Office 2007 on a Thinkpad? UltraNav Support for Scrolling Fix
Like me if you have an IBM Thinkpad machine and you’ve updated to Microsoft Office 2007 the you’ll be pretty flustered when you can’t use your UltraNav scroller button (which I think is the greatest invention since sliced bread). So to fix it so you can simply do the following:
- Navigate to %ProgramFiles%\Synaptics\SynTP
- Locate the file called tp4table.dat
- Open it with it Notepad and add the following lines:
- Now open the Media folder and repeat the above steps for TP4SCROL.dat and TP4TABLE.dat
- Now restart you computer and off you go back to the wonderful world of scrolling with the UltraNav Scroller
'Office 2007 Scroll Fix
*,*,WINWORD.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,MSPUB.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,POWERPNT.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,OUTLOOK.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,ONENOTE.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,INFOPATH.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,GROOVE.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,EXCEL.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,MSACCESS.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
Just as a pointer, this is a dirty quick fix just until a new driver release is formulated so I reccomend you simply not just copy and paste this, but only use the lines you need. For example if you only have Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote then only use the lines that have those application names (WINWORD.exe, EXCEL.exe, OUTLOOK.exe, and ONENOTE.exe).
That’s all…. enjoy
Bonus: If you’re using iTunes and you can’t scroll in iTunes, then simply add the following to the same three files mentioned above:
'iTunes Scroll Fix
*,*,itunes.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
March 15th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Thanks for the guide, I’ve done tricks like this in Linux.
Unfortunately, it did not work in Vista. Any ideas?
March 20th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Sorry I got nothing as I myself am staying away from Vista for now until I really need to move to it…
March 27th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Hi — didn’t work with XP/Word 2007…:cry:
March 28th, 2007 at 12:24 am
Well you must have done something incorrectly as I’ve done this successfully on several Thinkpads running XP Professional and Office 2007.
April 2nd, 2007 at 6:09 am
Thanks for posting this fix!
Initially this fix did not work on XP/Outlook 2007. But, a couple weeks ago I had switched the ultranav trackpoint scrolling to “auto-select” as a temporary and less-than-ideal solution. Here’s how I got your fix working:
1. If changed before, switch ultranav trackpoint scrolling (control panel -> mouse -> ultranav -> trackpoint settings -> scrolling settings) from “auto-select” to “standard”
2. Place the “Office 2007 Scroll Fix” into the named files just _above_ the [AutoScrollTable] section
3. Replace the apostrophe on the first line with a semicolon (semicolon is used for all other comments in the file)
4. Where the Office programs (WINWORD.exe, OUTLOOK.exe, etc.) were referenced elsewhere in the files, I commented out those lines by placing a semicolon in front of each of those lines.
This worked for me. Scrolling in all Outlook 2007 panes works as expected.
April 17th, 2007 at 8:06 am
This fix also appears to work for those of us who tend to use the touchpad more than the little ‘erasermouse’ thingie. It was driving me nuts not being able to scroll correctly with the touchpad in things like outlook, but this fix has largely corrected that.
Note that if you have vista, the default user permissions will not be able to edit that file, so you cannot simply navigate to the file and open it via a right-click edit etc..
You’ll need to navigate to NOTEPAD.EXE in the windows directory, right click and start it with RUN-AS and select the option to run as administrator. Confirm with vista that yes it’s really you doing that and not some worm, and you can then load up each file in notepad and edit them in turn.
May 8th, 2007 at 12:05 am
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May 8th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
It worked - also for the touchpad. But I had to comment out hte office application lines in the autoscroll section at the bottom.
Also, on my XP-pro SP2 I did not have a tp4scroll.dat file. So I copied one form the child catalog “media” and performed the changes. May not be necessary though.
May 12th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Hi, you are master. Great.
I have got ibm T60 and trackpoint is working, again.
Thank U Very Much
Georgo from Czech
May 16th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Hi lvlolvlo,
Thank you so much for these lines - I looked out for something like that for so long!
It works perfectly for me, after considering these facts: in the files (TP4TABLE and TP4SCROL), the commands need to be put BEFORE “[AutoScrollTable]” (if applicable) and also Burke´s remarks need to be considered to have it working!
Thanks a lot,
Mat from Karlsruhe, Germany
May 27th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I don’t have a TP4SCROL.dat file. No synaptics folder either. I do, on the other hand, have four tp4table.dat files. I changed all of them as per your recommendations.
