Elantech synaptics touchpad driver doesn't work properly for G570 on Win8

Hello, i got G570 laptop, at first i had Win 7 installed in it, i downloaded the touch pad driver for my laptop to use the scrolling feature of touch pad and it worked fine. Now i upgraded my OS to Win 8 and so i download and installed the touchpad driver for Win 8. The problem i am facing is that the scrolling feature no longer work on Win 8. Please suggest me a solution

I am having the same exact problem on my G580. Everything funtions perfectly in desktop mode, but in any metro app or the start screen scrolling does not work.

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Satellite L955-10K - Synaptics Touchpad Driver does not work properly

Hello, ASRR here.
I've been having a problem with my Synaptics touchpad driver since yesterday. I am very used to using the "gestures" to work with my touchpad and the gestures haven't worked properly (in fact at all) for a while. The two-finger scrolling, the three-finger touch and others (actually all of the gestures) do not work anymore.
The cursor moves, and works fine but the gestures don't.
When I go to the Mouse option in the Control Panel, a window pops up stating that the PC is "Unable to connect to the Synaptics Pointing Device Driver." and asks me whether I want to uninstall it.
I have tried uninstalling it, then going on the support page for Toshiba and downloading a driver that was suitable for my model, operating system, etc.
When I set up the driver I downloaded and restart the PC, the same window pops up when I try and go to the Mouse options in the Control Panel and the gestures do not work.
One interesting thing I noticed however, is the fact that when I roll back the driver (in the Hardware properties- then settings) the gestures work FINE. However, as it always asks you to restart the computer in order for the Rolling back of the driver to take place, when I do restart it, it sets the Microsoft touchpad driver from 2006; which does not include the gestures I need.
I have tried multiple times to fix it but I can't. I went to the UEFI firmware set up and tried resetting it to default but with no success.
I really do not know what to do. Could somebody PLEASE help?
My Toshiba Model is a Satellite L-955-10K with a 64bit processor and originally installed Windows 8 operating system.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

>One interesting thing I noticed however, is the fact that when I roll back the driver (in the Hardware properties- then settings) the gestures work FINE. However, as it always asks you to restart the computer in order for the Rolling back of the driver to take place, when I do restart it, it sets the Microsoft touchpad driver from 2006; which does not include the gestures I need.
To me it looks like the Synaptics touchpad driver could not be installed properly and after the new restart the touchpad driver isnt indicated by the Windows 8 system.
By the way: are you still using the Win 8? Didnt you upgrade the system to Win 8.1? Should do this since many different bugs have been solved in new Win 8.1 version.
Back to the Synaptics touchpad driver.
Usually the drivers should be downloaded from the Toshiba driver page but in some cases you could also use the drivers directly from manufacturer pages. In this case the touchpad driver has been released by Synaptics and it would be interesting to know how the touchpad driver from Synaptics driver page would act on your notebook
http://www.synaptics.com/en/drivers.php

What can I do if my CD or DVD drive doesn't work properly in Windows 8?

