Synaptics software accidentally deleted

Anonymous
2019-09-20T14:54:28+00:00

Following some problems with a 3 year old Acer Cloudbook I had a PC shop re install a fresh Windows 10 and delete the original version. I had previously done something to change the touchpad settings and had resolved it by installing updated drivers. I think I might have moved the drivers to a flash drive and then deleted them by accident.

The new install doesn't allow the touchpad to work properly. I have no touchpad according to device manager merely a mouse. However, I am  physically using the touchpad to navigate but it will not scroll or pinch to zoom etc. It will move the pointer and nothing else. The touchpad is therefore in existence somewhere on the laptop but the device manager doesn't have any details of it. Settings does but only allows me to change the delay time. Nothing else. It seems I have completely deleted the software.

I have tried updating the drivers for touchpad via Acer website but when competed the drives download but I get a windows error message saying this device doesn't work on my laptop. Any ides of how I can recover the driver software would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-09-20T20:10:05+00:00

    Have you tried restarting the PC? Often restarting after uninstalling a driver will allow it to reinstall.

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  2. Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-09-20T19:53:15+00:00

    That may be the touchpad, try right clicking on the entry & choose update drivers.

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  3. Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-09-20T19:35:45+00:00

    Under device manager>Mouse is there any Synaptics entry?

    If not check under device manager>File>show hidden devices & see if it’s there, if so then try updating the driver.

    I’ll check my pc.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-09-20T17:00:41+00:00

    Hi Time Lady, 

    There is a touchpad setting under settings/devices but the only action it allows is short, medium or long delay. There is no touchpad or synaptics setting under device manager / mouse. Only the settings for ps/2 mouse.

    There is no touchpad at all in device manager. 

    i haven't tried installing an older driver version. How and where would i go about doing that?

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  5. Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2019-09-20T15:00:39+00:00

    Do you have the synaptics point device tab under Control Panel>Mouse?

    Have you tried installing an older synaptics driver?

    Is there any synaptics entry under device manager>Mouse?

    Have you checked under settings>devices>touchpad to see if there’s any settings there which will allow you to pinch & zoom?

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