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Question posted by Rachljm on January 7th, 2013

Inspiron N7010, Touchpad Does Not Work. Hot Keys Do Not Work

I downloaded a drivethe touchpad to correct an issue with finger scrolling. Now the touchpad is not functioning at Sotheby's keys don't wrk either.

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Answer #1: Posted by NiranjanvijaykumarAtDell on January 8th, 2013 4:49 AM

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Hello Rachljm,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

Please follow the steps below to update the driver and resolve your system issue.

Follow the link below to download the latest driver:
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/inspiron-17-n7010?driverId=HFCWX&osCode=W764&fileId=2731092732

Uninstall the current touchpad drivers from Device manager.

Install the latest driver and restart your system.

Follow the link below to download and install the Quick set application which helps in the function of the hot keys.

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/inspiron-17-n7010?driverId=1T9FK&osCode=W764&fileId=2731093747

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