Most likely a driver issue but would like some advice.
This is a 'problem' which I've always had on my laptop. My touchpad works, somewhat, but the page scrolling feature which exists on pretty much every touchpad available (by moving your finger down the right side of the touchpad) has never worked.
I open up the Alienware Command Center, click to go to 'AlienTouch' in order to change things around and see why the virtual scrolling doesn't work, click on virtual scrolling and BAM. This appears.
Spoiler for error message:
System.ArgumentException: Value does not fall within the expected range. at SYNCTRLLib.SynDeviceCtrlClass.GetLongProperty(SynDeviceProperty eProperty) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.Domain.Classes.TouchPadAPIClass.GetPropertyFlagValue(SynDeviceProperty property, SynScrollingFlags flag) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.Domain.Classes.VirtualScrollingServiceClass.get_IsEnabledChiralMotion() at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Presenters.VirtualScrollingPresenter.refresh() at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Views.Classes.ViewFactoryClass.newVirtualScrollingControl() at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Views.Classes.ViewFactoryClass.newView(ViewType type) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Views.Classes.ViewRepositoryClass.getByType(ViewType type) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Presenters.TouchPadPresenter.activate(ViewType type) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Helpers.EventTriggerClass.fire(ViewType value) at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Presenters.NavigationPresenter.changeViewLinkSelected() at AlienLabs.TouchPad.App.Views.Xaml.NavigationControl.ViewLink_Checked(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args) at System.Windows.Controls.RadioButton.OnChecked(RoutedEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ToggleButton.OnIsCheckedChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) at System.Windows.DependencyObject.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) at System.Windows.DependencyObject.NotifyPropertyChange(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args) at System.Windows.DependencyObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(EntryIndex entryIndex, DependencyProperty dp, PropertyMetadata metadata, EffectiveValueEntry oldEntry, EffectiveValueEntry& newEntry, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, OperationType operationType) at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValueCommon(DependencyProperty dp, Object value, PropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference, OperationType operationType, Boolean isInternal) at System.Windows.DependencyObject.SetValue(DependencyProperty dp, Object value) at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ToggleButton.set_IsChecked(Nullable`1 value) at System.Windows.Controls.RadioButton.OnToggle() at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ToggleButton.OnClick() at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnMouseLeftButtonUp(MouseButtonEventArgs e) at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised) at System.Windows.UIElement.ReRaiseEventAs(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args, RoutedEvent newEvent) at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseUpThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target) at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args) at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean trusted) at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea() at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(InputEventArgs input) at System.Windows.Input.InputProviderSite.ReportInput(InputReport inputReport) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.ReportInput(IntPtr hwnd, InputMode mode, Int32 timestamp, RawMouseActions actions, Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 wheel) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.FilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.InputFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)
Going through my driver DVDs atm but it's come down to uninstalling drivers and I'd like to know, before I do something like that, is the problem purely a 'broken' driver? Or is it something I can fix without uninstalling my touchpad driver (because I'm assuming my USB connected mouse won't work afterwards?)
Help would be greatly appreciated, it's not so much an issue that prevent me from using my laptop, I just want everything to be working.
Thanks
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addiv [ September 13th, 2011, 12:18 pm ]
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Re: Most likely a driver issue but would like some advice.
Found a forum thread that seems to have some useful suggestions. I've had driver files go corrupt or have been the wrong version so I wouldn't be surprised if reinstalling your touchpad driver fixed the problem. Assuming your mouse has its own driver, messing with your touchpad driver shouldn't affect the mouse.
