Synaptics Touchpad Driver Installation Notes
Version 5.0.72
Installing the Synaptics TouchPad Driver
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First, make sure that your Synaptics TouchPad is connected
to your system (a driver will be installed for each currently
connected TouchPad).
If you have received your driver distribution in the form of a
self-extracting archive, then you must first extract the installation
files from the archive. Execute the self-extracting archive file
by double-clicking on it from Explorer, running it from the Start/Run
dialog, or running it from a DOS box command prompt.
Next, run the Setup.exe program, which automatically installs the
driver on your computer. You can run this program either from a DOS box
by going to the directory that contains the driver files and typing "setup",
or using Start/Run and running setup (e.g. if the driver files are on a
floppy disk in the A: drive, you would type "A:\setup"), or by exploring
the directory containing the driver files and double clicking on the
Setup.exe program.
Once the driver has been installed correctly, 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 on using the advanced features of your Synaptics 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.
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.