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| From | "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.ubuntu, comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help |
| Date | 2011-06-15 14:56 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <itb34o$5db$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <QtCdnX97BK6pjWXQnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d@giganews.com> <it98k1$667$1@dont-email.me> <kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com> <itamjb$cpl$1@dont-email.me> <itaos3$st8$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In news:itaos3$st8$1@dont-email.me,
Adam wrote:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:itamjb$cpl$1@dont-email.me...
>> In news:kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com,
>> Mark Lloyd wrote:
>>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:57 -0700, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>> Thanks, if it weren't for all the good people on newsgroups,
>>>> I eventually would give someone/something a nasty call myself.
>>>> :-) I think it's a design flaw when buttons/switches are placed
>>>> where they can be turned ON/OFF by accident.
>>>
>>> On some laptops, it's hard to type without activating the touch pad.
>>> For that reason, I like to disable the touch pad (if possible) and
>>> use an external wireless mouse (that's even easier with these little
>>> receivers that don't get knocked out all the time).
>>
>> If you use a Synaptics driver for your touchpad, you can turn off the
>> touchpad while typing. It is under Pointer Options tab and called
>> "Hide pointer while typing". And if you want to turn it off period,
>> the Device Settings tab allows you to disable it.
>
> Thanks, I've been wanting to disable the touchpad.
> Just forgot about doing so after getting in the habit of using
> the wireless mouse. Hints from your post led me to the following
> link ... http://www.fixya.com/support/t8296556-enable_touch_pad
> However, my Mouse Preferences dialog box is
> missing the Touchpad tab. Any ideas?
Well it sounds like you don't even have a touchpad driver installed.
Although the mouse driver will work some of the features of the
touchpad. But you need to find out which manufacture made your touchpad.
More than half of laptops uses Synaptics, so that might be what you
have.
I would first go to your laptop manufactures website and look for
drivers for your model. You might find out the manufacture by the specs
for your machine as well. And installing the right touchpad driver
should give you all of those extra features.
--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3
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lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 07:53 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-14 15:58 +0000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 12:22 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy Strachan <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-15 16:00 +0000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:12 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 15:19 -0300
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-14 13:28 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 13:40 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-14 21:51 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 20:23 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Wolf K <wekirch@sympatico.ca> - 2011-06-15 08:40 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-15 09:58 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:39 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:41 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 11:28 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 10:07 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 14:56 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 14:11 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:48 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-16 01:55 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 09:15 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 01:57 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 12:02 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 02:00 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 13:51 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 08:25 +1000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:13 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 17:35 +1000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 10:39 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 11:55 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2011-06-22 20:19 +0200
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 11:35 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 01:07 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 00:22 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 04:30 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 10:16 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:38 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 05:11 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 08:30 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:18 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:22 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:12 -0500
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