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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USBmouse is connected?
I can't count the number of times the sensitive touchpad is
inadvertently activated while typing, in Windows XP & Windows 7. Is there freeware available that will simply TURN OFF the touchpad when a USB mouse is connected? I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote:
I can't count the number of times the sensitive touchpad is inadvertently activated while typing, in Windows XP & Windows 7. Is there freeware available that will simply TURN OFF the touchpad when a USB mouse is connected? I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? You can meddle with the settings through "Control Panel -- Mouse". I turn the pad clicks off. |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
It should be an option in the configurations.
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote:
I can't count the number of times the sensitive touchpad is inadvertently activated while typing, in Windows XP & Windows 7. Is there freeware available that will simply TURN OFF the touchpad when a USB mouse is connected? I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
"nemesis" wrote in message
... On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote: I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? You can meddle with the settings through "Control Panel -- Mouse". I turn the pad clicks off. I turn "tapping" off because that is the spawn of the devil. A mousepad is physically much smaller than the area that you normally move a mouse over, so it's not possible to set a scale factor that allows you to move the mouse from one side of the screen to the other with a movement from one side of the pad to the other while still giving enough precision for fine movements, so you normally have to make a couple of left-side to right-side movements (lifting your finger in between) to cover the whole screen. Nothing is more infuriating than putting your finger down a bit too hard while doing the repeated side-to-side movement and finding that you have inadvertantly left-clicked. Tapping attempts to merge mouse movement and clicking, which you don't do with a normal mouse, so why should people expect to do it with a touch pad. The other thing I always turn on with any PC I use (if some misguided person has turned it off) is display of the task bar. It's so infuriating to look at the bottom right for the clock, or look for an open-but-hidden application in the task bar, only to find that the taskbar isn't there and you have to move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and wait several seconds for it to re-appear. But tastes vary: my wife likes tapping on and taskbar off. We're like Jack Spratt and his wife! |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard
wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
Danny D. wrote:
I can't count the number of times the sensitive touchpad is inadvertently activated while typing, in Windows XP & Windows 7. Is there freeware available that will simply TURN OFF the touchpad when a USB mouse is connected? I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? Isn't there a button alongside the edge of the touchpad to physically enable/disable it? You don't identify the touchpad. Is it in a laptop? If so, which one (make and model)? Is it a standalone device? |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:04:19 -0500, CRNG
wrote: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. Ditto! |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
"Danny D." wrote in message
... I can't count the number of times the sensitive touchpad is inadvertently activated while typing, in Windows XP & Windows 7. Is there freeware available that will simply TURN OFF the touchpad when a USB mouse is connected? I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? I disabled mine in Control Panel. |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USBmouse is connected?
On 10/09/2013 21:54, NY wrote:
"nemesis" wrote in message ... On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote: I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? You can meddle with the settings through "Control Panel -- Mouse". I turn the pad clicks off. I turn "tapping" off because that is the spawn of the devil. A mousepad is physically much smaller than the area that you normally move a mouse over, so it's not possible to set a scale factor that allows you to move the mouse from one side of the screen to the other with a movement from one side of the pad to the other while still giving enough precision for fine movements, so you normally have to make a couple of left-side to right-side movements (lifting your finger in between) to cover the whole screen. Nothing is more infuriating than putting your finger down a bit too hard while doing the repeated side-to-side movement and finding that you have inadvertantly left-clicked. Oh, no, you don't. I have set my mouse so I can move from one side of the screen to the other just by wrist movement alone. And it still allows me fine movement when needed. But if you are ham fisted, of course you will argue the opposite. Tapping attempts to merge mouse movement and clicking, which you don't do with a normal mouse, so why should people expect to do it with a touch pad. The other thing I always turn on with any PC I use (if some misguided person has turned it off) is display of the task bar. It's so infuriating to look at the bottom right for the clock, or look for an open-but-hidden application in the task bar, only to find that the taskbar isn't there and you have to move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and wait several seconds for it to re-appear. No it ain't! The taskbar SHOULD be hidden unless you want to use it. What is the point of having all that space if you cannot use it or if it hides a good proportion of whatever it is you have up and running. Besides in Windows 8 you have the option of displaying the taskbar on the LHS of the screen which is what I do leaving the full height of the monitor accessible and visible at all times. With today's wide screens the only time you need the full width is when watching 16:9 videos. But tastes vary: my wife likes tapping on and taskbar off. We're like Jack Spratt and his wife! |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:04:19 -0500, CRNG wrote:
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. So like you noght this fancy, expensive gadget and it basically has no manual to read. Whatchya gonna do? Use it as a doorstop? My desktop keyboard has a bunches of buttons marked with varius symbols on them, I don't know what they are for. But maybe I'll find out if I press them. I doubt seriously if the machine's gonna blow up if you do. |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:04:32 -0400, richard wrote:
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:04:19 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. So like you noght this fancy, expensive gadget and it basically has no manual to read. Whatchya gonna do? Use it as a doorstop? My desktop keyboard has a bunches of buttons marked with varius symbols on them, I don't know what they are for. But maybe I'll find out if I press them. I doubt seriously if the machine's gonna blow up if you do. Don't press the one with the little chair on it. h |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
