turn off trackpad?

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Hi I just got a laptop and the trackpad really annoys me - when Im typing my
hand brushes the trackpad and my cursor moves - before i know it im typing in
totally the wrong place. I use a usb mouse but sometimes when i use my laptop
on a train i use the trackpad. is there any way to turn it off temporarily,
so i can still turn it on to use on the train? the only idea i had was to
totally uninstall the trackpad driver. any suggestions please? thanks
 
thebends said:
Hi I just got a laptop and the trackpad really annoys me - when Im typing
my
hand brushes the trackpad and my cursor moves - before i know it im typing
in
totally the wrong place. I use a usb mouse but sometimes when i use my
laptop
on a train i use the trackpad. is there any way to turn it off
temporarily,
so i can still turn it on to use on the train? the only idea i had was to
totally uninstall the trackpad driver. any suggestions please? thanks
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Speak to the manufacturer of the laptop.
If it is new - they should (if possible) be able to help you.
 
Hi I just got a laptop and the trackpad really annoys me - when Im typing my
hand brushes the trackpad and my cursor moves - before i know it im typing in
totally the wrong place. I use a usb mouse but sometimes when i use my laptop
on a train i use the trackpad. is there any way to turn it off temporarily,
so i can still turn it on to use on the train? the only idea i had was to
totally uninstall the trackpad driver. any suggestions please? thanks
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Look in control panel for a separate icon for the touchpad. It may be
easier to find if you temporarily switch Control Panel's view to Classic.

Once you find that, open it and check out the available settings. If
"disable" isn't available, check for settings that make the mouse pad less
sensitive. There should be pressure settings and scroll options to
experiment with. Some will have a "ignore palms resting on pad" setting.
 
Turning the trackpad on and off has nothing to do with Windows XP. For
example, my HP laptop has a button to turn the trackpad on and off.

Look in the laptop's users manual for details.

MD
 
Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:30:59 -0800 from <"=?Utf-8?B?dGhlYmVuZHM=?="
Hi I just got a laptop and the trackpad really annoys me - when Im typing my
hand brushes the trackpad and my cursor moves - before i know it im typing in
totally the wrong place. I use a usb mouse but sometimes when i use my laptop
on a train i use the trackpad. is there any way to turn it off temporarily,
so i can still turn it on to use on the train? the only idea i had was to
totally uninstall the trackpad driver. any suggestions please? thanks
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Take a look at the documentation that came with your laptop; it
should be in there. (If not, call the folks who sold it to you.)

On my Acer laptop, it's Fn+F7 to turn trackpad on and off. If you
have a Fn key on your laptop I bet you'll find it's Fn plus some
other key.
 
thanks everyone!

Stan Brown said:
Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:30:59 -0800 from <"=?Utf-8?B?dGhlYmVuZHM=?="


Take a look at the documentation that came with your laptop; it
should be in there. (If not, call the folks who sold it to you.)

On my Acer laptop, it's Fn+F7 to turn trackpad on and off. If you
have a Fn key on your laptop I bet you'll find it's Fn plus some
other key.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/
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