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Spontaneous mouse death

werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
My laptop mouse seems to have decided it doesn't like me anymore. The computer was left running while I threw together dinner (not at all unusual), and when I came back the mouse touch pad no longer registered movement (though left/right click still works). Any chance there's a possible software/driver fix for this (or anything else I should check) or am I stuck assuming it's a hardware failure? I've run a thorough anti-virus scan (using AVG and avast!) and that hasn't brought up any issues. I'd try a separate mouse, but my laptop only has USB ports and I don't have access to a USB mouse at the moment.

Anything else people can suggest I try?

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Do you possibly have a Disable/Enable Touchpad button or Function Key (sometimes on F7 or F8)

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I don't think so, though I'm not sure I'd know if I do. How exactly (or where) would I check?

    The device is showing up as enabled under the Mouse program in Control Panel, but when I activate tapping that doesn't work. If I disable it there I lose the left and right click, but re-enabling it doesn't get touchpad functionality back. Is there some way to disable the touchpad without disabling the buttons?

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Well, what are all of the functions available on your F Keys?

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You know what, I have no idea (beyond the classic f1 - help, f5 - reload). Where/how do you check what's mapped to each?

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    It'll be in the manual.

    Also the purple/blue graphic stenciled on the key.

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  • werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Nope, no luck. F7 is nothing in particular, and F8 toggles the display settings. There's nothing in the manual about any function key disabling the touchpad.

    Good idea though, thanks.

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