Comments on: MacBook and Vista – Fixing the trackpad on resume http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/ Seattle Geek with lots to say. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Black Macbook fan http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-129523 Black Macbook fan Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:46:57 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-129523 Hmmm. I like the post, but it's a bit subjective to be honest. Not that my opinion matters :) Keep posting! Hmmm. I like the post, but it’s a bit subjective to be honest. Not that my opinion matters :) Keep posting!

]]> By: HAQ http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-62131 HAQ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:15:18 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-62131 Can you send to me driver trackpad for macbook. My macbook now has only winvista and now can’t go back to Mac OS X. So I cant use Bootcamp. Please help. Thanks quangnetdpi@gmail.com Can you send to me driver trackpad for macbook. My macbook now has only winvista and now can’t
go back to Mac OS X. So I cant use Bootcamp.
Please help. Thanks

quangnetdpi@gmail.com

]]> By: HAQ http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-62130 HAQ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:14:12 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-62130 Can you send to me driver trackpad for macbook. My macbook now has only winvista and now can't go back to Mac OS X. So I cant use Bootcamp. Please help. Thanks Can you send to me driver trackpad for macbook. My macbook now has only winvista and now can’t
go back to Mac OS X. So I cant use Bootcamp.
Please help. Thanks

]]> By: Mike http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-57518 Mike Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:45:18 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-57518 Hi, After installing Vista everything worked extremly great, except my speakers... They are external, I tried everything you guys said but it still doesn't work, can anyone please help? Thanks so much, Mike Hi,

After installing Vista everything worked extremly great, except my speakers… They are external, I tried everything you guys said but it still doesn’t work, can anyone please help?

Thanks so much, Mike

]]> By: Kamlesh Shah http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-57463 Kamlesh Shah Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:47:19 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-57463 Can you help me solve the "Fix Trackpad On Resume" for Windows XP. Can you help me solve the “Fix Trackpad On Resume” for Windows XP.

]]> By: Russ http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-38753 Russ Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:16:31 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-38753 I have just bought an ASUS W2P with Vista Ultimate and have had the same problem as #18 item 2. I have just bought an ASUS W2P with Vista Ultimate and have had the same problem as #18 item 2.

]]> By: Satoshi Kawasaki http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-30640 Satoshi Kawasaki Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:34:33 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-30640 I had the same problem as #16. After that realization, everything works now. Thanks! I had the same problem as #16. After that realization, everything works now. Thanks!

]]> By: Matt http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-29355 Matt Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:28:12 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-29355 Just a note that the 'restart "USB\Class"' worked for me. FYI I also run as a "standard user" so that UAC will prompt for a password every time. I set up the Admin account called "root" so that it mimics my OS X and linux workstations. Since I'm not logged in as that user i thought i would let you know that your workaround DID indeed work. The only issue is that when you start the Task Scheduler to create this task you need to "run as administrator". So right click on the Task Scheduler icon and click "run as administrator", otherwise when it comes time to "save" your task, you will be prompted with the Admin account and the password, but you will get an error message telling you that you don't have the right username, password to create this action. I was confused thinking my "run as user x" and it's password weren't setup correctly. But it simply means that the task itself cannot be created. Everything is working great! Thanks for the tip! Just a note that the ‘restart “USB\Class”‘ worked for me.

FYI I also run as a “standard user” so that UAC will prompt for a password every time. I set up the Admin account called “root” so that it mimics my OS X and linux workstations. Since I’m not logged in as that user i thought i would let you know that your workaround DID indeed work. The only issue is that when you start the Task Scheduler to create this task you need to “run as administrator”. So right click on the Task Scheduler icon and click “run as administrator”, otherwise when it comes time to “save” your task, you will be prompted with the Admin account and the password, but you will get an error message telling you that you don’t have the right username, password to create this action. I was confused thinking my “run as user x” and it’s password weren’t setup correctly. But it simply means that the task itself cannot be created.

Everything is working great! Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Norman http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-24901 Norman Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:41:44 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-24901 Hi I just bought an ASUS notebook and Vista Home Premium yesterday and I experienced similar trackpad problems: 1. The notebook hangs without anything on the screen after several "sleeps" and there is no hard-reboot button on the notebook! I have to cut the power (hot unplug of the battery) in order to reboot it. 2. Sometimes I click on the "save" or "yes"/"no" dialogue box and there is no response - the color of the explorer's frame fades ?? What does that mean? 3. Sometimes the click function of the trackpad has no response but the cursor moves well. Are these Vista problems or hardware problems? Hope someone can help. My Vista experience is quite disappointing. Hi I just bought an ASUS notebook and Vista Home Premium yesterday and I experienced similar trackpad problems:

1. The notebook hangs without anything on the screen after several “sleeps” and there is no hard-reboot button on the notebook! I have to cut the power (hot unplug of the battery) in order to reboot it.

2. Sometimes I click on the “save” or “yes”/”no” dialogue box and there is no response – the color of the explorer’s frame fades ?? What does that mean?

3. Sometimes the click function of the trackpad has no response but the cursor moves well.

Are these Vista problems or hardware problems? Hope someone can help. My Vista experience is quite disappointing.