QuestionWhat can I do when if my laptop CD or DVD drive doesn't work properly in Windows 8?
AnswerNote: For help with this issue in Windows 7, please see this article.
To get your CD or DVD drive working correctly, try these suggestions in the order listed.
Reinstall the Driver
Hold the Windows key and press the 'x' key to open a menu in the lower-left. In this menu, select "Device Manager." Expand "DVD/CD-ROM drives." Right-click the entry for the CD/DVD drive nested under "DVD/CD-ROM drives," then select "Uninstall." Finally, restart the computer. The computer will reinstall the drivers for the drive.
Power Cycle
Even when your laptop is off and unplugged, residual power can still be held in some components. While this is normal, clearing it can help with some hardware problems. Perform these steps to complete what’s called a power cycle.
Ensure the laptop is turned off.
Unplug the laptop's AC power cable.
Unplug all wires and peripherals. This includes CDs, DVDs, USB sticks, mice, printers, and any other accessories.
Remove the battery (if the model has a removable battery). If the model does not have a removable battery, check your user's guide to determine if you have a pinhole reset on the bottom. If you do, press this.
Hold down the power button for thirty seconds.
Reattach the battery if removed.
Connect the AC adaptor to the power socket that was confirmed to be working in the first step.
Connect the other end of the AC adaptor to your computer.
Start the computer and test the drive
Microsoft Fix-it
Your computer may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms:
Your CD or DVD drive no longer appears in Windows
Your CD or DVD drive does not read or write and is shown as disabled
The media in your CD or DVD drive cannot be read
The media cannot be written to a CD or DVD inserted into the drive
You receive an error message about your CD or DVD drive
If any of these symptoms apply to your computer, use Microsoft Fix-it troubleshooter available here.
System Restore
Try using System Restore to restore to the most restore point from before the problem arose.
How To: Understanding System Restore, Refresh, Reset, and, Recovery options in Windows 8 + Video
System Recovery
If the System Restore doesn't solve the issue, you could try a System Reset. Resetting your laptop to its original, out-of-the-box state is a great way to eliminate software as a possible cause of the problem. Note that doing a system reset will return the laptop to its default conditions, completely wiping your data. Information on how to perform a system recovery can be found in your user's guide.
For more information on performing a recovery, see the following article:
How To: Understanding System Restore, Refresh, Reset, and, Recovery options in Windows 8 + Video
Contact Customer Support
If the drive doesn't work after performing a recovery, it may be due to hardware failure. Please call customer support or seek servicing.

See this Microsoft article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us For ways to fix manually
and/or use the proper microsoft fixit 8.1 and 8 or the other one for Windows 7, Vista, and XP listed below.
(these are from the Microsoft article)
Resolution 2: Use the CD/DVD Fix it troubleshooter
To automatically fix common issues with CD or DVD drives, click Run now, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
The Automatically diagnose and fix common problems with CD or DVD drives troubleshooter may automatically fix the problem described in this article.
                                This troubleshooter fixes many problems. learn more
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Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP
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Wifi driver doesn't work properly

HI,I've installed W8.1 instead of W7 but Wifi Dosen't work as a reight Way The Wi-Fi works for then depends on the work and then worked for againe
this affects my Job if i download anything,it stop loading continuesly.
I've tried W8 and the same problem but it works truely with w7.
what should i do for making it works truely with W8.1.
Sorry length of e-mail.

vn7571g_user,
Sorry to hear that you are not having the best possible experience with your new notebook. I'd like to try and address a few of your concerns that you have listed and see if there are some things we can resolve for you.
1. Wifi doesn't work properly:
I see that you have posted in a couple other threads (1st, 2nd) regarding wireless issues with this notebook. We can gladly check this unit at the repair depot for you if you are not keen on changing the card out, PM me the following information and I will see what I can do for you:
SNID or serial number
Contact name
Contact number
Email address
Shipping address
Purchase date
2. Wifi doesn't work after switching on and off 'Airplane mode'
If you have already tried to install/update the drivers, it could be a Windows issue. You can attempt a refresh to see if that helps resolve it.
3. Trackpad response is terrible
This notebook uses a precision touchpad possibly, but since it uses Synaptics drivers you have a couple options:
You can change the way that the touchpad works.
It says Windows 7, but you can see if you have this option in the touchpad settings and see if it helps you out.
4. Speakers jar
Do you have the same issue without the Dolby turned on?
5. Num-Lock is 'Off' after every sleep session
Here is a Microsoft article that discusses this feature. You can follow the steps that they list if you would like.
6. Keyboard-backlight setting is 'On' after every sleep session
The backlit keyboard is working as designed. Here is an article with some FAQ about the backlit keyboard to help customers understand its functionality a bit more.
A couple final thoughts:
Did the issue(s) you are having occur before or after Windows updates, sometime a bad installation of an update can cause all sorts of things to happen.
Worst case, you can always try to restore to factory defaults and test all these things before applying updates or installing any applications or programs.

