Touchpad does not work, cusor works when usb mouse

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1. check is there any botton just above the touchpad.
2. if there is a key then press once & it will start working
3. else update the drive of the touch pad.
4. if not working the take it to a service centre for replacement.

after rebooting my Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop the touch pad does not work and I have to use a plugged in a mouse

Try downloading the drivers for the touchpad from HP website and check if it works? Is the LED light near to the touchpad on?

1st install the driver for your touchpad and then check you have switchet it on or off

Some laptops disable the TouchPad while an other mouse is connected thrugh USB.

Also, please check on your keyboard for a black-mouse-icon-in-a-square on a keyboard button and press FN + that button, you might have accidentally disabled the mouse by pressing that combination in the first place.

You might also have disabled your mouse from your mouse driver software (Synaptics etc).

Good luck and please rate this solution in order to keep the good answers comming !

Reinstall drivers for the mouse.

You could clean it.
Personally I plug a USB Mouse, Cos I cannot be Bothered with a lot of wasted energy in using a touchpad. Far faster with a mouse. The other answer is Statutery rights.

it could be the touchpad connector/cable get defect....
mouse drive barely have problem as it given by Windows ,
can try and order a touchpad set from ebay,and if that dont work,
guess you'll have to get a USB mouse for that.......

kINDLY CONNECT A USB KEYBOARD AND/OR MOUSE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE NOTE BOOK IF USB KEYBOARD/ MOUSE (EXTERNAL NORMAL USB DESKTOP KEYBOARD MOUSE). THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO TROUBLE SHOOT