Laptop touchpad driving me nuts - can't deactivate it via control panel - help!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

As per title, no option to deactivate the touchpad is present in the Control Panel-System-Hardware-Device Manager-mice and other...-device usage options.

 

Touchpad peeing me right off!

[mistahbenn]

more info? Looked in the bottom right of the screen? At the apps running? Mine is called 'touch pad'.

[Charlieh]

somewhere on the keyboard there will probably be a key with a symbol like an upside down mouse on it with an x on it, that should deactivate the touchpad

 

 

I only know as my 9month old managed to disable mine the other day whilst mashing the buttons

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

nope, neither of those help soz

[Charlieh]

got a hammer and some pliers?

[tommer9]

What make/ model of lapper is it mate?

[RobRainford]

A nail driven firmly through the power button is a good fix for most problems.

 

I would look on the keyboard, usually a FN button then somewhere else you press. Are you using a mouse with the laptop? There are settings to deactivate the touchpad when you plug in a mouse

[David Goss]

mine has a button just above the pad on the rim of it that deactivates it

[janey]

I hate touchpads too, so my solution is to....

 

 

 

 

Not use it .

 

Why do you want to deactivate it? Just plug a mouse in any Bob's yer uncle. No more anoying, sticky, unresponsive touchpad issues.

[b101uk]

You may need to enter the bios (normally the delete or F2 button on start-up before the bios posts) then turn off the touch pad in the bios.

 

On some as said if you plug a mouse in it will deactivate the touch pad on others it wont and you will end up with both the mouse and touch pad working, if the latter it will be via the bios method.