Disable the touch pad on a Windows 7 Laptop
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Disable the touch pad on a Windows 7 Laptop
14-03-2011 4:11 PM
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Missus laptop is also a Dell, but different model... running W7.... however the touchpad is still active when the mouse is plugged in.....
I have been to Control Panel, Devices, and tried to find the necessary "disable touchpad on insertion of mouse" but cannot find anything..... any offers?
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14-03-2011 4:59 PM
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14-03-2011 6:38 PM
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(the reason behind the "disable" is because she absolutely trashed the touchpad keys on my old Dell laptop, within about 3 months of having it..
.. I had the machine for 2 years before her... but hardly ever used the touchpad)
By disabling it on her new machine, may just make it last more than 3 months ! ! ! ...
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14-03-2011 6:42 PM
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Done via the touchpad driver options similar to above, it's not a control panel feature.
Most Dell's I've seen use Synaptics and can do that.
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14-03-2011 7:29 PM
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Thanks guys... great stuff.
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15-03-2011 1:06 PM
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15-03-2011 1:58 PM
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Re: Disable the touch pad on a Windows 7 Laptop
16-03-2011 7:56 AM
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Quote from: shutter ... I went to the Dell Drivers page, but it appears that there is no version for Windows 7....
Typical of Dell and typical of Windows 7 at-home installations, which tend to settle for generic Microsoft touchpad drivers! You may need to download the Synaptics touchpad drivers for Windows 7 from the Synaptics web site. Ideally you would first ensure those are the correct drivers but they probably wouldn't install if they weren't so even a shot in the dark is not very risky.
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16-03-2011 9:26 AM
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19-03-2011 8:49 AM
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19-03-2011 9:02 AM
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19-03-2011 8:01 PM
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22-03-2011 6:09 PM
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22-03-2011 7:01 PM
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Thanks for the continued interest will report on here if I manage to do it !...
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