Interleaving doesn't work properly for Cisco 3725 router, IP Plus IOS

Dear All,
I am deploying VoIP between 2 sites using Cisco 3725 routers. Currently, interleaving doesn't work properly which result in voice quality problem only during data trafic. Issuing "show int multilink 1" command, I realise that there is no interleaves even though VoIP call and data are traversing on the link.
Attached here is the info for your reference.
Any idea, please help.
Thanks in advance.
Duc

Here is the info:
VNHCMR01#sh call active voice brief
: hs. + pid:
dur hh:mm:ss tx:/ rx:/
IP : rtt:ms pl:/ms lost://
delay://ms
MODEMPASS buf:/ loss /
last s dur:/s
FR [int dlci cid] vad: dtmf: seq:
(payload size)
ATM [int vpi/vci cid] vad: dtmf: seq:
(payload size)
Tele : tx://ms noise: acom: i/o:/ dBm
MODEMRELAY info:// xid:/ total://
speeds(bps): local / remote /
Proxy :,,,,, endpt: /
bw: / codec: /
tx: /,/,/
rx: /,/,/
Telephony call-legs: 1
SIP call-legs: 0
H323 call-legs: 1
MGCP call-legs: 0
Total call-legs: 2
12FF : 5798794hs.1 +202 pid:80 Answer 710 active
dur 00:01:14 tx:3721/74420 rx:3721/74420
Tele 0/0:15:424: tx:74420/74420/0ms g729r8 noise:0 acom:24 i/0:-50/-29 dBm
12FF : 5798794hs.2 +202 pid:81 Originate 81555 active
dur 00:01:14 tx:3721/74420 rx:3721/74420
IP 159.12.56.1:19526 rtt:30ms pl:73890/40ms lost:0/1/6 delay:67/67/107ms g729r8
Telephony call-legs: 1
SIP call-legs: 0
H323 call-legs: 1
MGCP call-legs: 0
Total call-legs: 2
VNHCMR01#sh int mu1
Multilink1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is multilink group interface
Description:
Interface is unnumbered. Using address of FastEthernet0/0 (159.12.55.2)
Backup interface Dialer1, failure delay 30 sec, secondary disable delay 30 sec,
kickin load not set, kickout load not set
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 256 Kbit, DLY 100000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 33/255, rxload 13/255
Encapsulation PPP, LCP Open, multilink Open
Open: CDPCP, IPCP, loopback not set
DTR is pulsed for 2 seconds on reset
Last input 00:00:00, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:00:50
Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: weighted fair
Output queue: 0/1000/64/0/0 (size/max total/threshold/drops/interleaves)
Conversations 0/5/64 (active/max active/max total)
Reserved Conversations 1/1 (allocated/max allocated)
Available Bandwidth 56 kilobits/sec
5 minute input rate 14000 bits/sec, 69 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 34000 bits/sec, 72 packets/sec
3062 packets input, 100509 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
3078 packets output, 298192 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
0 carrier transitions
VNHCMR01#sh ppp multilink
Multilink2, bundle name is VNHANR01
Bundle up for 02:47:34, 3/255 load
Receive buffer limit 12192 bytes, frag timeout 1000 ms
0/0 fragments/bytes in reassembly list
0 lost fragments, 0 reordered
0/0 discarded fragments/bytes, 0 lost received
0x145A1 received sequence, 0x21A41 sent sequence
Member links: 1 active, 0 inactive (max not set, min not set)
Se0/2, since 02:47:32, 320 weight, 312 frag size
Multilink1, bundle name is VNBHCR01
Bundle up for 16:07:32, 35/255 load
Receive buffer limit 12192 bytes, frag timeout 1000 ms
0/0 fragments/bytes in reassembly list
0 lost fragments, 0 reordered
0/0 discarded fragments/bytes, 0 lost received
0x2DB8D received sequence, 0x536BD sent sequence
Member links: 1 active, 0 inactive (max not set, min not set)
Se0/1, since 16:07:30, 320 weight, 312 frag size
VNHCMR01#sh run int multilink 1
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 380 bytes
interface Multilink1
description
bandwidth 256
ip unnumbered FastEthernet0/0
service-policy output llq
backup delay 30 30
backup interface Dialer1
ip tcp header-compression iphc-format
no ip mroute-cache
ppp multilink
ppp multilink fragment delay 10
ppp multilink interleave
ppp multilink group 1
ip rtp header-compression iphc-format
end
VNHCMR01#show policy-map
Policy Map llq
Class voip-rtp
Strict Priority
Bandwidth 50 (%)
Class voip-sig
Bandwidth 8 (kbps) Max Threshold 64 (packets)
VNHCMR01#show class-map
Class Map match-any class-default (id 0)
Match any
Class Map match-any voip-sig (id 1)
Match access-group name VoIP-SIG
Class Map match-any voip-rtp (id 2)
Match ip rtp 16384 16383
VNHCMR01#

