Laptop mouse won't move on specific user

[Candora]

There's one user on our XP laptop that won't allow you to move the built-in mouse at all. The keys work fine, so I'm guessing a specific key combination "locked" the mouse.

What is it and how can I undo it?

[soybean]

By "built-in mouse", do you mean the touchpad?

[spacecat9]

create a new user and delete the old account backup the user files first. place them in new account. its the easiest way. I'm not really sure why that happening.

you can choose to leave the files there when deleting the account but the you need to change the privileges to access the document at times. and if you a beginner it maybe tricky if you want to do this just ask I'll feed you the relevant information.

[soybean]

What make and model is that laptop? My Compaq Presario notebook PC has a small button along the back edge of the touch which can be pressed to disable the touchpad. Other makes/models probably feature different ways to disable it.  Perhaps your touchpad got disabled without you knowing it was being disabled.  If so, then you need to know how to enable it.

[Candora]

I don't think it's a hardware feature problem, since it's only on ONE user. The others are okay

Yes I mean the touchpad

All I know is that it's a Toshiba.

[Kurtiskain]

I don't think it's a hardware feature problem, since it's only on ONE user. The others are okay

Yes I mean the touchpad

All I know is that it's a Toshiba.

That one user disabled the touchpad.

Try going into control panel and finding a control applet related to the touchpad with that user...using a USB mouse of course, and if you are familliar enough, the keyboard, using:

CTRL+ESC for start menu, arrow keys for moving around, space for selecting/ticking/changing and if that is too hard...try turning on mouse keys by pushing ALT + SHIFT + Numlock.

[spacecat9]

Ring Toshiba support or email them must be a link on there web site.

http://www.isd.toshiba.com.au/71/live.dll/topic/content/support_page.jsp?CATOID=-15049

theres a frequently asked questions area ma bee

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/worldwide/index.html

what model is it i will look it up for you if such a function exists look under the machine at the compliance or could be on the back it should say Toshiba model numbers and a letter usually

[spacecat9]

SOLVED FOUND THIS WHILE BLOGGING AROUND

 How to disable/re-enable touchpad on toshiba laptops?

I'd do a combo of the "Fn + F9" keys to disable the
touch pad at will.
 THAT PROBABLY MEANS SHIFT+f9

[Kurtiskain]

SOLVED FOUND THIS WHILE BLOGGING AROUND

I'm finding that the touch pad is causing me problems... Normally
(under windows) I'd do a combo of the "Fn + F9" keys to disable the
touch pad at will.
Is there some way to make this work or perhaps some other way to
change it's parameters?

Laptop Fn+F# keys are almost never the same when it comes to different manufacturers....are you sure that's for Toshiba? Fn+F9 on my laptop puts it into hibernation

[spacecat9]

YES THIS IS FOR A TOSHIBA

[spacecat9]

FIND OUT THE MODLE AND I WILL FIND THE SPECIFICS FOR YOU OK. any way if you go to control panel and then select system and maintenance then select system it may display the model number there c how you go.

[Kurtiskain]

Geez settle down give the OP a rest dammnit they cant be expected to wait 24/7 for your replies....

[spacecat9]

whats the OP. im just doing stuff i got two machines keeps me busy. fallout 3 on one and yeah...

[spacecat9]

i got ya just realised your not the one with the problem its cool sorry though you were wasn't paying enough attention

[BC_Programmer]

The user whose mouse is not working likely disabled the touchpad (been said... just reiterating)

Open Control panel (Windows Key+R, Type "Control", Enter.)

Once in control panel, Press Tab, and use the arrow keys to navigate to "Mouse" (beneath Hardware and Sound)... press enter on it, of course. The mouse properties dialog should appear. to get the "device settings" tab, press tab until a dotted line appears on one of the tabs (on my Toshiba laptop, it's the Buttons tab). Once there, use the arrow keys to move over to  the "Device Settings" tab.

If our prediction is correct, then the "Synaptics Touchpad" device in the listbox will have been set to be "disabled". Press tab until the listbox is highlighted, move the selection to the touchpad (it will probably already be there), tab again to select the "Enable" button, and push enter.


This, with any luck, will re-enable the touchpad. Assuming it will work- a USB mouse would make this far easier... (less tabbing)

I'd do a combo of the "Fn + F9" keys to disable the
touch pad at will.
 THAT PROBABLY MEANS SHIFT+f9

Actually- surprisingly enough, it means Fn+F9.