Acer 5536 notebook laptop with ALPs/Synaptics touchpad

Hi all, got an Acer 5536 Notebook here - it has Alps drivers installed as these seem to be the only drivers Windows 7 deems compatible. I have the same notebook computer myself and the Synaptics drivers work perfectly in mine, and in my friend's 5536. The problem is the Alps drivers seem pretty terrible.. despite any settings changes the pad is often over-responsive (mouse jumps) or under-responsive (taps don't register). I have the same laptop myself and am very used to the pad so I know it's not just user error! It's quite likely to be these terrible drivers I think.

Many thanks in advance.

 

I often remove any touchpad related startups, the drivers remain installed and allows the normal mouse Control Panel applet to control the touchpad. You lose some of the tweaks (taps, etc.) allowed by the software but you gain in stability and consistency.

 

Halo - thanks, sorry I forgot to mention I'd already tried this and the Synaptics drivers wouldn't work, worth a go though.

Satrow - great suggestion. I've now tried this and at first it seemed OK but the old problem seems to have returned I've been told. Must just be a rubbish touchpad.

The laptop is still within warranty but the problem is hard to demonstrate because it is intermittent. Do you think it is worth bothering to send it off - I can imagine a battle where they won't admit anything is wrong with it. :confused

 

If it's still messing around, it's probably a poor connection or there's an overheating problem along the route. Contact Acer and while you're waiting for a reply, check their forum for similar issues.