PS/2 Compatible Mouse driver (for touchpad) cannot be disabled. I dislike touchpads and always use a cordless external mouse. System check reports that the 'current version' PS/2 driver is installed. Surely not. It's version 6.0.6001.18000 dated 21 June 2006! If I try to uninstall & reboot, it promptly re-installs itself. I'd happily be rid of the bloody driver altogether and permanently disable touchpad. Accidental contact with still-live touchpad causes all kinds of gremlins and it's driving me nuts. Please help.

have u gone to control panel - device manager - then on pull down menu's show hidden devices ; click on all the + boxes till you see touchpad ( mouse and pointing devices) right click mouse and click on disable.

i always go through device manager as all devices are in one place!!

There is an option to disable the internal touchpad when you connect and external mouse. Please check the screenshot attached.

There is a setting in the Touchpad drivers that will disable the touchpad when a USB mouse is detected. You have to enable that option

Go to the Control Panel. Under the 'Hardware and Sound' options, click 'Mouse'

Since you have a Dell laptop, you'll have a special tab called 'Dell touchpad' in the window that pops up. Click on the touchpad picture in the window.


In the new window that appears, click 'Device Select'


Click on the 'Disable' radio button to disable the touchpad completely. If you want to disable the touchpad of your Dell laptop only when an external device like a mouse is attached, check the last option that says 'Disable Touchpad/Pointing Stick when external USB mouse is present'



That's it. You've disabled your laptop's touchpad for good. If you don't find an option to manage your touchpad in Mouse settings, you have to install Synaptics drivers from here. Similar options can be found in other laptops as well.

Good luck ! if your problem is solved don't forget to rate

Unfortunately the touchpad of most laptops is very sensitive. This will cause the slightest nudge of the thumb or wrist to move your mouse and possibly even "click". In order to avoid this issue and associated frustration, I always 1) disable the touchpad when I have an external mouse plugged in and 2) disable the "tap click" feature. Follow the instructions below for these two suggestions.

Disable touchpad

1. On my system there is a small button just above the touchpad that disables it, yours might as well. If not, go to Start>Control Panel> Mouse>Device Settings>and Device. Highlight the Disable Button.
2. Follow the same steps as above but instead of Disable button select Device button and select the Tapping option and unselect "enable tapping".

Good Luck,

NOLA Tech

Hey in the control panel, go to the mouse, then look for the properties that have a PS/2 compatible mouse, you can change its settings there by sellecting other compatible mouse instead of PS/2, and also there is a settings or a check box that says the onboard mouse of your laptop will be disable if a usb mouse will be pluged.hope it soved your problem, :)

Hello, seems like a problem with the touchpad, first disable and enable the touchpad with the button which is located at the top of the touchpad, the corresponding LED should change from blue to orange and vice versa. If this doesn't solve the issue, reinstall the driver for the touchpad, you can find this by searching for 'recovery manager' in the start bar. Next step is to select 'advance options' and choose reïnstall hardware driver, there should be an option called 'Synaptics touchpad driver' select and install. kr Gijs

Do not check the check box as leaving the touchpad enabled while using an external mouse will not cause any harm.

Same thing here, I can not find out how to diable the touch paid. I spent an hour chatting on-line with Dell Tech support and they did nothing to help!! I am starting to think it can not be done on this machine. Please someone tell use how to do this?

Solution:
To disable the Touchpad the Synaptics driver is necessary.
Please follow the steps below to disable the Touchpad:
After installing the Synaptics driver click on "Start -> system control -> mouse"
You´ll find the additional register card "Settings".
Mark the Touchpad and click on "Disable".

Now the USB mouse can be connected and the Touchpad remains deactivated.
Some Amilos don´t have a PS/2 port, therefore only a USB mouse can be used.