]]> By: Jerry http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-24131 Jerry Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:07:47 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-24131 I have a MacBook Duo and recently updated the Atheros 5008 driver to 6.0.2.75. It is far better than the original driver (6.0.1.75) but it isn't quite perfect. I still get intermittent lockups. I've gone as long as 6 hours without issue but sometimes I'll lock up a dozen times in an hour. I know it is the Atheros driver because I have a little cheap USB WIFI dongle I was using prior to 6.0.2.75 coming out that works flawlessly. The driver is actually a Thinkpad package and so I did some searching. It so happens that the Thinkpad T60 has the same chipset as the MacBook and there is another package available that is version 7.2.0.125. The driver installs fine and indicates it is enabled and running but the new driver is not compatible with older Atheros client for the 6.x drivers and I can't figure out how to turn on the antenna without the Atheros client. There is a new Atheros client on the Lenovo site but it indicates a prerequisite of some other IBM drivers that seem illogical for the MacBook. I've not worked out all the issues on where to find the latest drivers but there's still a little work to be done on this Atheros thing. I have a MacBook Duo and recently updated the Atheros 5008 driver to 6.0.2.75. It is far better than the original driver (6.0.1.75) but it isn’t quite perfect. I still get intermittent lockups. I’ve gone as long as 6 hours without issue but sometimes I’ll lock up a dozen times in an hour. I know it is the Atheros driver because I have a little cheap USB WIFI dongle I was using prior to 6.0.2.75 coming out that works flawlessly. The driver is actually a Thinkpad package and so I did some searching. It so happens that the Thinkpad T60 has the same chipset as the MacBook and there is another package available that is version 7.2.0.125. The driver installs fine and indicates it is enabled and running but the new driver is not compatible with older Atheros client for the 6.x drivers and I can’t figure out how to turn on the antenna without the Atheros client. There is a new Atheros client on the Lenovo site but it indicates a prerequisite of some other IBM drivers that seem illogical for the MacBook. I’ve not worked out all the issues on where to find the latest drivers but there’s still a little work to be done on this Atheros thing.

]]> By: Marcos Scriven http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-23870 Marcos Scriven Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:27:20 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-23870 Hi Not sure I should admit this, but after it didn't work, I realised that the devcon.exe was actually a self-extracting archive. So first you have to extract it, and get the devcon.exe in the i386 directory. Doh!! Works great though now, thanks Hi

Not sure I should admit this, but after it didn’t work, I realised that the devcon.exe was actually a self-extracting archive. So first you have to extract it, and get the devcon.exe in the i386 directory.

Doh!!

Works great though now, thanks

]]> By: Justin http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-23119 Justin Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:14:49 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-23119 The Atheros 5008 driver is causing the hang on sleep -- not the trackpad drivers. Replace the Atheros driver with the 12/2006 version and your Macbook will sleep and hibernate reliably. The drivers can be found under the following filename: atheros ar-5008-6.0.2.75-9x2kxp If your machine hangs on sleep, then it will also hang on disable of the Atheros card. You will need to bring Vista up in Safe Mode without Networking in order to uninstall the older Atheros driver prior to installing the new one. Once the newer driver is installed, you will be able to disable and enable the wireless network card without hanging. This will also take care of the intermittent audio skipping and low whine coming from the speakers. The Atheros 5008 driver is causing the hang on sleep — not the trackpad drivers. Replace the Atheros driver with the 12/2006 version and your Macbook will sleep and hibernate reliably. The drivers can be found under the following filename:
atheros ar-5008-6.0.2.75-9x2kxp

If your machine hangs on sleep, then it will also hang on disable of the Atheros card. You will need to bring Vista up in Safe Mode without Networking in order to uninstall the older Atheros driver prior to installing the new one. Once the newer driver is installed, you will be able to disable and enable the wireless network card without hanging. This will also take care of the intermittent audio skipping and low whine coming from the speakers.

]]> By: Brandon http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-23010 Brandon Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:35:15 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-23010 Yeah... As I posted in the update on the page, it works for restoring the trackpad on resume, but the trackpad driver seems to still cause problems. Sometimes it prevents the machine from successfully going to sleep =/ I really hope Apple releases a fix soon. If I figure out anything else soon I'll post it here. Yeah… As I posted in the update on the page, it works for restoring the trackpad on resume, but the trackpad driver seems to still cause problems. Sometimes it prevents the machine from successfully going to sleep =/

I really hope Apple releases a fix soon.

If I figure out anything else soon I’ll post it here.

]]> By: Steve L http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-23005 Steve L Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:18:19 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-23005 Spoke too soon. Still not working, worked exactly once. Spoke too soon. Still not working, worked exactly once.

]]> By: Steve L http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-22969 Steve L Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:59:28 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/04/macbook-and-vista-fixing-the-trackpad-on-resume/#comment-22969 Thanks for the excellent tip, real lifesaver. At first I couldn't get it to work, but after following Joe's (#11) tip above -- to the letter -- it works! I'm a happier camper. Thanks for the excellent tip, real lifesaver.

At first I couldn’t get it to work, but after following Joe’s (#11) tip above — to the letter — it works!

I’m a happier camper.

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