Sony Laptop Touch Mouse not Working

the_ceo · 12-20-2008, 03:50 PM

Hey!

I own a Sony VGN-NR180E/S and everything was working fine uptill yesterday. However, when I started my laptop yesterday, I was unable to use the touchpad and move my mouse. I restarted my laptop several times, but it would still not work.

Next, I decided to look in the control panel settings for "mouse" in Windows, and it seems that my computer is not recognizing the touchpad anymore because it is not showing up as a mouse device (I'm sure if it used to show up before?).

Please help!

Sincerely,

The CEO

**TriggerFinger** · 12-20-2008, 07:43 PM

Have you checked Device Manager? I suggest you uninstall the touchpad drivers there and also any touchpad driver related programs in ADD/REMOVE. Reboot. Let Windows recognize the touchpad then install the needed drivers as needed. You may have to get from Sony website the drivers or any updates that may be needed in this case.

the_ceo · 12-20-2008, 09:08 PM

What should I be looking for under device manager? All I currently see under mouse is my USB mouse that I had to plug in. All I currently see under keyboard is just one keyboard.

Thanks for helping

12-20-2008, 03:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
the_ceo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista SP1	Sony Laptop Touch Mouse not Working Hey! I own a Sony VGN-NR180E/S and everything was working fine uptill yesterday. However, when I started my laptop yesterday, I was unable to use the touchpad and move my mouse. I restarted my laptop several times, but it would still not work. Next, I decided to look in the control panel settings for "mouse" in Windows, and it seems that my computer is not recognizing the touchpad anymore because it is not showing up as a mouse device (I'm sure if it used to show up before?). Please help! Sincerely, The CEO

12-20-2008, 07:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Sony Laptop Touch Mouse not Working Have you checked Device Manager? I suggest you uninstall the touchpad drivers there and also any touchpad driver related programs in ADD/REMOVE. Reboot. Let Windows recognize the touchpad then install the needed drivers as needed. You may have to get from Sony website the drivers or any updates that may be needed in this case. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

12-20-2008, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
the_ceo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista SP1	Re: Sony Laptop Touch Mouse not Working What should I be looking for under device manager? All I currently see under mouse is my USB mouse that I had to plug in. All I currently see under keyboard is just one keyboard. Thanks for helping