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How do I disable the touch pad on a laptop?
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orvis
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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 Posted: 09/09/06 - 04:00 Post subject: How do I disable the touch pad on a laptop? |
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I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Windows XP, and I want to disconnect the touch pad and use a regular mouse only. Can this be done, and if it can, how? I don't need to make any physical changes, do I? Would it be difficult to re-enable it later, if I change my mind? Thanks for any assistance you can give, and excuse my ignorance.
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ullmann
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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There should be touchpad settings available under Control Panel / Mouse. If they are there, uncheck the box saying "enable". If you can't find these settings, it's possible that your touch pad is being recognized as a regular mouse, in which case you need to go to the Device Manager (Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager), find the "phantom" mouse device and disable it (right click, choose disable). Don't forget to restart after making these changes.
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