Touchpad not working

then the control board is NOT working properly .

Press and hold the Start/Stop button while switching the unit on with the On/Off switch.
As soon as the Start/Stop illumination ring lights constantly, after approx. 5 sec., release the Start/Stop button.
Immediately press and hold the Start/Stop button until the Demo-Mode is activated, approx. 4 seconds.
Demo-Program deactivation: Follow the instruction for Demo-Mode access above.

try to enroll to earler system settings windows - start - control panel - recovery, if not help, try to check touchpad connection

Plug in a usb mouse, uninstall the synaptics driver and reinstall it

Hi,

The touch sensor buttons that control the AV Mode, volume, play, fast forward, etc. may stop working if the Synaptics Pointing Driver is uninstalled or if the file is corrupted. Follow this procedure to reinstall the Synaptics Pointing Driver.

Downloading and installing the Synaptics driver update available through the below link on this page will also resolve this issue.

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNCS118E&upd_id=3783&os_id=28

After installing, reset the BIOS to its default values.
Click the Start button, and then click on Computer .
In the Computer window, under Hard Disk Drives , double-click on (C:) .
Double-click the Windows folder.
Double-click the DRIVERS folder.
Double-click the .EXE folder.
Double-click the Pointing Driver (Synaptics) folder
Double-click on the setup or setup.exe icon.
Follow the Synaptics Pointing Driver Installation wizard instructions to install the driver.

When the installation setup is complete, a You must restart your computer to apply these changes window will appear. Choose the Restart Now button for proper installation .


Thanks!!!!

Since you do not specify the model number for your HP laptop one cannot be too specific. On my Toshiba laptop activation and deactivation of the touch pad is enacted by pressing the Fn-F9 sequence.

The actual Function key to press after the Fn key might have the picture of a touch pad on it. Examine tour laptop keyboard.

Hi there.
The touchpad drivers could be corrupt, try reinstalling the touchpad drivers again.
Go here to Toshiba Support fill in the details of your model laptop and download the synaptics touchpad driver and reinstall it, see if that helps.

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp?service=UK


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Hi!
I resently had the same problem on my HP laptop and search Google for possible solutions. No solution works until I tried Windovs Update and then got 5 alternatives - Synaptics PS/2 port TouchPad was one of them. I update and restart and finally solve this problem.

Terje

Many touch pad issues can be fixed by installing the generic Synaptic touchpad driver. Since it's not working now anyway, no loss: http://www.synaptics.com/support/drivers

that can happen..there's a connector under the keyboard, that may have come loose or disconnected