Synaptics Touchpad Driver for Windows 2000 / WinXP
Installation Notes
Version 7.2.0
1. Installing the Synaptics TouchPad Driver
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This driver requires Windows 2000 / WinXP.
NOTE REGARDING SAVING OF SETTINGS:
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Windows 2000 / WinXP does not save any of the user settings for users
belonging to the "Guests" user group. This includes special TouchPad
settings as well as all other user settings. If you want your
settings to be saved, make sure your user account does not belong to
the "Guests" group using the User Manager program (you must be
Administrator to change user settings).
NOTE REGARDING MULTIPROCESSOR MACHINES:
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Though we believe it should work, this driver has not been tested on
any multiprocessor machines.
Installation procedure
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First, if you have a new TouchPad, plug it in and reboot Windows 2000 /
WinXP. Windows 2000 / WinXP will then detect your new TouchPad and
install a standard mouse driver to handle it. You cannot install the
Synaptics TouchPad driver until this process is complete and your
TouchPad is functioning as a normal pointing device.
Log on to your system as "Administrator", or as another user with
administrator privileges.
Run "Setup.exe". This program will automatically install the Synaptics
TouchPad driver to handle all PS/2 and Serial pointing devices
attached to your computer.
You will need to restart Windows after the installation is complete.
If the driver has been installed correctly, after you have restarted
Windows you should see the TouchPad Icon in your task bar next to the
clock. Also, a dialog box entitled "Information about your TouchPad"
will pop up. You can prevent this dialog box from coming up in the
future by checking the "Stop showing me this message" checkbox.
For help using your TouchPad, choose "Tell me more..." from the
"Information about your TouchPad" dialog box, or double-click on the
TouchPad Icon in your task bar, and click on the "Help" button.
If you wish to change one or more of your pointing devices to using
a standard Microsoft or other third party driver, you should bring
up the Mouse control panel, and select the "Hardware" tab. From there,
select the pointing device you want to change and click "Properties".
Select the "Driver" tab and Click "Update Driver...". Follow the
instructions to install a new driver.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.