My pointer is frozen on my emachines laptop? I've tried restarting it but that didn't help.

Are you using the touchpad, or a regular mouse plugged into the laptop. If you are using the touchpad on the laptop, make sure it is enabled. There is a button to the right of the F12 key to enable/disable the touchpad. If you are using an external mouse connected to the laptop, try restarting the computer by pressing the power button once (that will initiate a shut down).

Most likely problem is the connector on the mousepad. try and use a USB mouse first to eliminate the mousepad from the equation. if the pointer moves with a mouse then you have solved the problem. If it doesn't you have a bigger problem- either Virus infection or Operating System failure.

try rebooting the computer and as soon as it turns on tap on the "F8" key until a new boot menu appears, choose "safe mode" if the computer starts successfully in safe mode. restart it and allow to boot normally. If this fails comment back as to whether it started in safe mode or not and I will attempt to help you further,

Hi
The CF-30 is equipped with a resistive touchpad. It is designed to be more rugged and last longer than a capacitive touchpad. Applying pressure and keeping your finger on the pad longer while you move your pointer will help with speed. Pointer speed can also be adjusted under mouse properties in the Control Panel.



Find the complete model number on the bottom of your laptop 'CF-30XXXXXXX' and locate the correct driver by following the link below. Once you've downloaded the correct driver, extract the file to a new folder and run the Ftsetup file. (accept all default settings). You may need to restart the Toughbook.


http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/computer-support-search-downloads.asp

Hi,

If you've tried to use your harddisk to another computer and it didn't restart nor got a BSOD, the motherboard may be failing. I have seen some laptops doing the same thing and it was corrected by replacing the motherboard. However, try to reload the BIOS default settings and reinsert the memories if you have not tried it yet (since you have not indicated if you reseated it or just ran a diagnostic check).

Hope this helps.

you might have to uninstall the mouse then restart your computer then reinstall the mouse and its drivers
make sure the lead from the mouse has a secure seating and the lead is not bad/faulty
((if applicable))
make sure the battery is good (has full charge)also you might test the usb device for the mouse is inserted correctly into the usb port (if applicable)
click start control panel mouse you should see 4 tabs buttons,pointers,pointer options and hardware under hardware you can troubleshoot also you can select properties under driver you will have options to update driver,rollback driver or uninstall and under hardware you can troubleshoot
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hope this helps

Hi, to Enable the Pointer Device; go to, Control Panel, click (Mouse) in the Hardware and Sound category. Go to; Device Settings, in the (Devices) block, click on, and Highlight; the item you want to (enable) this being the Pointer Device. Click the Enable button, just below. Be sure to (Click) on the Apply button, click OK. You may need to Update Drivers. Click on Hardware, click Properties, click, on Driver. If the, Update Driver (block) is not Grayed-out click Update Driver, click (OK), this will ensure that the application take effect. Note: Restarting the computer will configure system changes in the computer applications to prevent errors, and to finalize the (Installing / Uninstalling) of programs, and or (Enabling / Disabling) of Hardware. Thanks paul7of9

Try en external USB mouse, if that still doesn't solve it, press Ctrl+Alt+Del, go to Processes, look for explorer.exe,click on in and " end process", click on "File", New Task", and type explorer, see if you can move your pointer now!

unplug the mouse then restart the computer then on the first 2 sec press the F8 key and select last good know configurations and press enter