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Yes, I agree, the thread is too old, and too outdated.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

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 Mar 3, 2014 1:07 AM in response to turkz1
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    Mar 3, 2014 1:07 AM in response to turkz1

    @turkz1: Thank you for reporting an issue. My advice would be, please always check with www.virustotal.com (it scans with all of the AV engines available on this planet). Definitely the most ultimate check one could imagine. And I just had personally re-verified, all is clean!

     

    As for the Norton "WS.Reputation.1" diagnose, it is natural to have it. This category means simply: a new file, rarely or never seen in the past. Very fool thing. They have to at least clearly state this is not a virus of any meaning. I update the files weekly, so each time the file is new and has no chances to become popular enough to not get into this category.

     

    Such an error in PPA is not known to me.  You know, this antivirus acts worse than some viruses.

  • by nybbles,

    nybbles nybbles Mar 3, 2014 9:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
    Level 1 (15 points)
    Mar 3, 2014 9:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Yea, I have to agree with you Vlad... Norton's WS.Reputation.1 is really annoying...  I have a few GREAT programs, including yours, that get detected, but only because they are not well known.

     

    But, I do have to say, I actually like Norton360 otherwise.

  • by NateBearPig,

    NateBearPig NateBearPig Mar 5, 2014 11:35 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Mar 5, 2014 11:35 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Is anybody else unable to navigate to powerplan7.com??

     

    My desire for three finger drag within bootcamp is unfathomable (running windows 8.1)

  • 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 Mar 6, 2014 11:45 PM in response to NateBearPig
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Mar 6, 2014 11:45 PM in response to NateBearPig

    @NateBearPig: Strange, maybe it's again an old issue with AT&T. Please try an official mirror at http://www.bootcamp-utils.gmabooster.com

    According to an email feedback which is being  gathered since the new year (when 3-finger drag had been reworked), the 3-finger drag can be considered as the top feature of the Trackpad++. By the way if you could return here and leave some public feedback on this (or other) features, this would be much appreciated.

  • 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 Mar 17, 2014 4:16 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Mar 17, 2014 4:16 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    @ALL: Just a general tip, for the information of the community. Trackpad++ driver can be used together with such tools as Dexpot and Emcee, to bring the OS X Mission Control (like) functionality to Boot Camp. Just assign the relevant shortcut to e.g. 4-finger swipe up Trackpad++ gesture, and enjoy the Mission Control feature in Windows. With the recent version of the Trackpad++ this can be done by setting up the Trackpad++ 'Run Application' action for the gesture of your choice.

  • by Oneway1979,

    Oneway1979 Oneway1979 Mar 24, 2014 5:17 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Mar 24, 2014 5:17 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    I USED THIS TRACKPAD++ FROM 2013 OCT, IT'S ABSOLUTLY CHANGED MY EXPERIENCE OF WINDOWS 7 ON MAC BOOK AIR. THE FUNCTION OF TRACKPAD OF MACBOOK AIR WORKING ON WIN7 IS SO POOR. WITHOUT A MOUSE ACTUALLY I FEEL IT'S NOT WORKABLE TO HANDLE THE OPERATE SYSTEM. UNTIL I FIND THIS TRACKPAD++, THEN MACBOOK AIR BECOME PERFECT FOR ME AGAIN.

  • 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 Mar 25, 2014 10:52 AM in response to Oneway1979
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    Mar 25, 2014 10:52 AM in response to Oneway1979

    @Oneway1979: Thanks a lot for your feedback. It's good that you are really happy with Trackpad++!

  • by Lourayad,

    Lourayad Lourayad Apr 8, 2014 7:41 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Apr 8, 2014 7:41 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hey Vladimir thanks a lot for this I have been looking for this since I started bootcamping especially 3 fingers dragging ! scrolling is also very smooth much much better than original bootcamp driver! Cheers

  • by Drosenth,

    Drosenth Drosenth Apr 8, 2014 8:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
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    Apr 8, 2014 8:43 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Greetings!

     

    I have been a users for a LOOOOONG time - great app!!!  I had Trackpad plus 23d installed and I just installed a microsoft arc touch mouse and after the driver install I found that it looks like I needed to reinstall trackpad++ for my situation (btw, I am on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit registered user).  Anyway, I just downloaded the most recent trackpad and I get the unhandled error in .net framework.  Any thoughts on how to resolve this?  It installs but I can't configure it...

