[tech-no-savvy]

My touch pad has completely stopped working.

I have a sony VAIO laptop and it doesn't have the eraser-looking mouse in te middle of the keyboard. I have another normal mouse plugged into the USB, but the clicky buttons undeneath the touch pad and the touch pad itself have just stopped working!

I don't have any idea what could be wrong, but any help would be appreciated. THANK YOU!!!!

 

[joeten]

Hi check in device manager for any error flags ie yellow ! or red Xs, if you have then go to the sony support site for your model and download and install the driver,you may wish to download the driver for the touchpad and install it and see if it sorts your issue

 

[tech-no-savvy]

Okay, so I went to Device Manager and clicked Check for Solutions and it says something about Chapter 19 (???) so I went to Uninstal or Change a Program but the only thing I can do is uninstall it...

I have Alps Pointer Device and I didn't uninstall it just in case I couldn't get it back...

btw in Device Manager the icon had a little yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it, just like you said it would. But I'm still having issues.

Thank you for your help!

 

[joeten]

Hi you need to get the driver from sony and install it

 

[usasma]

Another guy and I spent 3 hours trying to fix a stewardess' touchpad on a flight from Miami to Boston a couple of years ago.

Just before landing we accidentally pressed the button at the top of the touchpad and turned it back on. We were suitably embarrassed!