Aspire 5532: touchpad no longer works, machine works fine using mouse plugged into USB. What can I do to make the touchpad work again?

Here is a link right from Acer!

Acer Aspire 5532 Notebook Synaptics Touchpad Driver 13.2.2.0

http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/TouchPad/TouchPad_Synaptics_13.2.2.0_W7x86W7x64_A.zip?acerid=633917205086579178&Step1=Notebook&Step2=Aspire&Step3=Aspire%205332&OS=702&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6


that should help and it appears to be a direct link right to acer!

COZ U DID INSTALL A DRIVE OR A NEW OPERATING SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT RECOMMENDED

Click "Start." Click "Control Panel" in the right panel.

Click "Accessibility Options."

Clear the boxes next to "Use Sticky Keys," "Use FilterKeys" and "Use ToggleKeys."

Click "OK" to unlock the keyboard, including the keypad.
Unlock Touchpad

Click "Start," then "Control Panel."

Click "hardware and Sound," then "Mouse."

Click the "Touchpad" tab. Click "Default" under the "Touchpad" tab to reset the touchpad to its original settings.

hope this helps

Here are a couple of ideas from a Google Search:

Press the key to the left of the On/Off button. The key has a picture of a finger pressing the touchpad. So simple, so elegant, so little information out there about it.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/my-touchpad-on-my-acer-aspire-5532-laptop-isnt/51f5de30-b465-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?auth=1

HI Diane,

Since you haven't provided the Windows Operating System version (XP/Vista/7 or other?), I'll have to provide the general scope of what you should try.

1. Go to the Control Panel and open up your Mouse section
2. Look through the different tabs until you find an option to either "Enable" your touchpad, or one that says the equivalent of "Disable Touchpad when external mouse or device is connected"

The idea is to accomplish your aim by working with the mouse settings provided for your system. Good luck and go easy on the "blue thumb". Please provide more specific information before a negative response.

Thanks

> you just have to reinstall driver for your touchpad but if after doing that and still not working then touchpad might be busted
> sometimes a certain software might be causing the touchpad to not work and restoring computer to factory default might resolve the issue but this will cause your files so do a back-up first
> to get the driver for your touchpad please refer to your manufacturer or to the website of acer

Had same problem here is solution
Open battery cover on mouse,
remove the usb dongle (optical mouse drive)
put usb mouse dongle in usb port on computer
it sets itself up,
looks like a standard logitec mouse setup,
works just fine

I just fixed this problem...the fn & f7 didnt work... at the top of computer where you turn the machine off and on - there is a button to the left. Press this button [not the on/off btn] and it should work.

press the button to the left of the power button and it should work again.

Thanks. The Fn F7 idea did not work, the Enable/Disable toggle in Control Panel made no difference BUT the simple pressing of the TINY finger pointing next to the power button DID work. Duh!