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    Disable touchpad ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by dimitrir, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. dimitrir

    dimitrir Newbie

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    I have a question which is probably covered in a faq somewhere, but I cannot find an answer ;-(

    There is an option to disable touchpad when USB mouse is connected, but I cannot find a way to do the same when Bluetooth is used.

    So, is there a way to automatically disable/enable built-in touchpad when Bluetooth mouse is connected/disconnected ?
     
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  2. SA Spurs1

    SA Spurs1 Notebook Consultant

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    I did not see where you could disable the touchpad in mouse properties of the control panel. You might try disabling it in device manager
     
    SA Spurs1, Oct 17, 2011
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    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    i think i saw that option in alientouch or mouse settings, but i don't see it anywhere anymore, can't even find the old options window synaptics used to have after i updated the stupid driver with one from synaptics website... hated since i first got synaptics drivers, still hater of synaptics drivers...

    Check alientouch or sense or w/e its called in commandcenter, im quite sure option was there, unless you updated the driver with one from synaptics, then you are screwed like me :)
     
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    Alien Touch has disable touchpad when external usb mouse is detected, but not for bluetooth.


    Edit: I checked it and it does work with my bluetooth mouse and disables the touchpad if you check it.
     
    SA Spurs1, Oct 17, 2011
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