Turning off mouse in middle of keyboard

[Guest]

Really obvious question but can someone tell me how to turn off the purple pointer in the middle of the keyboard? I keep knocking it when I'm typing and it's driving me mad!

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Really obvious question but can someone tell me how to turn off the
purple pointer in the middle of the keyboard? I keep knocking it when
I'm typing and it's driving me mad!

One would assume you have a laptop (probably an IBM ThinkPad or a Toshiba
Satellite). This has nothing whatsoever to do with XP and suggest you RTFM
that was supplied with the unit.

 

[Mike]

IBM Thinkpads use black or red.. early black and reds were just a rubber
top.. then they changed the reds to a type with a rough surface that
captures dead skin cells.. yuck..

 

[Atreju]

Really obvious question but can someone tell me how to turn off the purple pointer in the middle of the keyboard? I keep knocking it when I'm typing and it's driving me mad!

If it is a Synaptics device, I'm pretty sure all of their latest
drivers allow you to disable the pointer.

Go to the Control Panel - Mouse and check out the settings there.

I used to have the exact same problem with one of my older laptops
that had a pointer-thingy. I HATE those things.


---Atreju---

 

[Mike]

Pointer thingy?.. in BIGBLUEspeak, that would be a TrackPoint® pointer
thingy..


purple pointer in the middle of the keyboard? I keep knocking it when I'm
typing and it's driving me mad!