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    Is there way to disable touch pad on gt780r?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by shin777, Jul 30, 2011.

  1. shin777

    shin777 Notebook Consultant

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    It's getting on my nerve. I never use touch pad. Is there a program to enable and disable it or do I have to uninstall it to disable it? I doubt uninstalling it would solve the problem coz window would detect it again and make it work. any option for me here?
     
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  2. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Isn`t there a button in the keyboard that turns it off? :confused:
     
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    arikere Notebook Enthusiast

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    Fn+F3 is one shortcut to disable it.

    You can also go into control panel -> mouse and choose to disable touchpad if external usb mouse is plugged in

    Plus the button right next to the steelseries logo should disable the touchpad
     
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  4. -=$tR|k3r=-

    -=$tR|k3r=- Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, there is a keyboard button to turn it off, but unfortunately for mouse users, it turns back on with every re-boot of the system...... and yes, this can become a nuisance.

    shin777, if you go into the control panel, input device settings..... there is an advanced setting, " disable touchpad when using usb mouse". Put a check mark in the box, save the settings, and this should resolve the issue.

    I don't presently have the unit, so I can't tell you the exact path to find the setting, but trust me, it's there.

    Good luck!

    :)
     
    -=$tR|k3r=-, Jul 30, 2011
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