V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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Q: A NEW TRACKPAD DRIVER IS OUT

I've got a good news for Macbook Pro / Air owners: a new multitouch trackpad driver for Windows 7 is out.

This driver (codenamed 'Trackpad++') neither contains, nor modifies the original Apple code.
However, it relies on Apple drivers stack for raw hardware access, that's why Boot Camp 3.1 shall be installed first.

Features of the Trackpad++ driver (vs. Boot Camp 3.1 driver):

1. Improved pointer ballistics (pointer movement can be very slow or very fast, depending on the finger speed);

2. Dramatically improved two-finger scrolling experience: Mac OS X-similar (accelerated) scrolling model implemented;

3. Elimination of the most annoying Windows issue of Apple Multitouch Trackpad, i.e. false detection of drag'n'drop actions;

4. Trackpad++ Control Module for adjusting the Trackpad settings.

Supported Macbook Pro generations: Early 2008, Late 2008, Early 2009, Mid 2009;
Supported Macbook Air generations: all generations;
Supported Windows versions: Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit (Boot Camp 3.1 shall be installed first).

You may visit http://trackpad.powerplan7.com for details.

Just by the way: there was an extensive beta-testing phase, and a lot of volunteers have tried Trackpad++ already, so I can assure You that the driver is rock-stable.

P.S. I wrote this driver. My another project is Power Plan Assistant - a popular utility for Boot Camp-enabled Macbook Pro and Air notebooks.

Cheers, and enjoy Trackpad++, something Apple definitely have had to implement a while ago... but I know and You know - it never would...

Posted on May 21, 2010 1:05 AM

by Vlad-imir,Solvedanswer
Vlad-imir Vlad-imir
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@ALL: I recommend to verify the installer with VirusTotal.com, you will see that the package is 100% clean, as reported by more than 50 antivirus and antimalware engines. As for the reputation scores, they are not the best measure - e.g. I update the files weekly, so there will never be enough users of the same (bit exact) executable to really gain the reputation thing, as calculated by some institutions. Website hosting location does not really matter, because the files are anyways hosted via FileCluster.com, with the mirrors both in the USA and EU.

 

Yes, I agree, the thread is too old, and too outdated. Not only the first pages, but I would say pages 1 to 60 contain the discussions which are not relevant anymore. The software has evolved dramatically, and now has the simple automatic installation, fully configurable multitouch gestures, etc., etc. - all of the things it had obviously missed initially.

 

So I feel it's time to close the topic. I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the discussion! For any questions, feedback, critics :), please feel free to contact me directly via support email.

 

Cheers,

Vladimir

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  • by V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r,

    V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r Oct 26, 2012 7:33 AM in response to miknz
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    Oct 26, 2012 7:33 AM in response to miknz

    Great. In fact, both of the tools had recently been updated to support Retina's 200% DPI fully and natively.

     

    Strange, that Test Mode thing should had been removed automatically... Alright, could you try the following, step-by-step:

    1. Exit Power Plan Assistant from the Windows tray, do not uninstall;

    2. Delete the folder "C:\Program Files\PowerPlanAssistant"

    3. With regedit (you should know regedit.exe, I guess) remove

    everything under

    "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PowerPlanAssistant"

    (I mean, remove the above PowerPlanAssistant key entirely).

    4. Reinstall PPA (it will re-apply the fix, this is our goal) and

    reboot when asked. Reboot again if PPA recommends so.

  • by miknz,

    miknz miknz Oct 26, 2012 10:00 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 26, 2012 10:00 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hi,

     

    I closed powerplan from the tray icon successfully.

     

    Then I went to delete \program files\PowerPlanAssistant and I got:

     

    "the action cant be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program"

     

    So I can't proceed.

     

    Mik

  • by V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r,

    V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r Oct 26, 2012 11:34 PM in response to miknz
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    Oct 26, 2012 11:34 PM in response to miknz

    Hmmm.... Please try to exit PPA from tray and uninstall it, as step 0.

    Reboot if asked to. Then re-do the steps 1-4.

  • by V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r,

    V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r Oct 28, 2012 1:55 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Oct 28, 2012 1:55 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    HEY!!! HEY!!! EVERYBODY!!! ATTENTION!!!

     

    ONLY DO THE CLEAN OF WINDOWS 8, *DO NOT* UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 7.

     

    JUST INSTALL WINDOWS 8 TO A FRESHLY FORMATTED PARTITION, THEN INSTALL APPLE BOOT CAMP 4.0 DRIVERS INTENDED FOR WINDOWS 7 (YES, BOOT CAMP 4.0 WORKS WITH CLEAN WINDOWS 8!), THEN POWER PLAN ASSISTANT, THEN TRACKPAD++.

     

    I REPEAT, *DO NOT* UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 7, OR YOU'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW A PRETTY TRICKY WORKAROUND TO GET THE TRACKPAD ITSELF WORKING. IT ISN'T BECAUSE OF THE TRACKPAD++, IT'S  APPLE FAULT!!!

    TO THE CONTRARY, *DO THE CLEAN INSTALL OF WINDOWS 8* AND EVERYTHING WILL WORK BEAUTIFULLY!!!

