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
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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Yes, I agree, the thread is too old, and too outdated.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

Posted on Jul 21, 2014 2:46 AM

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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 Jun 8, 2013 8:02 AM in response to CryptiKK
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    Jun 8, 2013 8:02 AM in response to CryptiKK

    @CryptiKK: At this moment of time, no plans to support Magic Trackpad. The closest plans are to support the new models which are coming this month.

  • by CryptiKK,

    CryptiKK CryptiKK Jun 10, 2013 11:32 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 10, 2013 11:32 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    A pity. Would be great to have the new MBA supported, as I plan to give one to my wife soon . Thanks again for all of your hard work. Your Trackpad++ is awesome on my rMBP. Cheers.

  • by Jack.,

    Jack. Jack. Jun 11, 2013 10:12 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 11, 2013 10:12 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Vladmir, is there a chance of getting a smooth scrolling like on Mac OS?

     

    I recently bought my sister a new Asus laptop and its touchpad scroll is way better than on my macbook's even with bootcamp drivers or trackpad++ drivers...

    It has almost the same smoothness effect as of in the Mac OS..

     

    Not even the bootcamp drivers provided that in Windows..

     

    Is it possible that you could do such smoothness?

     

    PS: Windows 7 x64 + MacbookAir A1466 Late 2012 Model

  • 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 Jun 13, 2013 12:26 AM in response to Jack.
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    Jun 13, 2013 12:26 AM in response to Jack.

    @Jack: scrolling with Trackpad++ is better than with Boot Camp-native driver (although in the Trackpad++ Control Module there exist an option to revert to Boot Camp-like scrolling behavior, "just in case"). The scrolling with Trackpad++ is 4 times less sensitive (and naturally accelerated, so way more usable!) and inverted to match the OS X style. And although there is always the room for improvement, let's observe the statistics: of almost 700 posts in this topic since 2010, this is just the second post about scrolling...

  • by Jack.,

    Jack. Jack. Jun 13, 2013 6:28 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 13, 2013 6:28 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Agreed, i'm not saying bootcamp drivers are good.. They suck in fact.

    Trackpad++ drivers ARE better.

     

    Im just saying that the SMOOTH SCROLLING does not exist at all, neither with bootcamp drivers, nor with Trackpadd++ (even being way better and precise).

     

    ALTHOUGH, some driver developers managed on Windows 7 to make an Asus computer's mousepad scrolling to be as smooth and precise like the MacOS system scrolling, so I thought it would be no problem to do the same here, specially considering this IS a macbook WITH a trackpad. But as i see, it is not.

     

    Nevermind then, thanks anyway and i'm sorry about asking this, i didn't know it was something "so useless".

  • 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 Jun 15, 2013 12:01 AM in response to Jack.
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    Jun 15, 2013 12:01 AM in response to Jack.

    @Jack: No no, your feedback is really appreciated, it's not useless at all.

     

    @ALL: Anybody got Mid-2013 Macbook Air? Please contact me, as your small assitance could really speed up making the updated Macbook Air compatible with Trackpad++.

  • by robskinn,

    robskinn robskinn Jun 15, 2013 4:11 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 15, 2013 4:11 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hi Vladimir,

    Is there a way to install the unlicence fix without having powerplan installed. As I have just trackpadd++ running by istself.

    Thanks

    Rob

  • 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 Jun 15, 2013 9:07 AM in response to robskinn
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    Jun 15, 2013 9:07 AM in response to robskinn

    @robskinn: I guess you are talking about how to remove the 'Test Mode' message. Normally, the Power Plan Assistant shall handle the 'Test Mode' 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 (for Windows 8 x64 specifically).

     

    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.

     

    The only thing which could affect the success of the fix is your locale settings, the fix is 100% verified to work for English Windows 8, so, if no success, please try to temporary change both the region and display language to English.

  • by Contradel,

    Contradel Contradel Jun 15, 2013 10:20 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 15, 2013 10:20 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Still no left scrolling if you disabled the accelerated scrolling :-(

  • by robskinn,

    robskinn robskinn Jun 15, 2013 4:16 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 15, 2013 4:16 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    'Test mode' remover worked on second install. Nice one!

    Thanks for your help Vladimir

  • by pratnala,

    pratnala pratnala Jun 16, 2013 9:57 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 16, 2013 9:57 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hey Vlad,

     

    Why is Trackpad++ an unsigned driver? How much does it cost to sign it? Just curious.

  • 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 Jun 16, 2013 11:45 PM in response to pratnala
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    Jun 16, 2013 11:45 PM in response to pratnala

    @pratnala: Hundreds of dollars yearly, and the same high fees to refresh for each next year (note that this is not the ordinary certificate used to authorize the developer). Thanks God, this is only required on 64-bit architecture and, as we all know, can be disabled even on it...

     

    @ALL: Anybody got Mid-2013 Macbook Air? Please contact me, as your small assitance could really speed up making the updated Macbook Air compatible with Trackpad++.

  • by pratnala,

    pratnala pratnala Jun 17, 2013 10:33 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 17, 2013 10:33 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Also, Vlad, do you replace any of these drivers: applemtm.sys and applemtp.sys during installation of Trackpad++?    

  • 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 Jun 18, 2013 12:22 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 18, 2013 12:22 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    @ALL:

     

    Has anybody got Mid-2013 Macbook Air already? Please contact me, as your small assitance could really speed up making the updated Macbook Air compatible with Trackpad++.

     

    @pratnala:  see your outlook email please

  • by FrederiQ,

    FrederiQ FrederiQ Jun 19, 2013 11:55 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Jun 19, 2013 11:55 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Vlad, I also have Magic Mouse (and I TRY to use it, but overall BootCamp experience with Apple Mouse is horrible). So, here's the deal: I would buy this breed for you if you feel like you can fix scrolling and maybe add gestures, too

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