key is stuck. Try giving it a few good presses and see if it still happens.\n\nAlso, make sure the ALT key doesn't double as a function key. Some laptops are liek that. If the ALT key has another number, letter, term, or picture on it besides "Alt", it probably acts as a multifunction key. If so, check for the function key and toggle it OFF.
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Check if your keyboard's scroll keys are not malfunctioning, or check your mouse, your scroll key may be making very small movements, which is resulting in moving the pages. If both the devices are ok, then check if you dont have any malacious script running at your computer, which may be implanted intentionally by some website or some person who has used your PC
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On modern laptops, the keyboard is usually considered an internal USB device. I'm not very knowledgable with PCs but I'd look there first. Perhaps try updating your USB drivers, or reinstall them.\n\nObviously, if you can remember installing any third party software that uses USB or does something to USB, then try uninstalling that first.\n\nGood luck!
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ahlain, try clicking anywhere on the taskbar, and while clicking.. keep dragging it to the bottom, then when u reach the bottom, let go of the mouse, stop dragging, that should return it the way it should have been.
191135
If you have a wheel mouse, hold down the control key and turn the wheel. Wait a sec for the results. It might take a few attempts but should work fine. Also some keyboards have a zoom function that will change it
659008
This is due to corrupted working word pad.Ask the maker to reconfigure the work pad options,using controls.\n\nYour computer needed the version 3.1 of The Pad Fixer.
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Do not whack it on the side, it is not a mechanical problem. This issue could be attributed to lack of RAM, how may RAM do you have? to check:\n\nRight click My Computer icon on Desktop> Properties> General Tab\n\nUsually laptops have 256 or 512 MB of RAM, sometimes when we have applications running, we run out of memory causing the system to freeze. If your system freezes, just wait till it is able to execute all the task you have ask it to do (one by one, slowly) let the computer take its time...\n\nOR better yet...upgrade your RAM....if you have 2 slots (normally), purchase 1GB of RAM...and you would not worry anymore, your computer will not get some spanking from you..