Hi guys,
So I have an Apple Magic Trackpad and use a PC. I just installed windows 8 and can't get the trackpad to work. I can pair it with my PC, but then Windows asks for a passphrase and that makes no sense to me...unless I'm missing something?
How can I get my magic trackpad to work? I'm typing on an Apple keyboard right now...that installed without any issues. The function keys don't do anything but that's only a minor inconvenience.
Any ideas? Has anybody figured out how to use the trackpad on a windows PC running windows 8?
Thanks!
markbraggs said:
Hi guys,
So I have an Apple Magic Trackpad and use a PC. I just installed windows 8 and can't get the trackpad to work. I can pair it with my PC, but then Windows asks for a passphrase and that makes no sense to me...unless I'm missing something?
How can I get my magic trackpad to work? I'm typing on an Apple keyboard right now...that installed without any issues. The function keys don't do anything but that's only a minor inconvenience.
Any ideas? Has anybody figured out how to use the trackpad on a windows PC running windows 8?
Thanks!
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maybe is a problem with the hardware in fact.. like the trackpad of Apple it is not compatible with Windows 8 yet. i am using a bamboo pad and that Works just fine. so maybe is the incompatibility of the trackpad
markbraggs said:
Hi guys,
So I have an Apple Magic Trackpad and use a PC. I just installed windows 8 and can't get the trackpad to work. I can pair it with my PC, but then Windows asks for a passphrase and that makes no sense to me...unless I'm missing something?
How can I get my magic trackpad to work? I'm typing on an Apple keyboard right now...that installed without any issues. The function keys don't do anything but that's only a minor inconvenience.
Any ideas? Has anybody figured out how to use the trackpad on a windows PC running windows 8?
Thanks!
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You can.I'm using it right now. Re-install the mac drivers you created when you installed your bootcamp partition.
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Does anyone know if and how I can use the touchscreen when the phone is open and I'm using the keyboard?
I like the keyboard, but some functions are not reachable and the touchscreen is disabled when phone is open. Can anyone help please?
Re: Would like to use touchscreen AND hard keyboard together
An alternative to the stick and the touchscreen is a Bluetooth mouse. I have the Think Outside mouse and it is very good. It comes with drivers for Windows Mobile. (And it works very well under Windows XP as well. XP's has built-in HID drivers.)
Practice, Practice, Practice
I put the stylus between my index and middle finger when I'm typing so that I can quickly use it when I need to. The keyboard is missing \ and highlighting, jumping, saying OK, etc. all happen much faster with the stylus. Not a perfect solution but OK.
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prestonmcafee said:
I put the stylus between my index and middle finger when I'm typing so that I can quickly use it when I need to. The keyboard is missing \ and highlighting, jumping, saying OK, etc. all happen much faster with the stylus. Not a perfect solution but OK.
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Can you confirm that your touchscreen is still working when you've opened your phone and are using the keyboard. My touchscreen isn't working anymore as soon as I open the phone. I'm looking for a way to use both functionalities at the same time!
thanks
Ys
Yes, I can use both, T-Mobile MDA
Re: Would like to use touchscreen AND hard keyboard together
bb26jinx said:
Does anyone know if and how I can use the touchscreen when the phone is open and I'm using the keyboard?
I like the keyboard, but some functions are not reachable and the touchscreen is disabled when phone is open. Can anyone help please?
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Never heard of the touchscreen not working when the keyboard is open. What wizard do you have?
Hi all,
I have the HTC Shift and i really love the on screen keyboard and the possibility, to scroll the internet explorer with the finger like on pda phones with the opera mini, f.e.
Now I have a touchscreen on my HTPC and I am thinking, if it is possible, to do the same trick on this pc! Does somebody know, which software do I have to install?
Thanks a lot,
dabra
You need a version of Vista that comes with Tablet PC software add ons.
I don't know if there is a way to get this for Vista Premium. I would like to get it for my laptop as the on-screen keyboard of Tablet PC is superiour when it comes to multiple languages.
you can get the on screen keyboard in the following location of windows
%SystemRoot%\system32\osk.exe
Thanks, but I am searching for that one, I use on the HTC Shift. It is not the windows keyboard, that is too small and not so good. I don`t think, that it has to do with the windows version, cause now I have on the Shift Windows 7 Ultimate and if I am not wrong, it was to see on the screen after I installed all of the drivers form the HTC Homepage for the Shift. So I think, one of these software/driver ist it.
Anybody knows it more specific?
dabra said:
Thanks, but I am searching for that one, I use on the HTC Shift. It is not the windows keyboard, that is too small and not so good. I don`t think, that it has to do with the windows version, cause now I have on the Shift Windows 7 Ultimate and if I am not wrong, it was to see on the screen after I installed all of the drivers form the HTC Homepage for the Shift. So I think, one of these software/driver ist it.
Anybody knows it more specific?
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Vista Ultimate comes with all Tablet Functionality. And the installation should have recognized your touch screen and installed all the necessary drivers for it. Open your device manager and see what it says and fix the necessary drivers if it is giving a warning.
