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    Simple (?) question about the touchpad (NV7802u)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nim, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. Nim

    Nim Newbie

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    I recently bought a NV7802u, and have what seems like it should be a simple question about the touchpad (this is my first laptop, despite a decent amount of desktop ownership).

    Anyway, the NV7802u has a Synaptics touchpad. After plugging in a USB mouse, the touchpad was disabled. That's fine - seems like a good feature. Only, I can't figure out how to re-enable the touchpad. Simply unplugging the mouse doesn't do it, nor does a reboot (without the mouse). In both the device manager and the Synaptics manager app, the touchpad is clearly enabled.
    SO....how do I re-enable the touchpad, once I've removed the usb mouse? I had sort of hoped that would happen automatically....

    Anyway, I haven't been able to find an answer to this question yet, after an hour of Googling, so please excuse the n00b interruption...

    Thanks.
     
    Nim, Jan 9, 2010
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  2. sublime313

    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    Reinstall synaptic driver.

    Both touchpad and usb mouse should work simultaneously
     
    sublime313, Jan 10, 2010
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