Howard was responding too and your email was directed to him, I was just 
saying I was going to jump in and answer that one. Well, I may have a net to 
check in to at 4 today but if no one shows up to run it which is usually the 
case on Saturday I'll shoot over to 40 meters and talk to everyone there.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600 
Laptop


> Sorry, John.
>
> I really do know who you are!!!  (big grin)
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600
> Laptop
>
>
>> I'm not Howard, but the fn key is usually next to the control key or keys
>> if
>> you have 2, you can always count on one on the left hand side though of
>> the
>> spacebar.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600
>> Laptop
>>
>>
>>>    Howard:
>>>
>>> What's the FN key, and where do you typically find it?
>>>
>>> I just got the laptop this morning, so may try working with it a bit
>>> before
>>> diving into the Stu Perry 160 meter contest later this afternoon when 
>>> the
>>> band opens up.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 7:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600
>>> Laptop
>>>
>>>
>>>> Tom,
>>>>
>>>> Jason's message made me think of another easy possibility for you.
>>>>
>>>> All or most of the functions, F1 through F12 have other functions
>>>> related
>>>> to
>>>> your laptop's hardware if you press the FN key, hold it down and press
>>>> one
>>>> of the function keys.
>>>>
>>>> The operation is usually a toggle, turning something on or off.  The
>>>> operation most likely will not talk so don't do this at random or you
>>>> may
>>>> cause a problem that will be hard to figure out.
>>>>
>>>> On my Toshiba laptop, for example, the F8 key with the FN key turns the
>>>> wireless on and off, the F11 key with the FN turns the number pad on 
>>>> and
>>>> off, etc.
>>>>
>>>> There may be a touch pad on and off on these function keys.
>>>> Unfortunately,
>>>> the indications on the function keys are little icons that are 
>>>> sometimes
>>>> hard to figure out what they mean, however, there is a little message
>>>> that
>>>> comes up on the screen that your XYL can read as you try these keys.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>>
>>>> Howard #3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "jason" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600
>>>> Laptop
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello there I have a Del Inspiron 710 and I disable my touchpad by
>>>>> pushing the key after the f12 key and that key disables or enables my
>>>>> touch pad however you can go into your system tray and look for
>>>>> samantics touch pad or del touch pad what ever brand of computer you
>>>>> are
>>>>> using and hit enter on samantic touch pad or what ever your touch pad
>>>>> is
>>>>> called and go threw the optionss that way.
>>>>> On 12/28/2012 4:08 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>>>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regarding the Windows XP laptop I'm about to acquire for use in the
>>>>>> ham
>>>>>> shack, does anyone know what steps are needed to disable the touchpad
>>>>>> mouse?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As we all know, disabling the mouse is helpful, since it prevents us
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> accidentally winding up in no man's land when in the middle of
>>>>>> computer
>>>>>> work, like contest logging for example.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> This is Jason known as BlindFury
>>>>
>>
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