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#388682 - 05/07/14 09:13 PM How to enable and disable touchpad win 8
brickboo Senior Member Registered: 02/04/01 Posts: 2071 Loc: Fruita, Colorado, USA	There's all kinds of BS on Google search of how to do this and none of it works. One even said to toggle it off and on by pressing the Function key and F6 or F7. I almost wore those keys out trying to do this. For some reason tonight I got a notion to try Alt F6, low and behold it works and toggles off and on with a Gateway laptop using windows 8.1 Hope this helps some lost soul about to lose their mind. _________________________ I'm not prejudiced, I hate everybody!! Ha ha! My Sister-In-Law had this tee shirt. She was a riot!!!
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#388686 - 05/08/14 04:20 AM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
Bernie9 Senior Member Registered: 09/21/02 Posts: 5511 Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA	I just bought a Surface Pro 2 with 8.1 Windows, and am curious about the need to turn off touch screen. Does it interfere with something ? Just wondering. Edited by Bernie9 (05/08/14 04:21 AM) _________________________ pa4X 76 ,SX900, Audya 76,Yamaha S970 , vArranger, Hammond SK1, Ketron SD40, Centerpoint Space Station, Bose compact
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#388707 - 05/08/14 01:15 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15563 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Bernie, my only problem with a touch pad is where they are situated - right where I can inadvertently touch it while typing. I'm an old school typist and always rest my hands just below the keys while typing, something I began doing while employed as an outdoor writer. When you spend most of the day typing thousands upon thousands of words, resting your hands just below the keys makes life a lot easier. Cheers, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#388713 - 05/08/14 03:24 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
abacus Senior Member Registered: 07/21/05 Posts: 5352 Loc: English Riviera, UK	Touch Pad on/off has nothing to do with the OS, the controls are decided by the manufacture of the equipment. (Normally a key combination) You can also usually do it from Control Panel under mouse and pointing options (Locate the touchpad option) or if not then have a look on the manufactures website for details. Hope this helps Bill _________________________ English Riviera: Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).
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#388723 - 05/08/14 04:47 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: abacus]
Rustykeys Member Registered: 11/19/13 Posts: 85 Loc: Massachusetts/USA	I have the same problem with my Asus laptop. I found I couldn't shut off the touch pad. I found out I needed to update the touch-pad drivers, which in turn allows me to kill the pad. _________________________ C3, B3, Leslie 122's, SK1-73, SK1-88, Leslie 2101 MK2 x2 Tyros 3 Rhodes Stage 73
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#388769 - 05/09/14 01:53 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: Bernie9]
brickboo Senior Member Registered: 02/04/01 Posts: 2071 Loc: Fruita, Colorado, USA	Originally Posted By: Bernie9 I just bought a Surface Pro 2 with 8.1 Windows, and am curious about the need to turn off touch screen. Does it interfere with something ? Just wondering. Some how mine got turned off and I don't have a clue how it happened. So, I wanted to turn it back on. _________________________ I'm not prejudiced, I hate everybody!! Ha ha! My Sister-In-Law had this tee shirt. She was a riot!!!
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#388774 - 05/09/14 03:30 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	Gary, they are talking about touch SCREEN, not touch pad. You are getting really old and senile. _________________________ DonM
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#388777 - 05/09/14 04:54 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: DonM]
brickboo Senior Member Registered: 02/04/01 Posts: 2071 Loc: Fruita, Colorado, USA	Don, I'm talking about my touchpad, man. _________________________ I'm not prejudiced, I hate everybody!! Ha ha! My Sister-In-Law had this tee shirt. She was a riot!!!
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#388780 - 05/09/14 05:26 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
billyhank Member Registered: 09/07/12 Posts: 322	boo, Function(FN) key plus F9 key toggles the touch pad.
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#388781 - 05/09/14 06:18 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
brickboo Senior Member Registered: 02/04/01 Posts: 2071 Loc: Fruita, Colorado, USA	Billyshank, that doesn't work on my Gateway with Windows 8. Only Alt F6 "TOGGLES" my "TOUCHPAD" "OFF" and "ON." _________________________ I'm not prejudiced, I hate everybody!! Ha ha! My Sister-In-Law had this tee shirt. She was a riot!!!
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#388782 - 05/09/14 08:13 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
billyhank Member Registered: 09/07/12 Posts: 322	That's great you figured it out Boo.
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#388783 - 05/09/14 09:08 PM Re: How to enable and disable touchpad win 8 [Re: brickboo]
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	I knew one of us was old and senile. Bernie mentioned touch screen. I guess I didn't read closely enough. _________________________ DonM
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