Qosmio G30 - New CD/DVD drive doesn't work properly

Hiya all
I'm hoping someone can help me. I have had to replace my TS-L802A drive with another of the same model, except that when I replaced the drive I have problems booting from CD and the laptop (Qosmio G30) rejects it by saying CD-ROM error on startup.
I managed to install the operating system from a flash drive and it works fine except for the cd rom side of things. Do I need to flash the drive in order for the laptop to recognise it? If so how do I go about doing this. I'm thinking that the chipset for the optical drive is set as slave or something and not master.
Please help!

the drive wont show in the bios, the bios is wierd, it wont show the model number or name of any devices. is there a difference between a setup and the bios or are they the same thing. i cant configure anything. i have my old drive working at the moment but its badly damaged although it still reads disks hence the reason i managed to install an operating system. are there certain drives set as master/ cselect/ slave if so is there a way to flash the drive to make it work with my toshiba qosmio g30. or can i swap the chipsets on the optical drive by disassembling the casing and swapping them over. i just want the thing fixed. thanks please help!!!

What can I do if my CD or DVD drive doesn't work properly in Windows8?

my computer is toshiba sattelite pro l300. It can not read CD, thought it can read DVD ok

See this Microsoft article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us For ways to fix manually
and/or use the proper microsoft fixit 8.1 and 8 or the other one for Windows 7, Vista, and XP listed below.
(these are from the Microsoft article)
Resolution 2: Use the CD/DVD Fix it troubleshooter
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The Automatically diagnose and fix common problems with CD or DVD drives troubleshooter may automatically fix the problem described in this article.
                                This troubleshooter fixes many problems. learn more
Run now
Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP
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Run now
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Screen Flickering Everytime After Updating Synaptics Touchpad Driver And Touchpad Not Working

I have a HP ENVY 4 1023tu Notebook with Windows 8 Pro. I always keep my pc updated. But whenever i try updated the synaptics touchpad driver through availabe updates by hp support assistant, the screen starts to flicker(Start screen and settings bar at the right) and touchpad doesn't work . The external works fine. Then I have to roll back the driver . then it comes to normal. If the driver update is meant to be updated then why its not supporting...

I had the same problem as you with my Hp Probook 450 and I think I found a cause of the problem. I installed Windows 8.1 on it, and when I tried to install touchpad driver, after system restart my screen was blank. My problem is in AMD Radeon graphics card integrated in laptop. When I installed touchpad driver, the graphics driver somehow updated too. The problem is, that AMD only have beta driver for Windows 8.1, while the old one isn't good. So I had to start computer in safe mode and disabled graphics card in Windows device manager. Then I downloaded that beta driver and installed it (still with some small problems) So, the beta driver also isn't perfect, but it will help until they release final version. So I hope that helps you, or anyone, that might have similar problems.

