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Windows XP, MacbookPro, trackpad and keyboard issues.
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<blockquote data-quote="IvorKruger" data-source="post: 829669" data-attributes="member: 95604"><p>yeah..yeah, I know, should not be running XP but that is how I earn my bread and butter(and jam).</p><p></p><p>I am having issues with my trackpad and keyboard.</p><p></p><p>Background:</p><p>I am left handed and thus my mighty mouse is on my lefthand, and the buttons are swapped. In XP, i select to swap the primary and secondary buttons for the mighty mouse. This seems to work fine. It is however not possible to swap the trackpad. So what happens is that i travel, leave the mighty mouse at the office together with the larger keyboard. When i bring the MBP out of sleep, i want to use the trackpad, but guess what.....I can only use it for "right clicking" i.e. secondary button clicking and are completely and truly stuffed. Was very embaressed when i wanted to show of my new MBP and could not even log into windows because the trackpad is only secondary clicking!</p><p></p><p>On the keyboard front, my CAD programs use the function keys a lot, so in bootcamp control panel, i tick to use function keys as normal, thus needing to use the "Fn" key to get to the other function like volume and brighness, but this DOES NOT work. So if the music becomes to loud, i need to find the volume control program or such to turn it down.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone else experienced this? Is there something really stupid i am doing (except for the fact that i am runing XP<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Undecided.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":\" title="Undecided :\" data-shortname=":\" /> )?</p><p></p><p>Any workarounds?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Ivor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvorKruger, post: 829669, member: 95604"] yeah..yeah, I know, should not be running XP but that is how I earn my bread and butter(and jam). I am having issues with my trackpad and keyboard. Background: I am left handed and thus my mighty mouse is on my lefthand, and the buttons are swapped. In XP, i select to swap the primary and secondary buttons for the mighty mouse. This seems to work fine. It is however not possible to swap the trackpad. So what happens is that i travel, leave the mighty mouse at the office together with the larger keyboard. When i bring the MBP out of sleep, i want to use the trackpad, but guess what.....I can only use it for "right clicking" i.e. secondary button clicking and are completely and truly stuffed. Was very embaressed when i wanted to show of my new MBP and could not even log into windows because the trackpad is only secondary clicking! On the keyboard front, my CAD programs use the function keys a lot, so in bootcamp control panel, i tick to use function keys as normal, thus needing to use the "Fn" key to get to the other function like volume and brighness, but this DOES NOT work. So if the music becomes to loud, i need to find the volume control program or such to turn it down. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there something really stupid i am doing (except for the fact that i am runing XP:\ )? Any workarounds? Thanks Ivor [/QUOTE]
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