Trackpad will not scroll - Settings?

I have a late 2008 MacBook. Under the last OS (Lion) and the current OS (Mountain Lion), my trackpad registers all gestures EXCEPT scrolling.
After updating, the MacBook loaded an alternate account. Scrolling worked on that account! When I switched back, scrolling still does not work.
There's something about my main account which stops the scrolling gesture from working. Any thoughts on what it might be?

how do you try to scroll ?
some people are used to trackpads scrolling when they move their finger out in the right side or the likes
with newer macs one scroll by placing 2 fingers beside eachother and moving them up and down

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