My Safari doesn't work properly after installing Lion. Don't like it, how can I uninstall? (Cloud not worth it)?

I upgraded ti Lion 10.7.2 for icloud but it's causing other problems with my mac. My Safari doesn't work properly anymore. Wishing I didn't upgrade, anyone know how to fix this or do i just have to uninstall? Thanks,

Wipe the drive clean and install Snow Leopard from your install disk.
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Satellite Pro L20 doesn't work properly with USB Fast Track audio i.f.

Hello!
I have used my Fast Track USB on new Toshiba Satellite L40 and I never had problems with it. I could set low latency and I did few songs with it.
Yesterday I bought another notebook, thinking of home recording studio. It's used Toshiba Satellite Pro L20. It doesn't work properly with my interface. When I listen music on Winamp or do anything on Fruity Loops I hear loud clicks, pops, noises. They introduce samples, or they appear during playback or after a sample is stopped.
I noticed, drivers for Satellite Pro L20 are a problem. Its not supported by Toshiba anymore?! The only drivers for chipset are very old and you can download em only from Toshiba website. The chipset is ATI Xpress 200M. Its drivers are with graphic card. Recently I noticed you can download "ATI Catalyst Legacy Display Driver for Windows XP - Motherboard/IGP Drivers 9.11" and CRACK IT to make it possible to install on mobile unit such as L20. Yep its funny but its impossible to do otherwise!
things I have tried and they still not help:
# drivers replacement, original were released in 2004. I installed recent version.
# driver settings, low latency, high latency
# asio and different settings
# pluging the interface to another usb socket.
# trying what happens when I use battery and when I use adapter
# updated bios
# turned off onboard units such as wifi card, sound card
# checked IRQ list
pops still appear.
my config:
Toshiba Satellite Pro L20
Win XP Home SP3
Celeron M 1,5GHz
896Mb ram
M-Audio Fast Track USB, drivers: 6.0.2
Kind regards

Thanks for answer. I still have L40 but I try to run my homerecording on L20. The L40 is now used by whole my family. It's possible to swap them but there's a problem - L20 has Norway keyboard and I'm the only person at home who doesn't often look down while typing. In Poland, we use standard ms keyboard. I'd buy special stickers, it's about only to make special chars get back to their places.
I installed Windows on this computer end set it to best performance possible.
Since I created this thread, guys from M-Audio support tried to solve my problem - nothing helped. I think potential solutions are exhausted.
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A65-S159 - I can't use the CD Recovery because my CD/DVD doesn't work properly

Hi, I need help to reinstall the system and drives. It's a Satellite A65-S159. The CD/DVD doesn't work properly. Rarely, the CD/DVD can read a DVD. So I can't use the CD Recovery. What may I do?
Thank you,
Cabula, Brazil

There are two ways to run the recovery DVD, one is from Windows. Instead power ont he computer with the disk in the drive. And imediatly after powering on start pressing the F12 key. After a few seconds you should see a boot device menu that you can select the CD/DVD drive to boot from. Try that and let us know if you got the boot menu, and if the disk worked.
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Iphone4 doesn´t work properly in 3G mode

My iphone4 doesn´t work properly in 3G mode. Telefon calls break and telefone quality is poor. Internet is mostly not posssible. With 2G both (Telefone, Internet) work. The problem is not that vodafone net is poor because other smartphones work properly at the same location. Telefone calls often break with "no connection" even with 5 sticks. Internet speed is mostly poor, i.E, slower than 2G. It is definitly not a net problem. I think (not sure) the problems occures wit IOs 4.3.3

