How to prevent stick/trackpoint from flaking

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Topic: How to prevent stick/trackpoint from flaking

markablake
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posted 10-11-2003 07:54 PM

Given that most people can't use a touchpad and kept insisting that Dell provide an alternative that would allow one to type (for example), Dell's solution was to ensure that only someone who really knew what they were doing could get rid of touchpad bugs. If you have the Alps software for the combined stick/touchpad, you have an option to turn off the touchpad, which will immediately make the system MORE stable on battery power, etc. However, in reality, you also have to go to another section for controlling the stick, and disable a so-called feature known as "tapping". The purpose of tapping is to make the stick "emulate" a touchpad, but it primarily succeeds at making the stick/trackpoint emulate all the many known defects of all known touchpads.

Once touchpad and tapping are actually disabled, you can still use a Dell Inspiron 3800 (and any other system with the Alps component) as if it were a real mobile computer and it can actually work with XP.

Unfortunately, I can't help those of you who actually only have a touchpad. Odds are, someone at Dell recommended that as the way to go. Now you know what comes of trusting Dell.

At this point, rebuilding old Dells is working better than trying to deal with the hack they have done on new ones.

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