     

    Thanks,

    DaveR

     

    See the end of this message for details on invoking
    just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

    ************** Exception Text **************
    System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
       at  . (Object  , EventArgs  )
       at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
       at  .WndProc(Message&  )
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


    ************** Loaded Assemblies **************
    mscorlib
        Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
        Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5466 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
    ----------------------------------------
    Trackpad++ Control Module Process
        Assembly Version: 3.0.0.0
        Win32 Version: 3.0.0.0
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/TrackpadPlusPlus/Trackpad++%20Control%20Module%20Proc ess.exe
    ----------------------------------------
    System.Windows.Forms
        Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
        Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5460 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e 089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
    ----------------------------------------
    System
        Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
        Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5466 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
    ----------------------------------------
    System.Drawing
        Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
        Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5462 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Sy stem.Drawing.dll
    ----------------------------------------
    ModifyRegistry
        Assembly Version: 1.0.3516.24642
        Win32 Version: 1.0.3516.24642
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/TrackpadPlusPlus/ModifyRegistry.DLL
    ----------------------------------------
    ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit
        Assembly Version: 4.1.1.0
        Win32 Version: 4.1.1.0
        CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/TrackpadPlusPlus/ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.DLL
    ----------------------------------------

    ************** JIT Debugging **************
    To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
    application or computer (machine.config) must have the
    jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
    The application must also be compiled with debugging
    enabled.

    For example:

    <configuration>
        <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
    </configuration>

    When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
    will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
    rather than be handled by this dialog box.

  • by Drosenth,

    Drosenth Drosenth Apr 8, 2014 9:06 AM in response to Drosenth
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Apr 8, 2014 9:06 AM in response to Drosenth

    Fixed!!!

     

    My .net framework issue after installing the latest trackpad version (my previous powerplan/trackpad version was old)!  Had to install the latest powerplan module first, over the top, then installed the current trackpad module and everything is fine.  Sorry for the post.  I hate messing with this application since once it is installed perfectly I hate the disrupt this very usable trackpad.

     

    I want to also go on the record and say, like a previous poster THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST APPLICATION I HAVE INSTALLED ON MY MACKBOOK AIR!!!  IT MAKES WINDOWS 7 THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER ON GREAT HARDWARE!!!

     

    Ok, caps-off now.  Seriously, if you have never tried this using bootcamp with windows 7 and a MBA you are missing out.  This is the best PC experience I have ever had.  Thanks Vladimir - probably yet another donation coming - I like the pinch to zoom on windows 7!!!

     

    Thanks,

    DaveR

  • 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 Apr 11, 2014 12:13 AM in response to Drosenth
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    Apr 11, 2014 12:13 AM in response to Drosenth

    @Lourayad, @Drosenth: Just want to say thank you for all of the feedback!

     

    Cheers,

    Vladimir

  • 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 Apr 12, 2014 12:14 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Apr 12, 2014 12:14 AM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    @ALL: Just to let the community know - I have extensively tested all of the Trackpad++ features/gestures with the recent major Windows 8.1 Update 1.

    The good news are, the Trackpad++ driver works 100% correctly after updating. No need to reinstall it. However, Test Mode label in the corner may appear. In case it does, please use the following small standalone fix (cooked by me) http://powerplan7.com/Windows_8_81_x64_Test_Mode_Remover.zip (Usage: unzip, run as administrator, reboot). You can use it whenever some Windows update reverts the setting, which may happen only with very major updates, typically once in a year.

  • by dreamoo,

    dreamoo dreamoo Apr 12, 2014 8:47 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Apr 12, 2014 8:47 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Vladimir, just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you put into Trackpad++. I use it all the time and my experience with Windows Bootcamp on a Macbook Air wouldn't be the same without it!

     

    I have been looking for some information on whether the back/forward function still works with Win 8.1 on Macbook Air (late 2012 model), since my upgrade to Win 8.1 and the latest Trackpad++ driver updates I seem to have lost the function. Might I have missed something in the last few pages of this thread?

  • 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 Apr 14, 2014 1:05 AM in response to dreamoo
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Apr 14, 2014 1:05 AM in response to dreamoo

    @dreamoo: Thanks for your feedback! Trackpad++ back/forward navigation is there. Just by the way, according to a long-term (a few years long) feedback it's still the top feature of the Trackpad++ (together with 3-finger drag, middle mouse button emulation and accidental input filtering). There is only one possible reason for this feature not to work: it's if you had installed third-party mouse software. E.g. mouse drivers/utils from MS and Logitech are known to change something in the system so that this specific gesture is affected. All the rest of the features of the Trackpad++ driver are not affected, though.

  • by linkthe2nd,

    linkthe2nd linkthe2nd Apr 15, 2014 11:52 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Apr 15, 2014 11:52 PM in response to V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r

    Hey, thanks for the awesome driver!

     

    I'd just like to ask: if I want to donate, will have have to make a donation for both power plan assistant and trackpad ++?

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