Laptop touchpad TERROR! Help?
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Usually there is an adjustment for the driver that operates it. Check your Windows Control Panel to see if there is anything there referencing a mouse or pointing device.
935918
Yes, former roommate picked one up. He gave me a demo and threw it on the floor-nothing happened to it. I love using it because it has a touchscreen so you don't have to use the mousepad.
1175927
Common problem with the Dells.  It is caused by the build in "mouse" stick or touchpad shorting.  As it is a short, there is no key combination that will stop it.  It keeps moving until the short stops.  There is no way to fix or clean one that we have ever found.   We replace the keyboards and the palm rest.\n\nI support a site with about 1400 Dell laptops, and we normally replace 2-3 keyboards and touchpad units every week for just that issue.  We get boxes of 25 at a time. Fortunately, ours are under warranty.\n\n If your laptop is still under warranty, contact Dell to have it repaired.
423883
Since this is a laptop....\n\nCheck out this service manual under Removal and Replacement.  There is a section dealing with the keyboard removal and replacement.\n\nHave a great day.\n\nhttp://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00246219.pdf
983121
Is it a HP.  Mine does that sometimes - and it's to do with the little button that the laptop uses to detect if the lid is open (little rubber thingy on the top right of the keyboard)\n\nI wiggle that up and down a few times and it usually works!
52072
Not really. Something similar happened with an old Toshiba notebook I had. If you don't want to replace the trackpoint, I suggest you disable it (via the software or Control Panel) and use a USB optical mouse instead. A cheap and easy solution.
575022
Sounds like your Tab key is stuck. Try giving it a few good presses and see if it still happens.\n\nAlso, make sure the ALT key doesn't double as a function key. Some laptops are liek that. If the ALT key has another number, letter, term, or picture on it besides "Alt", it probably acts as a multifunction key. If so, check for the function key and toggle it OFF.
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do the following:\n1.  click start\n2.  click control panel\n3.  click mouse\n4.  look through the tabs to turn on clicking with the touchpad.  that area is called a touchpad.\n\nthere is a small chance that your laptop manufacturer did not integrate their drivers into this control panel interface.  if you do not see an option to do this there, contact your manufacturer for specific instructions for your touchpad drivers.
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Have you recently instlalled new "RAM", "NIC" or "CPU"?  These devices affect your "MAC" address.  All of these will trip up Windows "XP".  If you've had to re-activate more than 3 times, I think you have to call Micrsoft directly and ask them for an "activation #" ?  Open the "System" folder in "Control Panel" and check on the "hardware" and make sure there are no "SPLATS"...
756355
maybe its your comuter\nor mousepad\ntry a new mousepad and then try to get ur computer fiuxed
1145301
Here is the support link for either the laptop or desktop 1256.  Take your pick.  If this doesn't help try explaining your problem.\nhttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/pfinder?tool=prodinfoCategory&query=1256&dest_page=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en
216216
Well, I would do a few things:  I would purchase one of those cans of compressed air - for cleaning computer keyboards - and go outside with the laptop, spray away!  Every nook and crevice you can spray in.  Flip it upside down, sideways, etc.  Open whatever compartments you can and spray in them too.  Just be sure the can has had a good shake and isn't running low, or the air will be moist.\n\nThen I would use lemon juice... not IN or ON the laptop itself, but open it up, keep it turned off and squirt some lemon juice around it - on the table/surface it's on.  This works, no joke!\n\nAnd you'll want to keep the laptop off as much as you possibly can because they will be attracted to the heat.  The next thing you know, you'll have fried little ants shorting out your sensitive electronics inside!
449491
get a computor specailist in, and don't put any deatails on the computor. Infact turn it off! NOW.... Huh hum NOW! Are you listening to me NOW! Fine I wont help you then! Ha I know I'm loony, NOW
1170907
Sounds like you have a different keyboard. He messed up the driver for it. If you have windows XP do a system restore and it will fix your problem without losing anything. If not. do a search for drivers for that keyboard.
257578
Just go to the control panel, and reinstall your mouse, that should fix your problem..Good Luck..
399873
Maybe you need to go to the Dell web site and download the new drivers/utils that will allow you to configure your touchpad.
798255
Its possible the embedded pointing device is conflicting with the wireless unit. \nTry uninstalling any touch pad software (or other embedded software) if you don't use it, then reinstall the pointing device software.\n\nAnother possibility is an error called double device registration.\nThis has been around since win95 and plagues us still, in essence the machine may have detected the device twice has installed controls for one driver but activated the other.\nTry booting the unit in safe mode and removing all references to mice or pointing devices in the device manager, then restart allowing windows to re detect them.  This often sorts the problem.