Thanks for your help Jeffrey,
But
- I checked with several USB audio devices, from different providers. The issue is the same.
- I checked with several applications (Winamp, MediaPlayer, ...). Same issue.
- I checked these devices with different laptops (tried 3 different models) : I have NO PROBLEM.
- The USB devices I use do not need external power supply. I tried EDIROL UA-25 which works perfectly in any case, but not with my TOSHIBA M40.
- I agree that some application can disturb audio management. But in that case, I would like to know which one from the standard installation is the cause, so that I can fire it. It's anyway curious to see that switching from ACPI to Standard mode fixes the issue, as all applications are still there. I would say the applications are not the issue, then.
- All Microsoft updates have already been installed
- I think I tried everything that could be done by closing applications, changing power management modes, system cache, ...
- I have no other hardware device connected/installed (printer or whatever)
- RECORD works perfectly. So if some application layer was disturbing, I would bet it would bother in Play and Record as well.
CONCLUSION : Unless someone can prove it (and I'm ready for some testing), I still believe there's a harware/driver layer that is faulty in the Toshiba management.
And I don't need to contact the manufacturer, as I AM one of them :)
If you are part of the Toshiba support, let me know. Maybe we can investigate together.
FYI : I had to create a new user ID for this forum as it did not accept the one I created this morning anymore :(
Thanks anyway.

Satellite P500-127: microphone or sound doesn't work properly using skype

Hi Toshiba team,
Recently bought a new notebook.
However the microphone or sound driver (connexant pebble high definition ) doesn't work properly when using skype. Also read about this matter in various forums such as the skype forum.
People encountered similar problems such as:
We can usually talk for a bit longer than 20 seconds, however the call will drop at a random time between 1 and 15 minutes. The strange part is that sometimes the quality of the call is good, but more than often my friend can only hear *half of what I am saying* while I usually do not have a problem hearing what has been said. The video will work so my friend can see me talking but can simply not really hear what I am saying.
Before the drop the call will usually freeze for a couple of seconds and then skype sometimes crashes. We have tried talking together without the video, however the problem remains.
I also found a suggestion by the toshiba service, just to simply increase the volume under control panel etc, but it doesn't work either..
Can you please help me on this one?
Cannot use skype at all as it just to annoying for everyone I talk to.. Quality is just to poor!!
Many many thanks
+Message was edited: link has been removed - not allowed+

Hi
Every day I use Skype with the internal webcam, microphone and speakers but I didnt have any problems as yet.
In your case I would try updating the drivers. Therefore download the latest sound and webcam driver (microphone is a part of webcam). Both you can get here:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > Support & Downloads > Download Drivers
If your friend cant hear you, check also the settings for internal microphone. I have activated microphone boost in Windows sound settings so I could improve the microphone quality.
By the way: Do you use the latest version of Skype? With older Skype version I had also some problems on Windows 7. As far as I know only newest version is fully Windows 7 compatible.

Faulty Synaptics Touchpad Driver on Split x2 13-m121sa Causing Freezing and Mouse Unresponsiveness

