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    using touchpad AND ext. mouse at same time..? help!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nogills, Dec 29, 2008.

  1. nogills

    nogills Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, i just recently reformatted my computer, and I have installed ALL the latest drivers, including the latest synaptics touchpad driver, and here is my problem: Whenever i plug in an external mouse, my touchpad stops working, even when i press fn+F12 to turn the touchpad back on, it does nothing. before i reformatted, it worked just fine, i could use the touchpad while the ext. mouse was plugged in. I remember finding an option SOMEWHERE that let me do this, but i can't find it anywhere now! does anyone know how to do this??? its so annoying.

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    nogills, Dec 29, 2008
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    Its in the synaptics options. If that doesnt work, just uninstall synaptics lol
     
    flipfire, Dec 29, 2008
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    uninstalling it worked. thanks lol
     
    nogills, Dec 29, 2008
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