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acer emachine touchpad not working windows7

Anonymous
2012-01-08T03:21:23+00:00

acer emachine laptop using windows7 . i cleaned the keyboard with a cloth , the pc started on its own but the touchpad pointer never worked again . wireless mouse works fine . system restore did not fix . thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-08T09:21:43+00:00

    Hi touch25

    What is the specific model of eMachines laptop you are using?

    Most modern laptops will provide an option or keyboard shortcut to accomplish this.

    The following Keyboard shortcuts have been known to disable the touchpad on various systems. Press and hold the Fn key and then press either F4, F6, F7, F9, or F12to disable the Touchpad.

    Read the manual for your system specific instructions or contact the laptop manufacturers support.

    eMachines Support - Contact Support:

    http://support.gateway.com/us/en/emac/options.aspx

    Regards

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-08T11:07:02+00:00

    Try"3 and MVP thank you so much for your help m. yes it was just a simple click of the button .

    good to know i am not on my own . cheers touch25

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-08T04:57:28+00:00

    Go to Control panel, Mouse to check the settings for your touchpad. If it's like mine there is an Enable control that has a keyboard shortcut associated with it and your cleaning routine might accidentally have pressed the relevant keys.

    If it's not that check in Control panel, Device manager for errors & to attempt to update the touchpad driver.

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