Richie05 - do you mean it was working after you installed Win 7 yesterday but that it isn't working today for some reason or do you mean it was working fine before Win 7 install but now doesn't work after the upgrade? Be helpful if you can clarify. Thanks.
Yeah, it was working after I installed Win 7. I don't know what happened then.
Hmm, beats me then. Sounds very odd. Do you know which version of the drivers you have?
Upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 home premium via download from Microsoft. Have Sony VAIO VGN-N130G. How can I restore AlpsPoint touchpad driver to msconfig? How to restore touchpad scroll function?
Try the link above -
One other question to ask - I believe Sony used to manufacturers for touchpads - ALPS and Synaptic..
Possible you're trying to load the wrong driver....
You said it worked after the Windows 7 install.....
Did you have full functionality...ie, auto scroll, etc,.
And did it stop working when you plugged in your USB mouse ??
Yes, I had full functionality the day I installed. But the next day, when I turn on the computer it wasn't working. I don't know what happened, I didn't do anything.
Ok, seems to be working again. I only uninstalled the Alps pointing Device and installed again from Sony eSupport - VGN-FZ140E - Software Updates & Drivers.
Hope this work for you.
Last edited by richie05; 16 Nov 2009 at 17:39.
Thanks, that's the driver I have downloaded as-well. This is very odd. You have the exact same laptop yet your trackpad works with the driver. When you uninstalled the driver did you do it through Control Panel/Uninstall a Program? Then when you reinstalled it, did it tell you that there are known compatability issues with it? That's what it tells me, I then hit run program anyways (tried it in virtually all modes, xp mode, vista mode, etc.) and none of them do anything. I can't for the life of me figure out why it doesn't work. The newer firmware doesn't work either. Very frustrated.
Appreciate all you guys efforts to help out either ways.
EDIT: I wanted to ask - what do you have listed under Mice/Pointing Devices in the Device Manager? All I have is HID Compliant Device which I believe is my external USB Bluetooth mouse.
Also, after I uninstall and then when I try to reinstall it it asks me if I want to go ahead since there is already a better version on my laptop? How can there be a better version (that isn't working obviously) when I've uninstalled it using the Control Panel?
I used Revo Unistaller, but I believed it's the same in Control Panel. The program is Alps Pointing-Device for VAIO.
Yes, it told me there were compability issues, but I ran the program anyway. It was installed and asked me to restart the computer. After that it was working normally.
Yes, HID Compliant Device is the usb mouse. Mine is listed as Alps pointing-device for VAIO.
That didn't appear with me during the process.
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