Disabling the touchy feely thing on a laptop that moves the cursor/arrow thing.

How do you do it? It's really getting on my nerves. I have a wireless mouse (it's metallic pink and black) and so I don't need that thing you touch on the laptop that moves the cursor/arrow. I was told it can be disabled. I want to because I'll be typing away and then all of a sudden my thumb will accidently touch it/run over it then my cursor ends up somewhere it's not supposed to be and I'll start typing there instead until I realize what happened and it's really irritating. Help. Thanks.

 

What operating system do you have Britty?

 

I don't know. What do you mean?

 

Do you have Vista or Windows XP maybe?

 

Well, I see a little sticker that says Windows 7.

 

Try this:


1. Click on Start.

2. Go to Control Panel.

3. In the search box, type mouse, and then click Mouse.

4. Click the device settings tab, and click disable.

I have Vista, so I'm not sure this is accurate for Windows 7, but it should at least get you to the right spot.

 

Ok, I am going to try it.

 

I got all the way through 3. I see an option that says "Change mouse settings" and I clicked on it, but it was for a regular mouse, not the "pad" thing on the keyboard. Is that called something different?

 

It's the touchpad, or pointing device.

 

There isn't a settings tab. There's "Pointers" "Pointer Options" "Wheel" and "Hardware"

 

What is the brand and model of your laptop?

 

emachines E525
I'm guessing that's what you mean, heh.

When I click on anything to do with pointers it's talking about the arrows and what they look like. Nothing about the touchpad.

 

Okay, do you have a button that looks like this at the top of your keyboard, by the power button maybe?



That should turn your touchpad on and off.

 

Yes! Exactly like that. Do I push it? Yes, I like to ask obvious questions.

 

Yes, once will turn it off. If you ever want to turn it back on just hit it again.

 

I did it! Wow that easy, heh, sheesh. Thanks Epsy!!
Oh and I somehow missed when you said, "That should turn your touchpad on and off."

 

LMAO! It's late, you're tired, no biggie. Glad it worked for you.

 

Yeah, that's it, heh. I'm sleepy. My eyes are kind of burning from sleepiness. I usually stay up past 5AM, but I had to wake up early this morning/last morning.

 

Happens to me too. I get a little deficient when I'm really tired. People find that amusing for some reason.

 

When I'm really tired I get insanely goofy and giggley. :smt036