No right click in XP - 17 Macbook Pro

I am also Boot Camping XP.
In order to right-click in XP, you should have two fingers planted on the track pad, then click with a third finger.
I don't remember how I figured that out... but it works.

If anyone knows a simple way to right-click in XP, please post it here.
In OS X I'm simply using the lower-right corner of the trackpad to right-click.

 

Did you install the drivers from the bootcamp cd?

 

Hah, it's a weird thing. In Boot Camp preference pane in Control Panel, it clearly says two-fingers but in order to get secondary clicking, three fingers is needed, hah. There is no fix that I'm aware of and updating the Boot Camp drivers 2.1 or if you're installing using the unibody install disc doesn't help the problem I find.

 

Write to apple bug reports or apple.com/feedback

 

I don't think it's a big deal, instead of 2 fingers, you have to use 3.

 

Is that sarcasm?

It is a big deal, you're not suppose to change how people use their fingers on macs and pcs. Muscle memory is an important factor to consider.

 

Nope, if you feel it's a problem that's fine, state the complaint. I don't see how using a third finger to scroll or right-click something is a problem since I'm already using the 3 and 4 finger gestures in OS X anyway so it's an easy adjustment for me and I'm just speaking for myself.

 

The big deal is that you have to keep two fingers perfectly still while clicking the button with a third finger. If you move either of your fingers the tiniest bit, either the mouse will move (possibly off of the object you're trying to click on), or the window will scroll. And the scroll implementation is so fast and jumpy it's almost completely unusable.

It's widely known that Apple's trackpad drivers for Windows are complete garbage. I always use Fusion or plug in an external mouse when using boot camp.

 

Wow maybe I'm just use to it. Secondary clicking in Windows is the exact same way as secondary clicking in OS X but instead of 2 you're trapping the trackpad with 3 fingers at once. Guess it's personal preference, learned and used to the gestures in OS X, I just translate or move over to XP.

 

No, Late-2008 15". Something different in the 17" that's not in 15"?

 

Are you referring to:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/maco.../macbookmacbookprotrackpadfirmwareupdate.html

OR

http://www.apple.com/downloads/maco.../multitouchtrackpadupdateforwindowsvista.html

What error message are you getting? I believe the top one should already be installed (user doesn't have to do it) and the second one I think doesn't apply if you installed Boot Camp 2.1 drivers which should already come on your OS X install disk. Not 100% sure but I'm going to look into it.

 

Wow you must really have a hard time in life. I have no problem at all using 3 fingers to right click in Windows XP on my MPB. Any windows mouse or even the Mac mouse works. But again I dont have any issues.

 

No right click in XP - 17 Macbook Pro

thats the 1 thing i hate about using WXP on My Mac. I Never Figured out how to riight click. but now i know. Hah

 

I can see how frustration can set especially since Apple mouse/keyboard isn't really optimized for Windows. If you're in Windows, suggest you find the keyboard shortcuts - as I find to be much easier than using the trackpad.
(ex. to delete, fn+delete button rather than right clicking and selecting delete)