No touch pad response, no pointer

You can change the responsiveness of the pointer by going to Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options Tap > then increase the pointer speed.

Make sure the touchpad is ENABLED in your Control Panel Settings.

In Windows XP...

Click START.
SETTINGS
CONTROL PANEL
MOUSE
Then DEVICE SETTINGS tab.
Click ENABLE.
Then APPLY.
Then OK.

Good luck.

What e-mail program are you using?
Try placing a piece of card or a thin book or similar item over the touch pad so it cannot be touched. Then try typing an e-mail. If the problem goes away then it is definately a problem with the touch pad. If the problem remains then there is some other problem, possibly the keyboard layout cause you to press the DELETE button by mistake.
If the touch pad is the problem then try setting the touch pad sensitivity to minimum. Plugging in a USB mouse DOES NOT disable the touch pad, so this will not help you if you accidentally brush the touch pad while typing.

If there is grease from fingers on the touch pad, that can cause spurious movement of the mouse pointer.
Clean the touch pad with an almost dry cloth and clean washing up water.

Some laptops have a touch pad lock button, so when typing you don't move the curser or click something and mess **** up lol. Anyways, look on your laptop or in the user mannual for that option.

If you do not, then this works in Windows XP and Vista. Go to Control Panel> Mouse> Settings tab of the device Click <Enable> (or <Disable> to disable)

You can navigate with your arrow keys.

If its an external mouse that uses laser for pointer location rather than the internal ball, then you might need to purchase another one. they tend to do that. Mine still does it every once in a while, but goes away when i pick it up and set it back down. good luck

This is because you are touching the touch pad with your palms. when typing avoid contact with the mouse pad in your laptop. I hope this will help. Thanks.. Please rate this!!

its probably in the mouse settings.go to control panel/mouse/pointer options.. take the check mark out of Enhance Pointer Precision..click apply and ok.

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I frequently have the same thing when using a Dell laptop. The problem MAY be with the touch pad. Without noticing it, my thumb touches the pad and away goes the cursor!

So try this: Open the control panel and go to mouse. Look at the top for Touchpad. There is a setting in there for sensitivity. Reduce the setting so that you need to apply more pressure on the touch pad to move the cursor. Test it a few times to make sure it is still functional before closing the control panel. Then try typing something in a word processor and see if it is any better.

Good luck, and please let me know if this helps.

~ Spoem

Hello
Most probably because your 'Touch Pad Mouse' is touched by your palm (hand or something) while you are typing. Avoid contact with the mouse touch pad while typing.
Option 2:
If you have a centre moveable mouse on your laptop, start using it and disable the 'Touch pad mouse'
Best of luck!