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    Mouse/Touchpad Problem

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by depawl, Dec 31, 2004.

  1. depawl

    depawl Notebook Enthusiast

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    On a Satellite 1955 S803 running XP Home, I have a weird mouse problem. Sometimes when the mouse pointer passes over an icon or link, it opens the program (without clicking the mouse button). Also when typing in a word processor, sometimes the cursor jumps to the top of the page or up a few lines, and sometimes a whole block of text gets highlighted. I thought that maybe it was a setting somewhere, but I've checked everything I can think of. I also thought maybe I was accidently activating a hot key or something, but I don't think so. This is really frustrating as I type a lot of reports.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks.
     
    depawl, Dec 31, 2004
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    It sounds a lot like the touchpad is losing your finger tracking, then re-finding it and making it act as if it was a double click. You might have a bad tracking pad. Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for it?
     
    dietcokefiend, Dec 31, 2004
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  3. TOSHIBAm35x

    TOSHIBAm35x Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, this has happened to me before. This happens because Toshiba incorporates a mouse driver that enables you to tap on the mouse which will open applications instead of clicking on them. If there is an appication called Toshiba Touch and Launch; disable this. This will turn off all special mouse features like, mouse tapping, and from the cursor sudden;y moving in Microsoft Word or any other word processor. Hope this helps!

    Windows - The operating system that runs the world.

    Toshiba - Quality, price, and features!
     
    TOSHIBAm35x, Dec 31, 2004
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  4. depawl

    depawl Notebook Enthusiast

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    i can't find any application called Toshiba Touch and Launch, and where would the drivers for the touchpad be located?
    Under Windows Device Manager all I have is a PS/2 mouse.
    Thanks.
     
    depawl, Dec 31, 2004
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    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    You might want to check the Control Panel, if it's not listed there then just goto the Mouse option and your settings should be adjustable there.

    -Vb-
     
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    depawl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nothing in Control Panel, under mouse settings, the only tab that has anything to do with the touchpad is one to turn the touchpad on/off.
    I'm stumped, there must be some drivers for this thing some place, no?
    Thanks again for any help.
     
    depawl, Jan 1, 2005
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