jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue May 13 08:41:47 CDT 2008
Naw, send it to Microsoft. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Dan Waters wrote: > Karen: Please send John an itemized bill for your services. > > Something like, > 1) Telling John how to do it: $1.00 > 2) Knowing what to tell John: Much, MUCH More! > > Dan > > ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:21 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Vista and the touchpad > > You da man Karen! I was able to turn off the touch pad entirely in the > BIOS. that means that I will have to go in there to turn it on if I > need it (stupid really) but at least it is disabled and I can get on > with my life. > > Thanks! > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Karen Rosenstiel wrote: >> Look in the bios. Should be a choice of using the laptop touchpad/keyboard >> or periperals, or both. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Karen Rosenstiel >> Seattle WA USA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:34 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving; Discussion of > Hardware >> and Software issues >> Subject: [AccessD] Vista and the touchpad >> >> Microsoft must hire a special brand of idiots. >> >> I am not finding ANY way to turn off the touchpad in Vista. I have a >> bluetooth mouse which is what I use. The touchpad is still enabled, and >> even worse is set to use a tap as a mouse click, so my thumb is always >> touching the touchpad as I type and the mouse gets moved off to someplace >> where it is not supposed to be. >> >> In XP you could simply select the touchpad and disable it. Vista > apparently >> thinks the touchpad is so critical that they completely prevent you from >> disabling it without uninstalling the driver (which I am about to do). >> >> I NEED THIS TURNED OFF, but it would be nice to be able to get it back if > I >> ever need to use my laptop without the mouse. >> >> I went out and found a driver specifically for the touchpad but even that >> does not (AFAICT) allow you to just disable the damned thing. >> >> Does anyone know how to just disable the damned thing? >> >> Microsoft must hire a special brand of idiots. Nobody's idiots can match >> Microsoft's idiots. >> >> -- >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1429 - Release Date: > 5/12/2008 >> 6:14 PM >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1429 - Release Date: > 5/12/2008 >> 6:14 PM >> >>