It worked! Thanks.
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I also have XP SP2, and the .dat file is in system32 rather than Program Files. Just wanted to say that it worked beautifully (with the aid of other helpful comments), thanks for the help!
June 12th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
T42 user
it was very frustating not to have the scroll on the touchpad in word or outlook.
I just added the lines in the 3 files and it did not work at first. then I found that I need to add them before the [AutoScrollTable]part. now it works fine. enjoy the fix!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
This only fixes vertical scrolling.
Is there a way to fix horizonal scrolling?
July 26th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Hi lvlolvlo,
I try to add these line before the AutoScrollTab lines as other suggested, too. Once I copied in the lines in notepad, I do have problem to modify the files or save the changes in the files.
I am not a professional user, so would really need help I can solve this. The scroll problem is really annoying.
Thank you,
Zsolt, Budapest
July 28th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Has anyone succeeded in enabling HORIZONTAL scrolling with Office 2007 on a ThinkPad?
August 6th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
The latest Ultranav driver on the IBM site fully supports the Office 2007 programs.
August 7th, 2007 at 5:04 am
Correction: Outlook 2007 requires a *.* entry to support scrolling of the left (folder) pane.
September 6th, 2007 at 7:03 am
thanx bruke…it works
same solution with some refinement..
Thanks for posting this fix!
Initially this fix did not work on XP/Outlook 2007. But, a couple weeks ago I had switched the ultranav trackpoint scrolling to “auto-select†as a temporary and less-than-ideal solution. Here’s how I got your fix working:
1. If changed before, switch ultranav trackpoint scrolling (control panel -> mouse -> ultranav -> trackpoint settings -> scrolling settings) from “auto-select†to “standardâ€
2. Place the “Office 2007 Scroll Fix†into the named files just _above_ the [AutoScrollTable] section
3. Replace the apostrophe on the first line with a semicolon (semicolon is used for all other comments in the file)
e.g.
*,*,iexplore.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,winword.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,outlook.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,excel.exe,*,smooth
*,*,msimn.exe,*,smooth
4. Where the Office programs (WINWORD.exe, OUTLOOK.exe, etc.) were referenced elsewhere in the files, I commented out those lines by placing a semicolon in front of each of those lines.
This worked for me. Scrolling in all Outlook 2007 panes works as expected.
October 5th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Hi,
Thank you all for the tips above - once Burke’s comments of 2 April actioned all is now working seamlessly with Office 2007 on WinXP on a T41, using the trackpoint.
Thanks.
October 5th, 2007 at 9:55 am
easiest solution so far :
install the driver found at :
http://www.synaptics.com/support/drive.cfm
November 20th, 2007 at 11:36 am
What a clusterf*ck the scoll driver is on the Thinkpads. Why can’t it just work like any other vanilla scroll wheel?
November 20th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
It works now with the driver update. This was a hack when office 2k7 came out in its early days….
November 29th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Thanks bruke…it works!!!!!
FINALLY it works!!
That’s what I did:
2. Place the “Office 2007 Scroll Fix†into the named files just _above_ the [AutoScrollTable] section
3. Replace the apostrophe(’) on the first line with a semicolon(;), like this:
; Office 2007 Scroll Fix
*,*,WINWORD.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,MSPUB.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,POWERPNT.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,OUTLOOK.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,ONENOTE.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,INFOPATH.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,GROOVE.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,EXCEL.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
*,*,MSACCESS.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9
4. Where the Office programs (WINWORD.exe, OUTLOOK.exe, etc.) were referenced elsewhere in the files, I commented out those lines by placing a semicolon in front of each of those lines.
e.g.
*,*,iexplore.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,winword.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,outlook.exe,*,smooth
;*,*,excel.exe,*,smooth
*,*,msimn.exe,*,smooth
BUT!!!
Initially this fix did not work.
And found the files .dat in the folder Windows>System32. When I changed them, its worked!!!
Thank you.
December 24th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Thanks a lot for this tip. You have made my life much easier. Happy Holidays!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Can’t believe it,
it works, my iTunes scrolls!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
January 15th, 2008 at 9:42 am
hmmmm…very interesting!
Thanks google
February 1st, 2008 at 2:40 am
I’m having the same issue with Star Office 8 on my Thinkpad R61. All my software is up to date, supposedly. And I can’t use the scroll function at all. Any ideas, anyone?
February 20th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I installed the driver linked to by Paul above and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the help.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hey
it worked ! tnx !!