touchpad-click-problem

[Guest]

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I am in urgent need of any advice to solve a touchpad problem that just came
out of nowhere.

I have a laptop with a synaptics touchpad. I am able to move the cursor
around the screen. However, left clicking on anything produces no results.
Occasionally the right click will work on certain areas such as the task bar
- although a left click is needed to activate a selection. I am able to
access some programs using the arrow, tab keys, etc. and applications seem to
work - but I am unable to navigate to all needed areas.

When moving the cursor over areas such as a link in IE it will show the url
etc. Its just the clicking which no longer seems to function.

Unfortunately I am unable to use the restore function, and I also have the
same problem while in safe mode.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[Guest]

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Reinstalling the drivers for touchpad would resolved the issue.

Cheers,
RnJ


"John66" wrote:

> I am in urgent need of any advice to solve a touchpad problem that just came
> out of nowhere.
>
> I have a laptop with a synaptics touchpad. I am able to move the cursor
> around the screen. However, left clicking on anything produces no results.
> Occasionally the right click will work on certain areas such as the task bar
> - although a left click is needed to activate a selection. I am able to
> access some programs using the arrow, tab keys, etc. and applications seem to
> work - but I am unable to navigate to all needed areas.
>
> When moving the cursor over areas such as a link in IE it will show the url
> etc. Its just the clicking which no longer seems to function.
>
> Unfortunately I am unable to use the restore function, and I also have the
> same problem while in safe mode.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[natalie]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

before i used to be able to to tap the touchpad itself in order to click
without having to use those cumbersome buttons. But, some how, god know how,
i have messed this up and this no longer works and I can't seem to figure
out how to turn it back on. Could somebody please help me asap!!!its really
annoying hvaing to use those stupid buttons!!!