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More info?)
Don't know what to tell you. Have you looked around the rest of Device
Manager for the item?
BIOS might also have a control to disable the thing. Hold down the F1
key at startup to get the "Easy-Setup" menu.
Looking at IBM site, if you don't have "ThinkPad Features" program
installed, you might try this app:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=DSHY-3XZMX3
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
"sthompson" <sthompson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA86279A-AC5C-4DA5-A2ED-3EB437159478@microsoft.com...
> ya i know where the thinkpad program is . but this laptop does not
> have that
> .and this is windows 98 laptop. i have went in the device manager tab
> under
> mouse and the only mouse i see is the ps2 mouse
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
>> Look on page 116 of the following PDF file"
>>
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/380dug.pdf
>>
>> If you don't know how to start the "ThinkPad Features Program", then
>> see
>> page 28. If you still can't get the program to work, right-click My
>> Computer, then click Properties. In the Device Manager tab, look for
>> TrackPoint. Probably under mouse category. Double-click that item and
>> in
>> the panel that comes up check "Disable in this Hardware Profile". OK
>> your way out.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS MVP Shell/User
>>
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
>>
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
>>
>> "sthompson" <sthompson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:71FA9FD4-E666-4A4D-918F-F538391E2E37@microsoft.com...
>> > ibm 380d thinkpad windows 98
>> >
>> > "Ron Badour" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What make and model laptop do you have? Maybe someone can help
>> >> with
>> >> that
>> >> info provided.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>> >> Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> >> Knowledge Base Info:
>> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "sthompson" <sthompson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:3DDB79BF-69F0-4D31-8088-1CF7CB93D664@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Ya it works like that but that little erase type mouse on my
>> >> > laptop
>> >> > their
>> >> > is
>> >> > something wrong with it . the mouse pointer slowly moves by
>> >> > itself
>> >> > every
>> >> > once
>> >> > in a while even with the ps2 mouse plugged into it. but if i
>> >> > knew
>> >> > how to
>> >> > disable the erase mouse then i would not have that problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ron Badour" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On my laptop, all I do is plug the mouse in to a USB port and
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> works--have
>> >> >> you tried this on your W98 system?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>> >> >> Tips:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>> >> >> Knowledge Base Info:
>> >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "sthompson" <sthompson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:1573DF3F-0FF6-4450-BFC7-9AED66075DF7@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > The little button mouse on the keyboard on my windows 98
>> >> >> > laptop
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > giving
>> >> >> > me
>> >> >> > problems. Its like it is being pushed down so the mouse
>> >> >> > pointer
>> >> >> > moves
>> >> >> > very
>> >> >> > slowly to the left i want to know is there a way to disable
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > mouse
>> >> >> > so
>> >> >> > i
>> >> >> > can use a regular mouse
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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