Apple Releases Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows & Vista [Archive]

MacRumors

Dec 18, 2008, 06:32 PM

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Apple today released Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows & Vista (http://support.apple.com/downloads/Multi_Touch_Trackpad_Update_for_Windows___Vista) for Macs running Windows XP or Vista via Boot Camp. The update installs trackpad patch v 2.1.2.100 and weighs in at 3.7 MB. Full details on the update can be found on Apple's support page (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3336).

Apple notes that computers running 64-bit versions of Vista are not automatically offered this update, so these users should manually download the update and install it.

Article Link: Apple Releases Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows & Vista (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/12/18/apple-releases-multi-touch-trackpad-update-for-windows-and-vista/)

MacFly123

Dec 18, 2008, 07:16 PM

So do the Apple multi-touch gestures work on anything in windows running on a Mac? I'm confused lol! :confused:

Nermal

Dec 18, 2008, 07:17 PM

Windows and Vista… is Vista not considered "Windows"? :p

Stridder44

Dec 18, 2008, 07:25 PM

Apple notes that computers running 64-bit versions of Vista are not automatically offered this update, so these users should manually download the update and install it.

I hope Snow Leopard includes Boot Camp 3.0 so crap like this is sorted out and the whole Boot Camp experience is much better (and not just limited to people with Macs made in '08).

Any link to where to get the Vista 64 driver? The one linked at this page (http://support.apple.com/downloads/Multi_Touch_Trackpad_Update_for_Windows___Vista) doesn't work.

Mackan

Dec 18, 2008, 08:07 PM

This hopefully fixes all trackpad issues on Windows. If they can go on now and release new power optimized drivers for all hardware components in the notebooks so we get better battery life in Windows, then i applaud them.

Buskape

Dec 18, 2008, 08:11 PM

Thanks for posting this, going to try it right away!

It's funny how i would have never heard of such updates without browsing these forums, thanks to this community!

cheers!

Stridder44

Dec 18, 2008, 08:23 PM

This is retarded. They say that 64-bit OS's won't work with this update, and to download a separate one made for Vista64 from their site, but they never show you were to get it.

ndstrenge

Dec 18, 2008, 08:26 PM

THANK YOU for posting this. I just started a thread two days ago looking for this driver.

I can't wait to get home and install it.

God, I hope it works...

(free bump)

PeterQC

Dec 18, 2008, 08:33 PM

Can't log into internet at school from Windows, but did you guys knew that you were able to make right clicks with three fingers?

I do hope tap does no more suck with these drivers thought

SnowLeopard2008

Dec 18, 2008, 09:29 PM

Does the two finger right click tap work with the older polycarbonate macbooks? It's on feature I really need...

anish3232

Dec 18, 2008, 09:46 PM

No more 3 Finger right clicks (fixed to 2 Fingers) and the clicking and dragging is working a lot better (Alum Macbook)

likegadgets

Dec 18, 2008, 10:29 PM

is this recommended for an XP virtual machine (parallels)?

anish3232

Dec 18, 2008, 11:08 PM

Just for BootCamp wont help in virtual machines (and most likely will not install)

ayeying

Dec 18, 2008, 11:18 PM

Works in Vista 64bit on my Alu MacBook

Farplaner

Dec 19, 2008, 12:51 AM

I just installed it, and the trackpad is a lot more usable now.

However, I have noticed that two finger scrolling is confused with two finger right click often... so it is not perfect yet. But it's not unusable anymore, that's for sure.

birch25

Dec 19, 2008, 01:06 AM

is there any way to enable "tap-to-click" in windows? it's so annoying to have to click the trackpad all the time. loving that i can use two fingers to right click now.

SnowLeopard2008

Dec 19, 2008, 01:49 AM

umm, not to appear rude or anything, but does it work with the older macbooks, or just the new ones?!? I'm kinda pissed that I slapped over 1K and still can't get tap to click feature on Windows. Granted, it is a Mac machine and the tap to click feature does work natively on Leopard, but it can't be that hard to stick it in Windows right? I know I have the hardware... since it works in Leopard... argh.

kockgunner

Dec 19, 2008, 02:35 AM

It says "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed." I have Vista Ultimate 64-bit and a Early 2008 Macbook Pro. Anyone else get this?

fendol

Dec 19, 2008, 02:46 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

Looks like a pretty sought out driver. About time that they come out with something like this, it's going to be a lot of better for people using bootcamp :cool:http://www.seoagora.com/img/589/d08l1104oulu/smiley2.gifhttp://www.seoagora.com/img/459/k08q1024glza/ecstatic.gif

rIver89

Dec 19, 2008, 03:30 AM

I get "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed." error as well. I think this update will only work with the late 2008 macbooks...:mad:

Stridder44

Dec 19, 2008, 03:37 AM

It says "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed." I have Vista Ultimate 64-bit and a Early 2008 Macbook Pro. Anyone else get this?

