Sorry: I meant the e-mail reply below to go to Fredrick, not Mark.
Duhhhhhhhh!
This is what working with computers all afternoon does to you. HI! HI!
73 again from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: turning touch-pad mouse off on new laptop
> Mark:
>
> This is what I have been doing so far.
>
> I can get to the "mouse" option, but when I hit enter on it, I just get a
> bunch of "buttons" lists I can't read, and some options regarding pointer
> speed, etc.. There is a hardware tab also, but that just seems to list
the
> kind of touch-pad mouse it is.
>
> I'll keep trying, though, and get some sighted assistance if needed.
>
> Please keep those suggestions coming, folks, if you have them.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: turning touch-pad mouse off on new laptop
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > You might try going to the start menu then settings, control panel,
> and
> > look for any thing having to do with the mouse settings there. Just a
> > thought.
> > God bless,
> > Mark WZ0K
> > God loves you!
> > My personal prayer book.
> > Add your prayer or pray for others at the following link.
> >
>
http://prayerbook.homewithgod.com/cgi-bin/prayerbook/multi.pl?131961113534708:24:0
> >
> > http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> > http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
> >
> > http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: off topic: turning touch-pad mouse off on new laptop
> >
> >
> > > Hi Tom;
> > > I can't speak for all computers but I have seen a laptop that has a
> button
> > > on the system tray. You then get into a section that lets you adjust
> the
> > > sensitivity of the touch pad.
> > > Nothing quite as annoying as touching a touch pad when you don't
intend
> > > to.
> > > Rich
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:25 PM
> > > Subject: off topic: turning touch-pad mouse off on new laptop
> > >
> > >
> > > Folks:
> > >
> > > Forgive me for bugging you about another "off topic" issue, but I have
> an
> > > issue here that is driving me nuts.
> > >
> > > I'm working with the new laptop that the University just got me, and I
> > > need
> > > to know how to disable the touch-pad mouse. The computer is a Dell
> > > Lattitude 610 laptop. I'm using Jaws 7.0, and the operating system is
> > > Windows XP pro.
> > >
> > > I need to disable the mouse because, as I'm sure you understand, the
> > > slightest wrong move on the laptop where the mouse is gets me off into
> "no
> > > man's land".
> > >
> > > I tried attaching the supplied USB mouse, in hopes that this would
> > > over-ride
> > > the touch-pad mouse, but, alas, it didn't.
> > >
> > > Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > >
> >
>
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