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dave29
03-29-09, 09:24 AM
My touchpad on my dell XPS m1530 laptop has suddenly stopped scrolling. I have checked in the hardware settings and made sure that the "scroll lock" is not locked. Those are both set correctly. The pointer works fine, it moves everywhere I need it to, I just can't scroll down pages anymore. Any ideas? Hopefully it is just something simple that I have overlooked.
deltafowler
03-29-09, 09:33 AM
Which OS?
Have you checked the settings in the Control Panel?
Have you tried System Restore to a date when it last worked?
dave29
03-29-09, 09:44 AM
Which OS?
Have you checked the settings in the Control Panel?
Have you tried System Restore to a date when it last worked?

Vista Ultimate 32 bit
Yes
No
tcusta00
03-29-09, 10:01 AM
Happens to mine in Firefox from time to time - a restart of Firefox and/or the computer fixes it. Sounds like your problem is a bit deeper than that though.

Is there a driver update available for it?
dave29
03-29-09, 10:18 AM
Mr. Fowler, I just did a system restore and it worked. Thank you. Tom, It also had the latest driver. Not real sure why it just stopped working. Only software change was a microsoft update. Strange, but its working. Thanks.
davring
03-29-09, 10:26 AM
System restore has been a lifesaver for me over the years. It never fails to repair things I have screwed up:)
dave29
03-29-09, 01:41 PM
System restore has been a lifesaver for me over the years. It never fails to repair things I have screwed up:)


Ha ha you're right:lol:
deltafowler
03-29-09, 02:49 PM
Glad it worked out.
System Restore can be a lifesaver, until you get bitten by a bug. Then it starts blueprinting the virus along with everything else.