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| Thread ID: 59616 | 2005-07-07 12:57:00 | disable mousepad on laptop | bpt2 (6653) | Press F1 |
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| 370333 | 2005-07-07 12:57:00 | I prefer to use an external mouse on my laptop and want to disable the laptop mouse. How do I do that? | bpt2 (6653) | ||
| 370334 | 2005-07-07 17:28:00 | I prefer to use an external mouse on my laptop and want to disable the laptop mouse. How do I do that? My Toshiba has a function key to disable/enable the touchpad/?laptop mouse. Do you have pics under the F number? Eg. on mine, I press the Fn Key [Finesse] + the F9 key[which has a pic of the touchpad on it] and this will enable or disable the touchpad. Check your manual if you have one. Otherwise google for your laptop type and include touchpad in the search. Should bring up the info you need. HTH |
MMM (5660) | ||
| 370335 | 2005-07-07 21:29:00 | My Compaq just has an on/off switch just above the touchpad. | Myth (110) | ||
| 370336 | 2005-07-08 00:03:00 | For IBM Thinkpads download or if you got already IBM Configuration software. From the list you can select the trackpoint mouse to be off. Your ps2 mouse externally will still work. Edit, supposed to be "Thinkpad Configuration" software. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 370337 | 2005-07-09 07:33:00 | You don't say what type of laptop. On my HP laptop, plugging in an external mouse automatically disables the keyboard version. |
rodb (1561) | ||
| 370338 | 2005-07-09 07:48:00 | I found a local fairground holding a Gypsies convention. They suggested it may be a Compaq Presario 900 Notebook after looking in their crystal balls. Or not. Mine was not working. Just how we are meant to help this person in any meaningful way without even a clue as to what laptop is beyond me though... I would try the BIOS, under "pointing devices" or similar. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 370339 | 2005-07-09 13:09:00 | or put it this way - why do you need to disable mouse functions on the laptop - using an ext mouse doesn't cause any conflicts - i have 4 laptops & use usb/ps2 mouse - no problems. and sometimes i forget the mouse is there & just use the trackpad - handy. | quarry (252) | ||
| 370340 | 2005-07-09 21:01:00 | or put it this way - why do you need to disable mouse functions on the laptop - using an ext mouse doesn't cause any conflicts - i have 4 laptops & use usb/ps2 mouse - no problems. and sometimes i forget the mouse is there & just use the trackpad - handy. I disabled mine because I kept hitting it with my thumbs while typing etc., and affected what I was doing. Even went as far as cutting out a square piece of cardboard to put on it, but that kept getting in the road. |
MMM (5660) | ||
| 370341 | 2005-07-10 03:27:00 | yes well - i often press caps lock by mistake but i aint gonna disable it or press page up or down instead of backspace in in excel ;-) | quarry (252) | ||
| 370342 | 2005-07-10 04:12:00 | The touch pads can be a problem. Some are so smart that just your hand hovering too close for too long can cause a click operation. When you are just trying to think while typing, not using the touch pad, this can cause bad language. So it's quite reasonable to want to turn the damn thing off. I haven't tried this and I'm miles from my laptops, but I think it should be possible to "disable in this ..." in the Control Panel/System/Hardware/ ... area. It's a Windows driver ... so if that doesn't get loaded it shouldn't be able to talk to Windows. However, the PS2 or USB mouse will "just work". I think. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
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