T500: Fix for Faster mouse/trackpad

For the longest time, I had wished my t500 touch pad would go faster than the max that vista will allow.. and I finally figured it out. If you run regedit, and then look under the current user -> control panel -> mouse menu, there is a mouse speed value. Change it from 1 to 3 or 4, and your good to go!
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Message Edited by Agotthelf on 02-07-2009 08:36 AM
Thinkpad T500 - Intel Core2 P8400 (2.26GHz), 4 gigs of ram, 160GB/7200rpm hard drive, ATI 3650 GPU, WSXGA+ panel

I have IMac using Mavericks. I had a problem with an erratic magic trackpad and with the magic mouse. Not all the functions that I had set up were working and sometimes there would be a partial freeze. I think I have resolved the problem by doing the following:
1. Go to blue tooth and disconnect the trackpad and then pair it. Then do the same for the Magic Mouse.
2. After they are reconnected, go to System Preferences and open up Trackpad and undo all the functions and then turn them on again. Do the same with the magic mouse.
So far, this is working.
(I also moved a cordless phone further away, but I don't think this made any difference.

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You can use the appropriate contact point listed in the bottom right corner of this page
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Here's a solution, without buying any software.
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i just talk to an apple store guy who told me magickpad was a pain in the *** and very tiring comparing mouse dealing with logic and other audio editors.... ?? so hes stupid ? how can you explain this opposite opinion please ?
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So far I'm dissapointed with Mac O/S .....so many areas lack common sense, require unnessary extra clicks and is not as customizable as Windows. It's like Apple thinks you are a child and not entitled to choose for yourself so that they can control your info for you.
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T500: Fix for Faster mouse/trackpad

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