touchpad freeware?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Robert Kim
  • Start date Start date
R

Robert Kim

Hi, group. I have a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277 laptop running under
Windows XP. It has a touchpad that I don't use much since I have a mouse
in the USB port. Problem is that my thumb often hits the touchpad and
changes the location of the cursor while I'm trying to type.

Is there freeware or another way to turn off the touchpad temporarily
without permanently disabling it? I do use the touchpad occasional on
business trips but would like to be able to toggle it on and off. TIA

Bob
 
Robert said:
Hi, group. I have a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277 laptop running under
Windows XP. It has a touchpad that I don't use much since I have a mouse
in the USB port. Problem is that my thumb often hits the touchpad and
changes the location of the cursor while I'm trying to type.

Is there freeware or another way to turn off the touchpad temporarily
without permanently disabling it? I do use the touchpad occasional on
business trips but would like to be able to toggle it on and off. TIA

Bob
Click to expand...
Disable the drivers so they don't automatically start on windows boot.......

Regards,

SOS

--

CPU Magazine March '03 Issue:
Son Of Spy's comprehensive list of more
than 1,600 freeware solutions is legendary.

http://www.sover.net/~whoi/index.html
. --- . . - - - - - - - - - - - -
/ SOS \ __ / Freeware - - - - - -
/ / \ ( ) / - - - - -
/ / / / / / / \/ \ - - - -
/ / / / / / / : : - - -
/ / / / / ' ' - -
/ / //..\\
=====UU==UU=====
'///||\\\'
' '' '
 
Son said:
Ooops sorry Start--->run--->msconfig
Click to expand...

Click Startup tab, uncheck touchpad drivers....

Regards,

SOS


--

CPU Magazine March '03 Issue:
Son Of Spy's comprehensive list of more
than 1,600 freeware solutions is legendary.

http://www.sover.net/~whoi/index.html
. --- . . - - - - - - - - - - - -
/ SOS \ __ / Freeware - - - - - -
/ / \ ( ) / - - - - -
/ / / / / / / \/ \ - - - -
/ / / / / / / : : - - -
/ / / / / ' ' - -
/ / //..\\
=====UU==UU=====
'///||\\\'
' '' '
 
Robert Kim said:
Hi, group. I have a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277 laptop running under
Windows XP. It has a touchpad that I don't use much since I have a mouse
in the USB port. Problem is that my thumb often hits the touchpad and
changes the location of the cursor while I'm trying to type.

Is there freeware or another way to turn off the touchpad temporarily
without permanently disabling it? I do use the touchpad occasional on
business trips but would like to be able to toggle it on and off. TIA

Bob
Click to expand...

Start/Control Panel/Mouse/Touchpad ON/OFF/Disable

That's all folks!

RGDS
 
Click Startup tab, uncheck touchpad drivers....
Click to expand...

SOS, thank you for the input. I just got off the phone with Toshiba tech
support. Apparently there is NO way to disable the touchpad on my model
laptop! Aaaarrgh! There is no option in the Startup tab, none in Control
Panel, etc.!!! What an awkward design! I can't believe anyone would
forget to put in such a feature! Well, I'll have to just cut off my
thumbs to keep them from brushing the touchpad, I guess. Thanks, again,
for the input.

(Wasted: 3.5 hours with 4 different Toshiba tech support people)

Bob
 
Start/Control Panel/Mouse/Touchpad ON/OFF/Disable
Click to expand...

Thanks, Won. But this does not work on my system. Several calls to
Toshiba verified that the touchpad can't be disabled. I appreciate your
input, though.

Bob
 
Robert Kim ([email protected]) wrote on 17 Jul 2003 in
alt.comp.freeware:

Thanks, Won. But this does not work on my system. Several
calls to Toshiba verified that the touchpad can't be disabled.
I appreciate your input, though.

Bob
Click to expand...

You could try to switch the pad off in your BIOS. Right after
starting your computer, you can disable/enable your touchpad in the
menu there somewhere. You may get the BIOS menu with F2 or Esc or
Del, just try it.


Ciao sagt
Thomas Friebe
 
: On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Son Of Spy wrote:
:
: > Son Of Spy wrote:
: >
: > > Ooops sorry Start--->run--->msconfig
: >
: > Click Startup tab, uncheck touchpad drivers....
:
: SOS, thank you for the input. I just got off the phone with
Toshiba tech
: support. Apparently there is NO way to disable the touchpad
on my model
: laptop! Aaaarrgh! There is no option in the Startup tab,
none in Control
: Panel, etc.!!! What an awkward design! I can't believe
anyone would
: forget to put in such a feature! Well, I'll have to just
cut off my
: thumbs to keep them from brushing the touchpad, I guess.
Thanks, again,
: for the input.
:
: (Wasted: 3.5 hours with 4 different Toshiba tech support
people)
:
: Bob

I guess they speak the same language as doctors? No Dr. Smith
or Jones,
only Dew-wesoakem Green? I guess that page wasn't in their
manual. It's loose leaf
you know, so prone to being 'Gone With The Wind'.

Helen
 
Robert Kim ([email protected]) wrote on 17 Jul 2003 in
alt.comp.freeware:
Click to expand...
You could try to switch the pad off in your BIOS. Right after
starting your computer, you can disable/enable your touchpad in the
menu there somewhere. You may get the BIOS menu with F2 or Esc or
Del, just try it.


Ciao sagt
Thomas Friebe
Click to expand...

On some Toshiba that I have seen, there is a BIOS setting to
automatically disable the touchpad if there is an external
mouse but I don't know if this works with USB mouse or just
PS2.
 
Cut a square of nice textured black plastic from an old slimline CD case.
Round the corners with glasspaper until a neat fit for the touchpad recess.
Lift it back out with some sticky tape or poster-putty to reactivate.
FreeDIYware!!
Regds
Trevor
Click to expand...

Thanks, Trevor and Ed H. I think this (or cardboard as Ed suggested) are
my only options.

Bob
 
Back
Top