Yes, I am too. I have an early 2008 MBP running Vista 64. This is pissing me off. It says there's a separate download for Vista 64 it doesn't give a link to download it.

I get "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed." error as well. I think this update will only work with the late 2008 macbooks...:mad:

Oh I hope not. That would seriously be f--ked up.

rIver89

Dec 19, 2008, 03:43 AM

On the support page for this update, it states:
"Summary
This update improves Multi-Touch trackpad responsiveness and performance when running Windows XP and Vista using Boot Camp on MacBook Air (Late 2008), MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) computers."
We early 2008 MBP users are out of luck.:mad::mad:

Riemann Zeta

Dec 19, 2008, 04:06 AM

Well that sucks ass. What the ***** is Apple doing here? If they have the ability to improve the touchpad accuracy in Vista (which is terrible), why won't they just release it for all Macs. I mean come on, it's not like anyone is buying new hardware just because this little driver update is locked down to the newest machines.

Edit: Oh well, they want to be dicks about it, so I just manually installed the drivers. Just extract from the exe with Winrar, then go to Device Manager and manually update the drivers for "Apple Multitouch" with the multitouch trackpad drivers and "Apple Multitouch Mouse" with the multitoch mouse driver.

Farplaner

Dec 19, 2008, 07:54 AM

is there any way to enable "tap-to-click" in windows? it's so annoying to have to click the trackpad all the time. loving that i can use two fingers to right click now.

The configuration is in bootcamp in control panel.

jfuehner

Dec 19, 2008, 08:45 AM

So, I too was completely pissed to find out that this trackpad update only worked on late 2008 MB's... So, I unzipped the exe using winrar and installed manually...

Even though it says the drivers were installed successfully they do not appear to do anything... Still have the same ol' crappy touchpad experience....

slidingjon

Dec 19, 2008, 08:53 AM

137489

Dec 19, 2008, 09:39 AM

is this recommended for an XP virtual machine (parallels)?

Probably would not hurt? My finger gestures always worked on my early 2008 whitebook via parallels.

as for the click and draging, may turn that off. i may be a little heavy fingered - I seem to be dragging something unmeaningly, since I turned it on.

137489

Dec 19, 2008, 09:49 AM

I may be wrong (and please let me know if I am), but are MacBooks and MBP's running windows the only windows machines available with multi-touch gestures? Are there other companies releasing machines with similar hardware?

that is a tough question. I think initially it was Apple and Apple patented it. But I also think that patents expire after a while and our free-enterprise allows for similar products (ie Coke/Pepsi). Since Apple is the leader in stuff like this, I think more and more will jump into this market/ability. Ie Firefox supposingly supports this now, not sure about the Windows version.

anish3232

Dec 19, 2008, 10:49 AM

Tap to Click was on my BootCamp before the update. Maybe only the new MacBooks have Tap to Click. But now 2 Fingers do right click and dragging works a lot better. Great Update

birch25

Dec 19, 2008, 11:03 AM

The configuration is in bootcamp in control panel.

it took some searching but i found it, thanks!

kockgunner

Dec 19, 2008, 12:56 PM

Wow this sucks. So manually updating the trackpad driver doesn't work? Wth Apple.

supremedesigner

Dec 19, 2008, 02:23 PM

The new update worked great! Kudos to Apple for fixing the issues on unibody MBP. :)

Eric S.

Dec 19, 2008, 08:40 PM

So do the Apple multi-touch gestures work on anything in windows running on a Mac? I'm confused lol! :confused:

I don't care about that, I just want normal stuff like selecting text and moving the pointer without scrolling the page to work correctly.

It's funny how i would have never heard of such updates without browsing these forums, thanks to this community!

It showed up in Apple Software Update for me.

troublesomekila

Dec 20, 2008, 02:36 AM

ok ive installed the drivers and everything but Ive noticed that when I installed and restarted I got errors when Gaming :S ive never lagged in CoD4 and now I do, and when I play CS:S I get an error....

valvehead

Dec 20, 2008, 04:50 AM

I was really excited when I saw the news on Page 2 until I read this:
I get "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed." error as well. I think this update will only work with the late 2008 macbooks...:mad:

What a crock of #$%@#$%! What about all of the people who bought early 2008 models? I sent a complaint to Apple a while ago about the crappy trackpad behavior in Boot Camp. Looks like I'll be sending them another one.:mad:

Mackan

Dec 20, 2008, 06:28 AM

I was really excited when I saw the news on Page 2 until I read this:

What a crock of #$%@#$%! What about all of the people who bought early 2008 models? I sent a complaint to Apple a while ago about the crappy trackpad behavior in Boot Camp. Looks like I'll be sending them another one.:mad:

Apple wants you to buy a new late 2008 model. It's a theme they have, to screw old customers.

tonyl

Dec 21, 2008, 12:59 PM

Apple wants you to buy a new late 2008 model. It's a theme they have, to screw old customers.

