Touchpad Problem

paul_kimber · 03-30-2006, 05:18 PM

Hi

I have a HP Pavillion ze4500/ze4530 us Laptop.

Everytime I boot up the mouse works fine but only for a few minutes I have to restart the machine about 3 times just ti use it normally. Even when the laptop is starting up i have to touch the mouse to "turn it on". Also i could be working or whatever and a box comes up saying

"Your TouchPad has been disabled because the Synaptics TouchPad driver has detected another pointing device pluuged into your computer."

Even though I dont have a Mouse plugged in.

Any idas whats wrong?

Thanks

EdB · 04-01-2006, 05:57 AM

... I'm having a similar problem and am hoping that if you've figured it out by now that you may share the secret. My laptop thinks that it has a mouse plugged into the PS/2 port (it doesn't), and so although all the functionality of the touchpad is still represented on the control panel all the good stuff (scrolling, corner tapping etc) has stopped.

Good luck.

Ed

paul_kimber · 04-01-2006, 11:27 AM

Nothing yet am afraid

ebackhus · 04-01-2006, 11:54 AM

Have you checked in the laptop's BIOS settings? Sometimes there is a setting to configure how the touchpad works in conjunction with an external mouse. My thinkpad has that option to work using the trackpoint and mouse, trackpoint only, or mouse only.

~~whodat~~ · 04-01-2006, 12:45 PM

remove any conflicts in your device manager
click tab on view, show hidden devices, remove any yellow alerts.

remove any mice that might be listed

post back

paul_kimber · 04-16-2006, 03:06 PM

Hi sorry for the delay ive been away fora few weeks.

Great job guys laptop mouse is working now thanks!

EdB · 04-17-2006, 01:21 AM

I'm afraid none of the above worked for me though. I was lucky enough to be able to go back to a system restore point before too much else had changed. Everything worked fine after that, and it has done since. Hopefully a one-off glitch somewhere.

Regards,

EdB

03-30-2006, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
paul_kimber Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	Touchpad Problem Hi I have a HP Pavillion ze4500/ze4530 us Laptop. Everytime I boot up the mouse works fine but only for a few minutes I have to restart the machine about 3 times just ti use it normally. Even when the laptop is starting up i have to touch the mouse to "turn it on". Also i could be working or whatever and a box comes up saying "Your TouchPad has been disabled because the Synaptics TouchPad driver has detected another pointing device pluuged into your computer." Even though I dont have a Mouse plugged in. Any idas whats wrong? Thanks

04-01-2006, 05:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
EdB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 3 OS: Win XP Home SP2	Sorry Paul, I don't have an answer... ... I'm having a similar problem and am hoping that if you've figured it out by now that you may share the secret. My laptop thinks that it has a mouse plugged into the PS/2 port (it doesn't), and so although all the functionality of the touchpad is still represented on the control panel all the good stuff (scrolling, corner tapping etc) has stopped. Good luck. Ed

04-01-2006, 11:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,970 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 26	Have you checked in the laptop's BIOS settings? Sometimes there is a setting to configure how the touchpad works in conjunction with an external mouse. My thinkpad has that option to work using the trackpoint and mouse, trackpoint only, or mouse only. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

04-17-2006, 01:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
EdB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 3 OS: Win XP Home SP2	Just to report that I'm OK now too. I'm afraid none of the above worked for me though. I was lucky enough to be able to go back to a system restore point before too much else had changed. Everything worked fine after that, and it has done since. Hopefully a one-off glitch somewhere. Regards, EdB

04-01-2006, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
paul_kimber Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	Nothing yet am afraid

04-01-2006, 12:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	remove any conflicts in your device manager click tab on view, show hidden devices, remove any yellow alerts. remove any mice that might be listed post back

04-16-2006, 03:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
paul_kimber Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	Hi sorry for the delay ive been away fora few weeks. Great job guys laptop mouse is working now thanks!