My touchpad seems to be disabled. I have a ELAN mouse attached, is this the problem?

Try the suggestions in this link.
Disabling the touchpad on my Latitude E6410

Click Start/Control Panel andlook for the Mouse and open it to check the mouse properties. Make sureyou don't have the touchpad disabled.

Some models will allow you to toggle the touchpad on or off by clicking on thebutton that is located at the top of the touch pad in the middle.

Some models will allow you to toggle the touchpad by tapping twice in the upperleft hand corner of the touchpad.

Some models will require a keystroke to toggle the touchpad. Press andHold the ALT or FN function key located at the lower left portion of thekeyboard, then hit the key that toggles the touchpad. The correct key tohit will have the icon of a finger pointing at a square that represents thetouchpad.

Download and reinstall the touch pad drivers.Get online and got towww.google.com In the google search box type: "ASUS Support"(without the quotes and put your manufacturer name before Support). Lookfor downloads and drivers. Enter your model number and operating system whenrequested. Download and install the Touchpad drivers.

There is an option to disable the internal touchpad when you connect and external mouse. Please check the screenshot attached.

Usually there is a FN key that will enable the touchpad. I have EEPC and mine is the little blue FN key (usually next to the CTRL and Windows Key) + one of the number keys. Look for a little blue symbol that looks like your touchpad.

As for it being disabled every time you start, I find that very weird. Sometimes installing a wireless mouse, installs software that tells the system to disable the touchpad, so that the 2 don't conflict when using the mouse.

There is a FN + Key (F9 for me) Hotkey to disable the elan touchpad on ASUS Laptops.
This might be the problem if someone activated it by accident.
Also the correct drivers might be missing.
You can get the latest drivers on ASUS Homepage
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Hi

you could try the FN+F7 this should enable/disable the touchpad

or go to


start
right click the computer properties
go up to top left and click on device manager
scroll down to find mouse and pointing devices
un install it and restart laptop
hopefully on restart windows will find new hardware ( touchpad )
and install it correctly for you

good luck
many thanks for using fixya

Go to the Control Panel. Under the 'Hardware and Sound' options, click 'Mouse'

Since you have a Dell laptop, you'll have a special tab called 'Dell touchpad' in the window that pops up. Click on the touchpad picture in the window.


In the new window that appears, click 'Device Select'


Click on the 'Disable' radio button to disable the touchpad completely. If you want to disable the touchpad of your Dell laptop only when an external device like a mouse is attached, check the last option that says 'Disable Touchpad/Pointing Stick when external USB mouse is present'



That's it. You've disabled your laptop's touchpad for good. If you don't find an option to manage your touchpad in Mouse settings, you have to install Synaptics drivers from here. Similar options can be found in other laptops as well.

Good luck ! if your problem is solved don't forget to rate

There should be settings in the touch pad software on your machine or in the task bar that you can directly access to change all manner of personal idiosyncrasies related to HID. (Human interface device) Try also going into the control panel and looking for input devices, mouse, touchpad and adjusting the settings from within there.

Follow these steps to change the touchpad settings on your laptop:
1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel. With Control Panel in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware.
2. In the Printers and Other Hardware window, click the Mouse icon.
3. In the Mouse Properties dialog box, click the Device Settings tab, and then click Settings.
4. There is a setting calleed "Disable Touch Pad when USB Pointing Device is present"

You may want to check the touchpad connector inside the Acer. Unplug the cable and reseat it.
Hope this does it and have a super day!
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