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Scroller stopped working? Help!

  • 01-03-2015 03:12PM
    #1
    spongebob89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭


    Hi, the scroller on the mouse part of my laptop has suddenly stopped working now i cant scroll up or down my pages and is causing me alot of trouble if anyone knows how to fix this

    I updated Windows earlier but shouldn't bave anything to do with it. When I first bought the laptop I had the same problem but the guy reinstalled the driver an fixed it that way.

    Any advice?


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  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    spongebob89 wrote: »
    Hi, the scroller on the mouse part of my laptop has suddenly stopped working now i cant scroll up or down my pages and is causing me alot of trouble if anyone knows how to fix this

    I updated Windows earlier but shouldn't bave anything to do with it. When I first bought the laptop I had the same problem but the guy reinstalled the driver an fixed it that way.

    Any advice?

    Firstly you shouldn't start another thread when you already have one over in Comp and Tech.
    As advised there you should reinstall the driver.
    Go to control panel >> Hardware >> Mouse >> Properties >> Driver and select update.


  • #3
    spongebob89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭spongebob89


    mordeith wrote: »
    Firstly you shouldn't start another thread when you already have one over in Comp and Tech.
    As advised there you should reinstall the driver.
    Go to control panel >> Hardware >> Mouse >> Properties >> Driver and select update.

    And why shouldn't I? I was getting no replies over there and iv got two replies here already.


  • #4
    spongebob89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭spongebob89


    I tried your advice but I cant seem to click it Capture.PNG


  • #5
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    spongebob89 wrote: »
    And why shouldn't I? I was getting no replies over there and iv got two replies here already.

    It's against Boards etiquette

    Try downloading a driver from synaptics website suitable for you OS and install

    http://www.synaptics.com/en/drivers.php


  • #6
    spongebob89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭spongebob89


    mordeith wrote: »
    It's against Boards etiquette

    Try downloading a driver from synaptics website suitable for you OS and install

    http://www.synaptics.com/en/drivers.php

    Cheers but I tried I followed instructions, deleted previous synaptic drive tried install new one and just got "failed to install".


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  • #7
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    spongebob89 wrote: »
    Cheers but I tried I followed instructions, deleted previous synaptic drive tried install new one and just got "failed to install".

    Hmmm, weird. I'm afraid I'm out of ideas for now. Although you could try a system restore to a date before the problem occurred.


  • #8
    spongebob89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭spongebob89


    mordeith wrote: »
    Hmmm, weird. I'm afraid I'm out of ideas for now. Although you could try a system restore to a date before the problem occurred.

    Thanks alot the system restore worked :) you wouldn't think the hassle it causes without that little scroller :D


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