Mousepad options in Windows XP (tap, right click?)

Is there any way to set the the mouse to 'click' when you tap on it like in the mac OS?
I was wondering about the right click feature as well tapping with two fingers.
I noticed that the scrolling feature worked so that gave me some hope.
Thanks much.

I'm running XP Pro with Parallels. And the mouse pad behaves the same inside the Windows window as it does in OSX.
In Preferences, you have to enable it. But after that two-fingers tapping once is a right-click. And two fingers slid around is scroll in whatever direction you slide.
ahh.... You do have to keep your fingers slightly separated... Otherwise it just thinks you have a very big finger.
Since I enabled this feature, I have hardly touched the mouse button!
I have no clue if this feature would work in bootcamp. But then again, I would suggest going into the control panel to see if there is a setting for it!

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So, for anyone who has upgraded to 8.1 and suddenly lost their two finger tap right click functionality, I highly suggest that you use this: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-enable-two-finger-tap-for-right-click-in-windows/. It restores the functionality of the trackpad and does not interfere with the synaptics clickpad. Just make sure that if your synaptics two finger scroll still works, you turn OFF that feature in the downloaded app.
Until HP figures out how to make their software compatible with 8.1 (which, if they're listening, SHOULD NOT BE AT ALL DIFFICULT NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH), this is an acceptable workaround. Also, I'm sure many of you have already figured this out, but HP customer service is atrocious and definitely not worth your time. If you ask them how to solve this, they'll tell you to restore your PC to factory settings and completely reinstall Windows 8.1.
I hope this helps anyone else who's experiencing this problem, as I only decided to post it after spending several hours fruitlessly searching for a solution.

On updating from windows 8 to windows 8.1, my Synaptics touch-pad lost the two finger right-click gesture.
Even after frustatingly trying to install-uninstall new driver software, problem didn't solve.
Finally I find the solution in registry entry:-
Go to Start > Run and type Regedit in Windows 7, or in Windows 8 type Regedit at the start screen.
Once open navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Synaptics > SynTP > TouchpadPS2
There, right click and select New, DWORD Value. Name the value '2FingerTapAction'. Once created, double click it and set the Value Data to '2'.
If '2FingerTapAction' is already there, double click it and set the Value Data to '2'.
On certain systems the registry folder where the "2FingerTapAction" key is located may be named differently. e.g. On Envy x2 it is called "TouchPadRMIHID2c".
Then log off and log on, and it should all work. Easy.
I hope the problem is resolved.

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It does not give me any messages, or ask me to choose any program to use to open, it simply does nothing.
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Hi,
Please check if this happens in [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]. Safe mode disables the installed '''Extensions''', and themes ('''Appearance''') in '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Add-ons'''. Hardware acceleration is also temporarily disabled - the manual setting is '''Tools''' > '''Options''' > '''Advanced''' > '''General''' > [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Advanced%20panel?as=u '''Use hardware acceleration when available''']. All these settings/options/add-ons can also be individually or collectively disabled/enabled/changed in Firefox normal mode to check if an extension, theme, option or hardware acceleration is causing issues. Disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, and some types of add-ons in normal mode may require a Firefox restart.
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons Uninstalling Add-ons]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars Uninstalling Toolbars]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window Options]
If the problem persists, you can also consider the [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems Reset Firefox] feature via '''Help''' ('''Alt''' + '''H''') > '''Troubleshooting Information'''.

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I would click a link which opens a new window. Then in this new window, I would right click to open link in new tab. The new tab does not show up in this new window. It instead shows up in the original browser window. How can I make the new tab show up in the same window?

Firefox did have a behavior where some new windows -- those considered to be dialogs -- could not have new tabs, so new tabs were diverted to the window from which the dialog was opened.
According to the bug tracking system, a fix is in the works:
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644729 644729 – Popup window with all toolbars visible causes new tabs to open in another browser window] referencing [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485237 485237 – Need to treat popups consistently].
That second ones says Target Milestone: Firefox 12, so the fix probably didn't make it into Firefox 11.
WORKAROUNDS
That first bug says there is an add-on to work around this -- it enables the middle mouse button to open links in a dialog window: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bug-586234-unfixer/ Bug 586234 Unfixer :: Add-ons for Firefox]. I haven't tried it myself.
Old forum thread cross-reference: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/824649 When I open a new tab it opens in the wrong window | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help]

Two finger tap right click not working

Is anyone having a problem with two-finger tap to right click? Two-finger tap to right click was working fine for a while, but it suddenly stopped on my Yoga 13.
I reinstalled the touchpad drivers, and it worked for a few days, then it stopped again. Two-finger click still works fine. So does one-finger tap to left click.
Strange....
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi guys,
there´s a new driver_
Synaptics TouchPad Driver
0ttp16ww.exe
113MB
Windows 8 64bit
16.2.21.3
15 Nov 2012
it seems it fixes the two finger tapping issue.
Best
Andreas
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