I'm happy with my Al Macbook, feel sorry for plastic Macbook owners.

Eric S.

Dec 21, 2008, 01:33 PM

I'm happy with my Al Macbook, feel sorry for plastic Macbook owners.

I have one of each (aluminum & Blackbook) and I think they're both pretty nice. :D

BklynKid

Dec 22, 2008, 05:22 AM

Can anyone confirm if this adds two-finger tap to right-click? That would great! :rolleyes:

ATimson

Dec 22, 2008, 10:42 AM

Eric S.

Dec 22, 2008, 12:09 PM

Before the update the trackpad was practically unusable. With the update it's a lot better but still frustrating. The big problem is that, unlike in OS X, the thumb is recognized as an extra finger. If you happen to rest the thumb on the pad while moving the pointer, the entire screen scrolls. Even worse, when clicking the pad with the thumb any little movement of the thumb will move the pointer away from the intended position. So you have to position the pointer ... just ... so ... or you get a misclick. A lot.

Slowstick

Dec 22, 2008, 12:11 PM

Can anyone confirm if this adds two-finger tap to right-click? That would great! :rolleyes:

Yep, there is now a two finger right click tap. Thank god!!!!!:D

BklynKid

Dec 22, 2008, 02:06 PM

Yep, there is now a two finger right click tap. Thank god!!!!!:D

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks for the heads up!

coledog

Dec 22, 2008, 11:47 PM

I can't find a adjustment for trackpad sensitivity.
Since the update my trackpad (late 08) has uber sensitivity and I can barely use the thing.

Any help?

BrownPlopz

Dec 24, 2008, 10:36 AM

Well, I screwed up big time... I did the update as said earlier by others with an early 2008 MBP, but now multi-touch doesn't work at all! :confused:
Anyone know how I can rollback the drivers in XP? Help would be greatly appreciated, thanks, and happy holidays.

anish3232

Dec 26, 2008, 05:45 PM

Just remove and reinstall BootCamp Drivers with the Apple Disc

fohawk17

Dec 27, 2008, 12:44 AM

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Multi_Touch_Trackpad_Update_for_Windows_XP___Vista

this is the download link for the 64-bit drivers.

at least, thats what the article says

sit2605

Dec 29, 2008, 01:54 PM

Hi,
I'm sorry to deliver bad news, but it seems that the update needs a "touch" of extra efforts.
Secondary button using two fingers tap works fine now, but as soon as I start playing games, things go very badly.
I'm using a 15" macbook pro, new model, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 9400m+9600m.
With a fresh Windows Xp Pro sp2 32bit installation and only the bootcamp drivers installed on top of that (OSX install disc, 10.5.5, Version 1.0) I had no problems (I tested Bioshock 1.1, Company of Heroes, World in Conflict demo, Half Life 2 Episode Two, Portal, World of Goo, 3dmark06 free).
After installing 2.1.2.100 update, some games start to crash, in particular hl2ep2, portal, world of goo (since the first problems appeared on steam, I started testing other steam games, but it's possible that the problems are not restricted to them).
In particular World of Goo reports ODE errors, hl2ep2 reports a long error message regarding a prop_static object, and Portal had similar problems.
Now, I know World of Goo isn't very popular (but I'm getting addicted), but since it affects valve games as well, situation seems a bit sad for gamers...:confused:
Have you experienced similar problems?
Thanks for your attention,
somewhere in time

P.S. Reverting back to the old drivers solve all these problems... but I hope for a better solution...

Darth.Titan

Jan 2, 2009, 10:04 AM

I will second the motion that there are some major bugs with these drivers.

I have one or two piddly "time killer" games that I have to run in Windows, but they crash within minutes when using the trackpad under the new drivers. If I use a bluetooth mouse though all is well.

According to the error messages I'm getting there appears to be some kind of memory leak with the new drivers.

Pity, as for once the trackpad works just as well in Windows as it does in OS X. I guess I need to file a bug report with Apple and hope it is a simple fix.

trepmal

Jan 8, 2009, 03:55 PM

Okay, I am new to this site (as a contributor anyway) and although I've used a Mac at work for several months, I only recently got a MacBook of my own.

I've been searching for an answer for days, I will truly appreciate it if someone could either give me an answer or direct me to where I could find one.

I have a new 13" MacBook (late 2008 aluminum unibody).
Boot Camp 2.1 (build 210A12)
Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit.

I have installed the Multi Touch Trackpad update, and according to my driver details, the drivers for items listed as Apple Multitouch and Apple Multitouch Mouse are both version 2.1.2.100

But I still have no right click using any number of fingers. (also, no tap-to-click or scrolling) And no trackpad tab in the Boot Camp Control Panel.

Everything else, from iSight to the backlight keyboard shortcuts, work fine.

Any ideas?