Hi Kevin, oh there are many ways of permanently disabling it; I was looking for a keystroke which allowed the next person who logged in to again have the touchpad be active. or, if they took the laptop right from me, to enable it themselves.
An external mouse could work, but with a laptop you seldom have one handy. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission [email protected] (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Huber [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:59 PM > To: gw-info > Subject: Re: WE7.1 AND WESERV.EXE > > Hi:No matter what the key is for disabling the touchpad, can you not > go into the control panel and disable it? That way there is no > guessing. > Kevin Huber > > On 7/15/09, Stephen Clower <[email protected]> wrote: > > Chip, > > > > Most Dell notebooks have a function key combo that will enable and > > disable the touchpad. Unfortunately, Dell hasn't settled on > a standard > > command, so the hotkey varies from one machine to the next. > On my 1420, > > I believe FN+F4 toggles the pad. > > > > Steve > > > > On 7/15/2009 11:31 AM, Chip Orange wrote: > >> Thanks Steve, great minds think a like, as I did do that, > although it > >> was against my will. I wish I had a temporary way to > disable it, so > >> that if my sighted wife goes to use it it will work for > her; I have a > >> Dell inspiron though, and haven't found a key combination > which lets > >> me temporarily disable the touchpad, so I did do it > permanently, and > >> she's got to struggle with the keyboard to try and get it > enabled for > >> her to use it or help me. > >> thanks. > >> Chip > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Chip Orange > >> Database Administrator > >> Florida Public Service Commission > >> > >> [email protected] > >> (850) 413-6314 > >> > >> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > >> necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service > Commission.) > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >> *From:* Stephen Clower [mailto:[email protected]] > >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:28 PM > >> *To:* gw-info-gwmicro.com > >> *Subject:* Re: WE7.1 AND WESERV.EXE > >> > >> Chip, > >> > >> Try disabling your touchpad. I have to do this on any > laptop I use > >> since the stupid thing always ends up clicking me into > other windows. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Steve > >> > >> > >> On 7/15/2009 11:02 AM, Chip Orange wrote: > >>> Richard, > >>> I want to see if your new problem is the same as the > one I have > >>> on my laptop: > >>> Do you often hear the word "left", and then find the > text you've > >>> been typing is all scrambled, because the insert pointer has > >>> jumped all around, and you've been typing different bits into > >>> different locations of the message or of the file? > >>> I have been intermittently plagued by a problem like > this, and it > >>> has the feel as if someone has been grabbing the mouse pointer > >>> and clicking all around in the window I'm working in. hearing > >>> the word "left" randomly spoken is my only clue. > >>> I thought this was a malfunction in the mousepad of my laptop, > >>> but maybe not if you're having the exact same problem. > >>> thanks. > >>> Chip > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Chip Orange > >>> Database Administrator > >>> Florida Public Service Commission > >>> > >>> [email protected] > >>> (850) 413-6314 > >>> > >>> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do > >>> not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service > >>> Commission.) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >>> *From:* Richard Bartholomew > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:52 AM > >>> *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > >>> *Subject:* WE7.1 AND WESERV.EXE > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> After stating categorically last night that I was > having few > >>> problems, I've now hit one and am regretting > tempting fate! > >>> <smile> > >>> > >>> This morning, I installed an update to the Webbie package > >>> and, since then, something appears to be grabbing > focus every > >>> few seconds, eg as though a process is kicking > into life in > >>> the background. For example, when in Outlook 2007, both > >>> whilst reading a message or simply on the message > list, the > >>> word "graphic" will be spoken periodically. When > in Windows > >>> Explorer and arrowing up or down a list of files, the file > >>> onto which I'm arrowing doesn't speak but some other > >>> information is spoken. At this point, the only > applications > >>> which are running are Outlook 2007, Live Messenger and > >>> Windows Explorer -- as well, of course, as WE7.1! > >>> > >>> I've unloaded WE and loaded another screenreader > and looked > >>> at the running processes in Task Manager and see that > >>> WESERV.EXE is present. > >>> > >>> Is this process connected with WE, please, and, > if so, should > >>> it still be loaded/running when WE isn't? Alternatively, > >>> I've seen some references from a Google search > suggesting it > >>> may be a trojan etc. > >>> > >>> This is under XP Home, SP3. > >>> > >>> Any suggestions gratefully received before I go ahead with > >>> various remedies, eg removing the WESERV.EXE > process and/or > >>> uninstalling Webbie. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance. > >>> > >>> --- > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> Richard Bartholomew > >>> > >>> E-Mail: [email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, > version of > >>> virus signature database 4246 (20090715) __________ > >>> > >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >>> > >>> http://www.eset.com > >>> > >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered > to the original > >>> sender only. 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