The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.

Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

Laptop idles, touchpad stops working

Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by DetlevCM, Jul 26, 2008.

DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

Reputations:

4,843

Messages:

8,389

Likes Received:

1

Trophy Points:

205

Another little annoying "glitch" or maybe not?

My problem is the following:
If I leave my computer to idle (maybe playing music) for some time with a bluetooth mouse under AC supply, I find that I can move the courser with the touchpad but I can't click on anything.
If I press Ctr,Alt,Entf to enter the taskmanager the mouse reacquires its full "potential" the moment the "greenish screen" comes up in Vista.

Is this my laptop switching off the touchpad to save power or what?

I would appreciate help with this little "issue", however, as you may guess, it is not vital.

Thanks for any replies.

All the best.
Detlev

DetlevCM, Jul 26, 2008

#1
miki69 Notebook Evangelist

Reputations:

167

Messages:

625

Likes Received:

4

Trophy Points:

31

could be that your touchpad driver interfere with your mouse driver?

miki69, Jul 26, 2008

#2
DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

Reputations:

4,843

Messages:

8,389

Likes Received:

1

Trophy Points:

205

Possible, however I doubt it... especially as its a Sony mouse.
(But one never knows)

I've noticed something else, the touchpad aquires its full capabilities when i press one of the buttons...

So I hope its just saving power.

Thank you for the suggestion though!

DetlevCM, Jul 26, 2008

#3