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I'm getting very frustrated with this. I know I can use an external mouse and disable the touch pad, but that isn't always convenient.
I'm running Windows 7 on an EEEPc 900HA
th3dude
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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On my netbook, how can I disable the touch pad while I'm typing to avoid bumping it?
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If you're using Windows XP and the Synaptics driver is installed on your Eee PC you can find advanced settings here:
edit: install the Windows Vista Driver from the Synaptics support page (no Win7 driver available yet, but the Vista driver works.
(I'm 99% sure, the 900HA features the Synaptics touchpad, the ElanTec touchpad for the Eee PC was introduced later with the 901)
If you want to disable the touchpad altogether, try TouchFreeze or MS DevCon (can't say whether they work with 7 though).
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TouchFreeze is exactly what you're looking for, the touchpad is disabled only when you are typing:
Annoyed when you are typing a document and accidentally the palm of your hand brushes the touchpad, changing the position of the cursor in your document or accidentally clicking on an option. TouchFreeze is simple utility for Windows NT/2000/XP that solves this problem. It automatically disables touchpad while you are typing text. Like syndaemon on x-windows.
John T
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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As of now, it supports Win7, too. – ivan_pozdeev – 2018-02-22T19:19:18.290
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Depending on you OS (with the eee-pc I assume it's some linux variant) you may be able to configure the touchpad - those instructions are for Ubuntu, but maybe be useful for other distributions (not sure what is native on the eee-pc).
Tim Lytle
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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Depending on your model, there may be a switch on the keyboard to switch off the track pad. You can switch it off before doing a bunch of typing, it's little more effort than clicking a mouse button.
Dour High Arch
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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There are often options in touchpad drivers to disable the trackpad while typing. Since you don't say what hardware or OS you have, there's no way to be more specific.
wfaulk
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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Updated my question. – th3dude – 2009-09-29T19:14:34.730
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Go to Control Panel / Mouse / Pointer Options.
Is Hide pointer while typing unchecked ?
harrymc
Posted 2009-09-29T02:58:12.950
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No, it's checked. – th3dude – 2009-10-07T20:41:25.083
If you uncheck it and click OK, there's a good chance that the problem is solved. – harrymc – 2009-10-08T08:57:03.403
You can also cut out a piece of construction paper and place it over the touchpad. I did this on a computer that would not allow it to be disabled. The added benefit was that you could re-enable it easily just by removing the paper from the touchpad. So the touchpad stops crashing into the mountain resulting in such a travesty and allows it to abide nicely while you are typing. – Axxmasterr – 2010-05-07T16:47:12.673
I'm also 99% sure that that the 900HA has the Synaptics touchpad. I never thought to install the driver because 1) no Win7 version and 2) it works out of the box. Never thought to try the Vista drivers, should work. I'll respond when I get home tonight to try it. Thanks! – th3dude – 2009-09-29T20:01:28.037
This doesn't work. There aren't any options to disable while typing. Am I missing something? There are only options to change button actions in that properties dialog. Any help? – th3dude – 2009-10-05T02:48:13.600
no, you can't disable the touchpad, only adjust the sensitivity, edited my answer. – None – 2009-10-05T11:22:08.047
Thanks. Is the link to TouchFreeze correct? It's linking to the Synaptics site. – th3dude – 2009-10-05T15:34:45.767
it is now :) sorry – None – 2009-10-05T16:18:31.590
1Sorry for the delay, but I was finally able to download TouchFreeze and it works great. Thanks! – th3dude – 2009-10-07T20:45:30.487
very well, good to know it works with Windows 7 – None – 2009-10-07T22:31:28.917