Gateway M-6827 Notebook Logo
Posted on Apr 11, 2015
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

How do I disable the touchpad? I am running Vista Home Premium. There is no Function key to enable/disable the touchpad. I disabled the touchpad by going to Control Panel, Mouse, and disabling the touchpad device. But after I restarted the PC, the touchpad was enabled and the touchpad doesn't show up as a device when I use Control Panel. In Mouse Properties, the only two items are PS/2 Compatible Mouse and HID-compliant mouse.

Answer This Question

1 Answer

Paul Woodward

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Sergeant:

An expert that has over 500 points.

  • Expert 200 Answers
  • Posted on Apr 11, 2015
Paul Woodward
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Sergeant:

An expert that has over 500 points.

Joined: Sep 04, 2013
Answers
200
Questions
15
Helped
58255
Points
923

Have u gone to control panel - device manager - then on pull down menu's show hidden devices ; click on all the + boxes till you see touchpad ( mouse and pointing devices) right click mouse and click on disable.

i always go through device manager as all devices are in one place!!

Testimonial: "I went to Control Panel, Devices, and the only two items are HID-compliant mouse and PS/2 Compatible Mouse. Other suggestions?"

  • Paul Woodward Apr 15, 2015

    ps/2 mouse is the one touchpad uses, right click on it and disable it. or you could install your laptops touchpad driver (often called synaptic) then when u go into device manager you will see it and then disable it!

×

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Topics

214 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Popular Questions

Cec_main.exe reinstall

Gateway MT3705 Notebook

NO TPM OR TPM HAS PROBLEM

Gateway MT3705 Notebook

Gateway- built-in laptop Speakers not working

Gateway M305CRV Notebook

My speakers work but my headphone jack won't

Gateway MT6707 Notebook PC

Medion MD 96290 how do i remove the laptop keyboard

Gateway MT3422 RTL Notebook

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report
Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

View all Fixya Reports

Top Gateway Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech
Grand Canyon Tech

Level 3 Expert

3869 Answers

Cindy Wells

Level 3 Expert

6751 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19190 Answers

Are you a Gateway Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...