disabling touch pad while using mouse and vice versa

[Neal]

I was able to disable the touchpad while using the mouse and vice versa on my previous laptop using ME. I can't find the way of doing the same thing on my new laptop using XP Home Edition.

[Guyz-N-Flyz]

"Neal" > wrote in message
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> I was able to disable the touchpad while using the mouse and vice versa on
my previous laptop using ME. I can't find the way of doing the same thing
on my new laptop using XP Home Edition.

I have the Professional version of XP, but my touch pad has an icon in the
bottom r-hand corner of screen. If I 2-click it, I can disable it and the
blue pointy stick and both sets of buttons.

Op