the other day i let someone else use my laptop.... they used my touchpad and they instinctively opened up IE... they went to a webpage and then they all of a sudden start to scroll with ease using my touchpad!

i've kinda forgotten that i could even do that.... i played with it afterwards but it doesn't work with firefox... the mouse turns to the scroll arrow thing when i use it, but it doesn't scroll the page

i'm almost tempted to use IE soo i could scroll... but i can't.
does anyone have any suggestions? i'm not sure of where to even start with this one
and i almost forgot, i have a HP Pavillion... it's like a square touchpad with a side area that is intended for scrolling only...
is this a problem that can be fixed by adjusting firefox or adjusting the touchpad?