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December 26, 2006
Users Reporting Erratic Trackpad Behavior Under Windows
According to an article on MacFixIt, several users have reported erratic trackpad behavior on their Intel-based MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops when running Windows under both Apple's Boot Cap and Parallels Desktop for Mac OS X.
While behavior will be normal for a while, readers have commented that after a given period of time, behavior will become erratic.
The article reports that running a trackpad reset, or running a hand across the entire trackpad in a wiping motion, can resolve the issue as a short term fix (the solution is covered in this Apple Knowledge Base article, which discusses resetting the trackpad on various PowerBook G4 laptops).
As of now there's been no comment regarding this issue from Apple.
Please let us know if you've encountered this or similar problems and what fixes or workarounds have resolved the situation for you.
Posted by chrisbarylick at December 26, 2006 12:12 PM
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I have this same issue on my Sony notebook running Windows XP Professional. From time to time, the trackpad becomes so erratic that it is unuseable. My solution is to run my hand over the palm rest and trackpad in a sweeping motion. This seems to eliminate the behavior for a while. Must be some sort of issue with static build up and the way the trackpad control software in Windows handles it. I've never had a problem with any Mac trackpad.
Posted by: Hunt Davis at December 27, 2006 12:34 AM
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