Jumping mouse

Jellynailer

My wireless mouse is jumping about as I try to write something and/or opens other sites on my bottom bar. The problem is worste when I try to write on line but also occurs when I write on Word. I think the problem is faulty touch pad (I cannot use this because I wear gloves due to severe hand eczema).

I have tried to disable the pad but cannot find how to do this on my Windows 7 pc. New mice, a wired mouse and covering the touch pad have all made no difference.

Please note that I tried Windows 10 but hated its intrusiveness: after an excessively long update I found that it had reversed all my settings!

Neil_Jones

On most laptops you press FN and a number to turn off the touchpad.

HillStreetBlues

It should be in control panel
Device Manager>Mice and Other Pointing Devices. Right click Trackpad, select disable.

Jellynailer

I tried the FN solution to no avail. This solution revealed no Trackpad link as shown below.

HillStreetBlues

That's a PS/2 port, very old school. and there is should be a trackpad listed.
It's possible that somehow the trackpad is being wrongly assigned.  If you haven't anything plugged into that PS/2 port then I would disabled it.

You could also try finding the drivers for the TP

PHK

You’ve mentioned PC rather than laptop, so a touchpad is likely to either be built into a keyboard or a separate device that mimics a mouse. 

If it was separate I’m sure you would have unplugged it. So it’s likely built into your keyboard. Did the keyboard come with software?

If you are actually using a laptop please can you let us know the make and model. 

Jellynailer

Thank you PHK for pointing this out.  It is a laptop (Sorry - was born before the flood!)  The good news is that, following advice from Hill Street Blues, I think I may have sorted it by means of a driver update from Dell.  Uninstalling the PS2 did not work because, after reboot, it reinstalled again.  However, I have had a new problem while writing this = has twice scrolled to the top i.e to my thread and it is hard to get it down again.

Have tried to uninstall the Touchpad but it reinstalled again!

Jellynailer

After hours of trial and error I have finally got it sorted = have worked out how to disable the touchpad = via mouse settings. Thank you SO MUCH. I would not have got there without all your help, especially that from Hill Street Blues.