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Thread ID: 129659 2013-03-05 08:29:00 Disable/enable touch-pad/mouse on Toshiba L500 laptop timmy5953 (6846) Press F1
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1331370 2013-03-12 09:40:00 If you have "Devices and Printers" in Control Panel I assume your OS is Windows 7.
Control Panel should have an icon for Mouse. Synaptics is what you are looking for.
b.... (7683)
1331371 2013-03-13 08:53:00 hi there Wainuitech.
To quote my previous posting that Synaptics not anywhere to be found on task bar-

"Ive uncovered all the icons on the Taskbar and there isn't one for Synaptics Pointing Device. i vaguely remember that a Synaptics icon used to sit on the Taskbar (because its such an unusual name) but i can't recall seeing such an icon for maybe a year or more. Maybe ive somehow inadvertently dumped or just lost it??
Ive ticked the box in the Taskbar Icons panel `Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar' but that hasnt uncovered Synaptics."

OS is Windows7.
Synaptics must be on board somewhere because the damned thing actually works! But i need to find it so i can disable it.
timmy5953 (6846)
1331372 2013-03-13 18:45:00 The mouse pad will work with or without the drivers, just means without the drivers you cant use any of its features or settings, like disabling it.

Download the drivers and reinstall them for the touchpadhttp://www.drivertoshiba.com/satellite-drivers/toshiba-satellite-l500-windows-7-drivers.html
wainuitech (129)
1331373 2013-03-17 04:35:00 Wainuitech, you are a genius, and this is not the first time you've come to my aid. Take a bow!
i downloaded and installed the Synaptics driver, then after a bit of experimentation managed to set synaptic mouse to "Disable", or even better, to "Disable when an external USB pointing device is attached" WHich is perfect. Many thanks.
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