In message , choro
writes: On 10/09/2013 21:54, NY wrote: "nemesis" wrote in message ... On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:14 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote: I guess if not, then is there a SIMPLE way to disable the TOUCHPAD driver when the mouse is attached; and then a simple way to re-enable that touchpad driver when the mouse is not connected? You can meddle with the settings through "Control Panel -- Mouse". I turn the pad clicks off. I turn "tapping" off because that is the spawn of the devil. A mousepad [] Oh, no, you don't. I have set my mouse so I can move from one side of the screen to the other just by wrist movement alone. And it still allows me fine movement when needed. But if you are ham fisted, of course you will argue the opposite. Tapping attempts to merge mouse movement and clicking, which you don't do with a normal mouse, so why should people expect to do it with a touch pad. You're both too prescriptive! People should - and do! - do what they like. Though having said that: NY (New Yorker?), use of a touchpad comes with experience (which you'll never get if you turn it off); I thought I'd never get on with them at first, but now do. For many tasks they're _slightly_ inferior to a real mouse, but I accept that for the convenience of using a machine without a dangling mouse and the need for somewhere to put the latter (I'm typing this in bed for example); for a few things, they're actually better. (Ditto trackballs.) The other thing I always turn on with any PC I use (if some misguided person has turned it off) is display of the task bar. It's so As do I, but see above! [] No it ain't! The taskbar SHOULD be hidden unless you want to use it. See above again! [] monitor accessible and visible at all times. With today's wide screens the only time you need the full width is when watching 16:9 videos. Agreed: fashion has dictated a reduction in functionality. But we're not going to get 4:3 back in any laptop any time soon, so there's no point hoping. (And at least it has meant that half-usable keyboards - i. e. with a numpad - are now common [though still not universal!] even on so-called 15" models.) But tastes vary: my wife likes tapping on and taskbar off. We're like Jack Spratt and his wife! Accounts do not record, however, whether Jack Spratt (or, for equality, his wife!) tried to impose his preferences on his spouse (-:! (Actually IIRR it was presented as a useful complement that used resources efficiently.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "What happens if I press this button?" "I wouldn't ..." (pinggg!) "Oh!" "What happened?" "A sign lit up, saying `please do not press this button again'!"(s1f2) |
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Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?
In message , richard
writes: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:04:19 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. That _is_ probably the simplest answer to the original question (though if you _do_ find some freeware that turns off the 'pad when an external mouse is present [and back when it isn't], please share, as clearly many would like it [I still use the 'pad for some things even with a mouse]). if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. Well, some compromise between the two. So like you noght this fancy, expensive gadget and it basically has no manual to read. Whatchya gonna do? Use it as a doorstop? My desktop keyboard has a bunches of buttons marked with varius symbols on them, I don't know what they are for. But maybe I'll find out if I press them. I doubt seriously if the machine's gonna blow up if you do. No, but something undesirable may happen: the most likely I think, since it's often such a function on laptops, is the turning off of the wireless. On this (Samsung LC20), a graphic pops up in the middle of the screen for a second or two telling you what you've just achieved with a Fn+F keystroke, but not all machines do that. (Another unexpected might be to switch the monitor off as you've switched the output to external monitor, though _some_ won't let you do that if there isn't one connected. If you _do_ [i. e. the screen goes blank], the same combination again usually restores it [often cycling around three combinations - internal monitor only, external only, both, not necessarily in that order].) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "What happens if I press this button?" "I wouldn't ..." (pinggg!) "Oh!" "What happened?" "A sign lit up, saying `please do not press this button again'!"(s1f2) |
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On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:13:10 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , richard writes: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:04:19 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:45:22 -0400, richard wrote in Re Is there freeware to turn OFF the sensitive TOUCHPAD when a USB mouse is connected?: I hate that too. But luckily, most laptops have a way of turning the pad off if you want. That _is_ probably the simplest answer to the original question (though if you _do_ find some freeware that turns off the 'pad when an external mouse is present [and back when it isn't], please share, as clearly many would like it [I still use the 'pad for some things even with a mouse]). if you have a [fn] key you should try pressing that and try each of the top bar functin keys until you fins the one that turns off the pad. Or check your control panel mouse settings. That's the worst advice I've seen in a long time: pushing buttons whose function you do not know, to find out what their function is. Man, that is dumb. Well, some compromise between the two. So like you noght this fancy, expensive gadget and it basically has no manual to read. Whatchya gonna do? Use it as a doorstop? My desktop keyboard has a bunches of buttons marked with varius symbols on them, I don't know what they are for. But maybe I'll find out if I press them. I doubt seriously if the machine's gonna blow up if you do. No, but something undesirable may happen: the most likely I think, since it's often such a function on laptops, is the turning off of the wireless. On this (Samsung LC20), a graphic pops up in the middle of the screen for a second or two telling you what you've just achieved with a Fn+F keystroke, but not all machines do that. (Another unexpected might be to switch the monitor off as you've switched the output to external monitor, though _some_ won't let you do that if there isn't one connected. If you _do_ [i. e. the screen goes blank], the same combination again usually restores it [often cycling around three combinations - internal monitor only, external only, both, not necessarily in that order].) I believe the movie was "Hangar 18". In which during a space mission, the two astronauts vehicle collides with a UFO. Said UFO being captured and kept hidden. During the course of their reverse engingeering, somebody acidentally presses a button and a laser beam shoots out. "The man is right. How the hell are we gonna learn anything about this thing unless we start pressing buttons?" |
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