New trackpad installed, horizontal scrolling no longer works

I had to install a new trackpad. Now the horizontal scrolling does not work in any application. It worked before, so I'll assume my MBP has the capability. Today, I also installed Mountain Lion hoping Apple might have fixed this problem in the new App. No such luck. What could cause this? Any suggestions to fixing it?

I didn't say that I didn't have a preference pane for the trackbar. I said that his system preference page was different from what I have for the trackbar. My system preferences - trackbar page is the same now as it was before I installed the trackpad. I am trying to say that my new trackpad does not respond to the checked item in my system preferences for horizontal scrolling. The new Apple trackpad was purchased from a web-store that specializes in Apple/Mac products. And, you don't have to be an Einstine to put it in, it just pops in and plugs in and you're on your way. Not so this time. I've checked and rechecked my installation. It appears to be fine. Maybe it is a bad trackpad, but I didn't think so since it was new, Plus, when I realized that the horizontal scrolling didn't work, I reinstalled my old trackpad and it no longer executes the horizontal scrolling. That just ain't right. It's a mystery that I hoped Apple/Mac might have fixed in an upgrade. That was the whole reason why I did the upgrade to OS 10.8. But, they haven't. I have read pages and pages of discussions from others with the same problem. Since I didn't see any solutions to help me, I thought I could ask for help for my specific problem.
Nevermind, I guess I've just been wasting my time trying to solve this mystery. I guess I'll get used to not having horizontal scrolling.
Thanks for your time.

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