ok will do the last installs were done by myself so I'm probably responsible for the 32 bit system If I start a fresh install how do I choose whether to re install 32 or 64 bit system?
Synaptics software accidentally deleted
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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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2019-09-27T11:27:32+00:00 It says OEM no mention of retail or KMS
What's the significance of that?
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Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor2019-09-27T11:37:29+00:00 That’s fine, I was worried that the shop may have installed a volume license; as you say you installed windows recently then the install would’ve corrected that.
It should do this automatically if you clean install Windows but if it doesn’t then follow this tutorial to create installation media:
https://www.howtogeek.com/228042/how-to-switch-...
Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products).
Please do not download any repair tool which is offered by this site.
Thoroughly research any product which is mentioned here before you decide to download and install it.
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Anonymous
2019-09-27T12:06:48+00:00 ok I'm going to attempt a fresh start of windows now That's the way to install new version isn't it? From windows update? I think that's what I did before. I'm just baking the files up to a flash drive first
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Virginia M 41,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2019-09-27T12:14:45+00:00 If you install via windows update then this will still be 32bit.
You should clean install Windows by downloading the media creation tool & choosing to create media for another device, then boot from this & it will reinstall Windows, choose to delete all partitions if you want a clean install & then it should offer either 32bit or 64bit Windows.
The link posted has the full instructions.