Edit: I found a solution, scroll further down. I have been having problems with my new Split x2 similar to those already explained in the forums by other users. The symptoms are as follows:
1. Unusual hanging or freezing of the mouse pointer on the screen and temperamental use of gestures (two finger scrolling, zooming, etc.)
2. Slowing down of computer generally; acting sluggish and freezing during only light use and/or after screen being closed.
The symptoms seems to change depending on the length of time the computer has been switched on, and are affected by disconnecting/reconnecting the screen from the dock.
Being quite good with these things I decided to investigate and have uncovered the following:
The root cause of both of these problems is the Synaptics Touchpad driver. While the newest version (17.0.10.9) available from the HP website seems to solve any unusual freezing of the pointer it has a significant memory leak. In other words, as you move the pointer around the touchpad uses up the computer's memory. This is normal, but the problem is that the driver for the touchpad does not give the memory back; it cannot be reallocated. This means after a couple of hours of using the computer (or having the screen closed) the memory reaches saturation point and the computer grinds to a halt. If you are having the same problem have a look for yourself: Open task manager and look at the performance tab. Under the Memory heading you will see a value for 'Non-paged pool'. With the computer idle this number shouldn't increase, but move the mouse around and you will see it gradually go up without returning. I have confirmed this to be the Synaptics driver by using the Windows tool poolmon.exe - the culprits are Irp and SynT. Regarding solutions, I have tried many - but there is no absolute fix.
You can uninstall the Synaptics Touchpad driver and the problem will go away - no more freezing or high memory usage. But without the driver the computer reverts to using the standard Windows driver - therefore there is no multitouch gestures like scrolling or zooming.
I have tried installing the generic Synaptics driver available from their website, and the computer won't allow it. Regardless of this, I forced the driver install but the generic driver does not work with this Touchpad anyway (Error code 10). I have tried the latest version (17.0.19) and an older one (16.2.21) with no success. Even earlier versions (e.g. 15.x.x) refuse to run on the grounds of incompatibility. HP Support suggest a system 'refresh' back to factory setting, but apart from the huge inconvenience of time and losing files - I know this won't work either. Apparently a clean install has worked for one user - but for this you need a Windows install disc or USB which I do not have - and I'm sceptical that it would work anyway.
So now I'm using the standard Windows touchpad driver without being able to scroll, zoom or use the swipe-in gestures of Windows 8.1.
If a HP representative is reading this, I would strongly suggest that this problem be escalated. A simple update from Synaptics could solve this problem which is causing people's computers to freeze up and wasting your support staff's time.
TL;DR: HP's Touchpad driver is faulty and causes a memory leak. Synaptics own generic drivers do not work. And Windows standard drivers are unsatisfactory.

SOLVED!
Through my own research I have found a solution. While the official newest driver listed under this model is 17.0.10.9 there is in fact a newer version which does not have this problem: version 17.0.10.16!
I am still disappointed that HP didn't suggest this solution themselves, considering this driver was published back in November 2013! HP if you're reading this: please allocate this driver to this model in your support pages. Anyway, the solution is as follows:
1. Open the Device Manager (Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager)2. Under 'Mice and other pointing devices' open 'Synaptics HID TouchPad'3. In the 'Driver' tab click on 'Uninstall'4. The pointer will disappear - reboot the computer5. Download the new driver from here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?cc=uk&lc=en&softwareitem=ob-127354-1(if this link goes down try searching online for 'synaptics driver 17.0.10.16')6. Open and install the driver I hope this helps. HP, please send my consulation fee via PayPal(!)

My palm m105's touch screen doesn't work properly after a sync.

I dug out my old m105, put new batteries in and start it. On first launch it auto runs the alignment tool, and after touching all the points it goes to the main screen and works fine. No problem till here.
Now, I plug it into my old computer which still has the palm software with my apps, and I run the sync operation (from the palm device sync manager, cause I lost my cradle and I'm connected via the serial cable), and it syncs fine BUT, here comes the problem, when it finishes the sync (successfully) the touch screen is all misaligned. I can't go back to the home screen or do anything useful.
My palm m105's touch screen doesn't work properly after a sync.
I dug out my old m105, put new batteries in and start it. On first launch it auto runs the alignment tool, and after touching all the points it goes to the main screen and works fine. No problem till here.
Now, I plug it into my old computer which still has the palm software with my apps, and I run the sync operation (from the palm device sync manager, cause I lost my cradle and I'm connected via the serial cable), and it syncs fine BUT, here comes the problem, when it finishes the sync (successfully) the touch screen is all misaligned. I can't go back to the home screen or do anything useful.
Thanks in advance!
Post relates to: Palm m105
Post relates to: Palm m105

Maldoman578,
Let's help solve this mystery together! Is your screen freezing after every reboot? Is there any physical/liquid damage on the device? When did this issue begin? Did you notice this after a recent update or application download?
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