My touch pad on the Acer Aspire 5532 laptop doesn't work. how can i fix it?

some touch pads have a tap to turn off, and a double tap to turn back on... also check you F keys.

Go to Control Panel and check it about the drivers.. if there is change the options.. otherwise install the touch pad drivers...

FN & F7 turns off the touch pad. Want it back on? Do the same.

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

I just so happen to have the same computer, look at the top where the on and off switch is at, on the left side is the on and off button for the touch pad. You should see a orange light on when the touch pad is disabled. It's the button with a drawing of a hand on a square. If the orange light is off then the touch pad is enabled, now you have a different problem.
Now go to Device Manger (via start,control panel, Systems & Security -- should see Device Manager in blue), go to Mice & other pointing device, right click on the Alps info, then click on update device driver. If Windows doesn't automatically update, then you have to go to Acer's webpage, then support, then drivers and downloads, fill in the info on your computer to be directed to the proper driver, then download the driver file for Alps mouse/touchpad. This should help (I hope), good luck.

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

First of all check whether the touch pad is lock (Fn+F7(?)). If you use an external mouse/ usb mouse, check usb cable connection, as long as you didn't drop it on the floor it should be ok. If the built in touch pad doesn't work, could be caused by ribbon cable connectivity that has dirt or moist. To fix it need to open the upper case

HI,

Please find the steps to disable the touch pad for your laptop.

Follow the steps below to access device manager and disable touch pad.

1. Click on Start.
2. In the Start Search Box type devmgmt.msc and press enter.
3. Expand Mice and pointing device.
4. Right click on Touch pad and Disable it.
5. Restart the computer and verify if it works fine.

let us know if you were looking for something else.

Hi The touch pad might be disabled this happened to mine not to long ago. There is a button right next to the power button with a picture of a finger pointing press that and the touch pad is now enabled. Fn+F7 sometimes work on different models on Acer aspire 5532 doesn't work

Press Fn and then an "F" key across the top that has a mousepad symbol
usually F7 I think on the aspire