Thanks
Ram
saiweb said:
Vista Ultimate comes with all Tablet Functionality. And the installation should have recognized your touch screen and installed all the necessary drivers for it. Open your device manager and see what it says and fix the necessary drivers if it is giving a warning.
Thanks
Ram
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and by the way, IE7 and above support the hand tool (grab and drag or scroll)
For me when i use the firefox , i have added on grab and scroll into it , i therefore can scroll up n down with my stylus anywhere besides the scroll bar
Is there a program that will allow me to plug my touch pro 2 through usb cable and use my touch pro 2 physical keyboard as a keyboard replacement for my pc
Not sure if this still applies but I used Gremote on my computer through BT..idk it works over USB though. Plus you get a touch pad and gryo. Good luck.
Try nueusbkeyboard. I work in the IT field and I use it all the time at work.
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueUSBKeyboard.aspx
dwizzy130
Yes ! you can, try GRemote Pro !
With Gremote pro you can use the screen for mouse tablet, physical keyboard, and many other !!!!
Silver-Virus said:
Yes ! you can, try GRemote Pro !
With Gremote pro you can use the screen for mouse tablet, physical keyboard, and many other !!!!
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Gremote Pro isn't free though, and it's a bit overkill if all you need is a keyboard. And you need to install client (Phone) and server side (PC) software for it to work.
With NueUSBKeyboard, you just run it on your phone and the computer thinks you just plugged in a USB keyboard.
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
Gremote Pro isn't free though, and it's a bit overkill if all you need is a keyboard. And you need to install client (Phone) and server side (PC) software for it to work.
With NueUSBKeyboard, you just run it on your phone and the computer thinks you just plugged in a USB keyboard.
dwizzy130
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dwizzy130 i just want to say thank you this nueusbkeyboard was exactly what i was looking for, the gremote program didnt work and it was too complicated and this nueusbkeyboard like you mentioned u just plug it in and run the program and you got a usb keyboard to use on any device. i really needed this so i can use a keyboard for my PS3 and this works great thanks man.
dwizzy130 said:
Try nueusbkeyboard. I work in the IT field and I use it all the time at work.
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueUSBKeyboard.aspx
dwizzy130
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Awesome...thanks dwizzy!!
haha Dwizzy your the man i work in the IT business aswell and this is a very, very nice tool to have.
so thank you very much to bring this to our attention
Has anyone got this working on a Verizon Touch Pro2?
Mine just says "installation failed" nomater what I try. Keyboard in, keyboard out, plugged into computer, not plugged in -- always fails.
Hi
I'm a Dreamspark Premium member so I can already upgrade to Windows 8 for free. I installed it earlier this week and I love it. My Asus X53Sv works fine on Windows 8 except for two things:
1. The function keys
They actually work. But it could be better. Windows 8 shows a nice little popup when you press the volume keys on a keyboard. It works when I connect my Logitech USB keyboard but the popup doesn't show up when I use the volume keys (with Fn) on my notebook. In the metro interface I don't see anything and in the desktop interface I see the same popup as in Windows 7. It would be nice if it just worked with the default Windows 8 interface and popup.
2. The touchpad
EDIT: found a working driver, not needed anymore
I found a working touchpad driver for ElanTech touchpads. Just double click the system tray icon to go into the settings.
Go to the Asus support site and select a recent notebook like the S46CM with Windows 7 x64 (http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&s=435&m=S46CM&os=&hashedid=vxr7O9ZbnWI09JJm)
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Any help on newer drivers / configuration utilities for the ATK function keys or the EDTware ElanTech Smart-Pad?
Thanks in advance.
Check some of my latest posts. Solution provided for elan.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app
glennexpert said:
Check some of my latest posts. Solution provided for elan.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app
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Ok, so I first tried the latest ElanTech driver. Still the same problem: the configuration utility crashes.
Then I tried the latest Synaptics driver: it doesn't really detect my touchpad so it doesn't let me configure it. It says there is a touchpad, but it's not a synaptics one.
Ok I have an ASUS N53SN and I have gotten the drivers working (charm bar swipe etc...)
But when I press a key on my keyboard I have this 1-2 seconds delay, which is hell'a annoying, and I figured out I need to remove
palm tracking for it to get fixed. But when I open my ELAN settings they look like this: http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/8780/elan.png
How do I fix that?
To get the volume OSD working in Windows 8, you have to install the Keyboard Filter driver and the ATK package from the ASUS website.
Hello all,
I have been using my Apple Magic Mouse 1 with my new Fire Tablet. However, the scroll functionality is not working.
I know for use with Windows I had to download and install the Bootcamp drivers for Windows made by Apple, which allowed the scroll/touch functionality.
I was wondering if anyone had figured out a way to get the scroll to work?
I have looked into porting windows drivers to Android, but that task is looking to be near-impossible. I also know that the scroll functionality works with some Android devices such as the Galaxy Tab. So I'm just wondering what's missing here and what can I do to figure this out. I am a computer programmer and I know there must be a way.
Thanks for reading and appreciate your insights.
Kind regards,
RimZ