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help please - touchpad on compaq laptop

was using my laptop and reading when my dinner was ready so put the book on the keyboard of my laptop
my son took the laptop 20 mins later and the touchpad wont respond - im hoping and assuming that the book pressed something to maybe lock the touchpad but i would have no idea what ??

any ideas you lovely clever lot of techies please ??
:j MFi3 wannabee :j
mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
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  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    have you restarted it?
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  • ~daisy~_2
    ~daisy~_2 Posts: 2,566 Forumite
    yes about 4 times now
    :j MFi3 wannabee :j
    mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
    mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
  • ~daisy~_2
    ~daisy~_2 Posts: 2,566 Forumite
    ok when i get to the log on screen the curser moves normally and under the user picture - me - it says locked

    im guessing thats why the touchpad isnt moving !! anyone know how to unlock this ??

    many thanks :)
    :j MFi3 wannabee :j
    mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
    mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    it will be function and an F key that has a hand on it
    My acer is function (Fn) and F7, but thats the acer
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  • ~daisy~_2
    ~daisy~_2 Posts: 2,566 Forumite
    nope cant see one of those ??
    :j MFi3 wannabee :j
    mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
    mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    do you have a touchpad icon in the bottom right corner in taskbar?
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  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I think you have turned it off in windows hence why it works just before it boots. A reason why never to lay books on the keyboard, other is you close the lid and break the screen
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  • ~daisy~_2
    ~daisy~_2 Posts: 2,566 Forumite
    not sure - cant hoover the curser over it to see
    :j MFi3 wannabee :j
    mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
    mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
  • ~daisy~_2
    ~daisy~_2 Posts: 2,566 Forumite
    davester wrote: »
    it will be function and an F key that has a hand on it
    My acer is function (Fn) and F7, but thats the acer

    thats brightness on the compaq
    :j MFi3 wannabee :j
    mortgage owing 04.07 £36,000
    mortgage owing 07.10 £0 !!!!
  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    well on my Dell its mute or some other thing called Caret Browsing,
    Survey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £574
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