Lost vert/horiz scroll feature-no synaptic icon in hardware. HELP!

After a recent "computer cleansing" we seem to have lost our ability to use touchpad vert/horiz scroll feature- in hardware, there is no synaptic icon on which to click to remedy the problem. We have a Compac Presario A931NR notebook PC.
Is there some way to reinstall that feature? Thanks.
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Reinstall the touchpad software. Are you sure that is not an ALPS touchpad? Take a look in the input devices section of the drivers.
Available drivers and software are located here.
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erico
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