Syntpenh.exe Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (317818)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

This article was previously published under Q317818

SYMPTOMS

When you leave your computer with a Synaptics TouchPad installed idle for 15-20 minutes, you may receive the following error message:

Syntpenh.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you view the data that the error report contains, the following error signature information may be listed:

   App Name      App Version  Module Name   Module Version  Offset
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   Syntpenh.exe  6.0.20.0     Syntpenh.exe  6.0.20.0        00023f60

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install an updated driver for your Synaptics TouchPad from the following Synaptics Web site:

http://www.synaptics.com/support/downloads.cfm

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MORE INFORMATION

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Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/13/2002
Keywords:	kb3rdparty kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbProd2Web KB317818