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September 11th, 2007, 05:30 PM
#1
Disabling mousepad on laptop
I was wondering if there was a way to disable the mousepad on a laptop. Im running vista (not sure if that makes a difference). I used a USB mouse instead of the little pad thingy and when im typing my palm often hits the mouse pad and makes the cursor jump. Any Suggestions?
KrYpToNiC
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September 11th, 2007, 06:13 PM
#2
Have you tried checking the mouse settings in the Control Panel? I know that my laptop has a button over the the touch pad for quick disable/enabling but it also has an option in the control panel to disable it there.
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September 11th, 2007, 06:40 PM
#3
Hi kryptonic,
What make and model is your laptop?
Usually it is one of:
1. A physical switch
2. A fuction key or key combination
3. A setting in the BIOS
4. A control panel setting
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September 11th, 2007, 08:01 PM
#4
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September 11th, 2007, 08:10 PM
#5
Nihil is right (again) it's in the BIOS.
Cheers:
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September 11th, 2007, 08:15 PM
#6
The BIOS will work, if the setting exists. If not, The Wolfman suggests cutting a piece of cardboard in the exact shape of your mousepad and then applying 4 pieces of duct tape. Works evey time!!
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September 11th, 2007, 09:16 PM
#7
This HP/Compaq technical support article may help:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00678194&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3441641&dlc=en〈=en#N670
Otherwise you could probably reduce the touchpad sensitivity until it ignores tapping whilst typing?
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September 12th, 2007, 07:48 PM
#8
I downloaded the Synaptics program and it worked great. I disabled the mousepad and now i can type without the cursor jerking around. The next step is getting read of vista and going back to more familiar teritories
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September 13th, 2007, 08:25 AM
#9
Hi kryptonic,
Glad to hear that worked. The Synaptics software is quite impressive. I have never used it for disabling a laptop touchpad, but I have used it when setting up touchpads for people suffering from arthritis...........they find it difficult to use a conventional mouse.
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