
Alps Touch Pad Installation
- Document ID: 98070467
- Posted Date: 2002-03-13
- Last Updated: 2002-03-13
- Distribution: View Public Website
- Applicable Models
Satellite 1000-S157 Satellite 1000-S158 Satellite 1005-S157 Satellite 1005-S158
- Issue
- On the Satellite 1000 and Satellite 1005 with Intel Chipset(830MG + ICH3) Motherboard, when Windows XP Pro and Home Editions are installed, the Alps mouse driver (P/S 2) and the Alps Touch Pad Task bar icon may not be correctly installed, and may not be present in the Device Manager.
- Resolution
To resolve this issue one of the following may be used:
- Click on START, CONTROL PANEL, and double click on the SYSTEM icon.
- Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button.
- Double click on Mice and other Pointing Devices, and right click on the P/S 2 Compatible Mouse. On the drop down menu, choose Update driver, which will open the Hardware Update Wizard. Choose Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and click the NEXT button. On the next page, choose Don't search. I will choose the driver to install, and click on NEXT.
- Highlight the Alps Pointing device, and click on NEXT. This will bring up the last page in the Hardware Update Wizard.
- Click on FINISH and YES
when asked if you want to reboot.
--OR--
- Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, ADD AND REMOVE PROGRAMS, highlight the Alps Touch Pad Mouse driver and uninstall.
- Re-insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM. When the Toshiba Recovery and Applications CD window comes up, under Install Type, choose install Applications and Drivers and click on NEXT button.
- Highlight the Alps Touch Pad Driver and click Install. A window will come up telling you that you need to uninstall the previous version before you can install this version.
- Click OK. You will be allowed to unzip
the files in to a temp directory. When complete, click OK.
The installation process will continue. When finished,
the machine will reboot to complete the installation.
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