There is similar info in a previous thread here. But it didn't solve my problem.
Basically, my battery ran out (I was draining for a full recharge), and for some reason it sort of freaked out right when forcing the stand-by mode, and when I plugged in and turned it back on, my touchpad wouldn't work. I've looked in my device manager, and there's nothing there that says touchpad.
I've plugged a mouse in and that works fine. The Touchpad shows up in the system tray icon and I can disable and enable it there, but it always acts as if it's disabled (ie: when I touch it, nothing happens).
I've charged it back up, and then uninstalled and reinstalled the driver for it. Still no success.
I've gone and looked in System / Device Manager / Mice and other pointing devices and only my mouse shows up there. If I unplug it, then the option for "Mice and other pointing devices" disappears altogether.
Would replacing my Registry with a backup help with this problem? The only other thing I can think of is removing the battery and the putting it back in to see if that helps. Doesn't look promising.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Ransom
Basically, my battery ran out (I was draining for a full recharge), and for some reason it sort of freaked out right when forcing the stand-by mode, and when I plugged in and turned it back on, my touchpad wouldn't work. I've looked in my device manager, and there's nothing there that says touchpad.
I've plugged a mouse in and that works fine. The Touchpad shows up in the system tray icon and I can disable and enable it there, but it always acts as if it's disabled (ie: when I touch it, nothing happens).
I've charged it back up, and then uninstalled and reinstalled the driver for it. Still no success.
I've gone and looked in System / Device Manager / Mice and other pointing devices and only my mouse shows up there. If I unplug it, then the option for "Mice and other pointing devices" disappears altogether.
Would replacing my Registry with a backup help with this problem? The only other thing I can think of is removing the battery and the putting it back in to see if that helps. Doesn't look promising.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Ransom