     

    YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

  • by hellobsp21,

    hellobsp21 hellobsp21 Oct 28, 2012 12:54 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 28, 2012 12:54 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Thank you so much Vladimir !

    This solution works and I have tried it myself though I am not a computer geek. Its really really simple!.

     

    Follow these steps after you have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8 on a Mac book Pro. I had the same problem that tracket was not working.

    Download and keep power plan assitant, trackpad++ from this website

    (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4967-trackpad-control-module.html)

     

    Step 1:Go to  Device Manager and on the two "Touchpad" entries with the bang on them, went to "Update Driver" -> "Browse My Computer" -> "Let me pick from a list..." and changed them both to USB Input Device. Reboot.

    Step 2: Unistall in case you install Trackpad ++ initially and it was not working. Similarly uninstall power plan assistant.

    Step 3: Reboot

    Step 4: Do a clean installation first of power plan assistant and then of trackpad ++ that you have saved as installer. So both these are installed now.

    Step 5:Go back to Device Manager, do an "Update Driver" again, let it search automatically, and one comes back as Apple Multitouch and the other as Apple Multitouch Mouse.

    Step 6:Rebooted again, trackpad working and shows up in Boot Camp control panel.

     

    TRUST ME IT WILL WORK !. I struggled y'day 10/27 after my Windows 8 upgrade and installation when trackpad was not working on my MBP. But the above suggestions helped and I am back working on Windows on my MBP.

     

    Thanks Vladimir once again !!

  • by zipro,

    zipro zipro Oct 28, 2012 2:00 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 28, 2012 2:00 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Has anyone gotten this to work without ending up with Windows 8 in test mode? How should I proceed so that doesn't happen?

  • by pratnala,

    pratnala pratnala Oct 28, 2012 8:37 PM in response to miknz
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    Oct 28, 2012 8:37 PM in response to miknz

    The same thing happened for me. What I did was I went inside the folder and did select all -> delete. It doesn't matter if the folder isn't deleted. Delete the contents

  • by pratnala,

    pratnala pratnala Oct 28, 2012 8:37 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 28, 2012 8:37 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hey Vlad!!

     

    So what's next for Trackpad++?

  • by miknz,

    miknz miknz Oct 29, 2012 12:21 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 29, 2012 12:21 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    I have tried all the steps you mentioned Vlad and I still see "test mode windows 8 pro build 9200".

     

    My windows 8 install was a clean install - not an upgrade over windows 7

  • by V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r,

    V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r Oct 29, 2012 1:16 AM in response to miknz
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    Oct 29, 2012 1:16 AM in response to miknz

    "Test Mode" message is not related to clean install. Normally, the Power Plan Assistant shall handle this thing, but it seems like in rare cases you might need to apply the fix manually.

     

    Therefore, I have cooked a small standalone fix for the community.

     

    http://powerplan7.com/Windows_8_x64_Test_Mode_Remover.zip

     

    USAGE: unzip, run *as administrator*, wait until says done, reboot. By the way it's safe to apply the fix multiple times. For example, if the message persists after reboot, apply the fix again.

     

    USE IT ONLY *IF* AFTER INSTALLING BOTH THE POWER PLAN ASSISTANT AND TRACKPAD++ THE "TEST MODE" MESSAGE *IS* SHOWN. *DO NOT* USE IT OTHERWISE!

  • by STR33TPIR8,

    STR33TPIR8 STR33TPIR8 Oct 29, 2012 5:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 29, 2012 5:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Great Work!!!

     

    Will you ever implement pinch to zoom gestures?

  • by miknz,

    miknz miknz Oct 29, 2012 7:07 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 29, 2012 7:07 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Ok I ran the "test mode remover" as an administrator and rebooted after it installed and I am still seeing the "test mode" text.

     

     

     

    I ran it in a cmd window and could see an error output..

     

     

    C:\Users\Michael\Downloads\Windows_8_x64_Test_Mode_Remover>Windows_8_x64_Test_Mo

    de_Remover

     

     

    Windows 8 x64 - Remove Test Mode Nag Message. Cooked by Vladimir Plenskiy.

     

     

    Could not detect locale for removing watermarks! Tried en-US and en-US.

     

     

    C:\Users\Michael\Downloads\Windows_8_x64_Test_Mode_Remover>

  • by V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r,

    V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r Oct 29, 2012 7:12 AM in response to miknz
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Oct 29, 2012 7:12 AM in response to miknz

    @miknz: what is the language, locale of your system?

     

    @STR33TPIR8: hope to... at this moment, you can use use 3-finger up/down gesture to zoom in/out.

  • by miknz,

    miknz miknz Oct 29, 2012 2:32 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Oct 29, 2012 2:32 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    I am on EN-NZ (english- new zealand)

  • by miknz,

    miknz miknz Oct 29, 2012 2:37 PM in response to miknz
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    Oct 29, 2012 2:37 PM in response to miknz

    Actually that is what is set in date and time - but if I go to "Region" then select the "adminstrative" tab then click "change system locale"  it says  : "Current system locale: English (United States)"

     

    So I think that means my local is EN-US?

     

    Its weird right in "format" it says "English (New Zealand)"   but in administrative as I said above "English - (United States)"

     

    :S

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