Touch screen not working

This may have been what you've already done but, just in case it isn't, it's certainly worth a shot:

Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.

A System Reset does not remove any apps, music, movies, etc. nor does it cause any settings to revert back to default.

Also, you might wish to download the iPad-2 User Guide. Pay special attention to page 162. Note that this Guide also applies to the iPad-1 with IOS 4.3 except for those functions that are not supported by the hardware.

http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad

Finally, the User Guide can be downloaded at no charge via iBooks and a less comprehensive version of the Guide is included as a Safari bookmark.

You might want to call Apple. You're still within the free call period.

800-275-2273

Have your S/N handy when you call.

It worked! Thanks!🙂

debora s wrote:

Do you have the number? The site is so unhelpful that it is difficult to find a phone number to call....

In the U.S.A. (and possibly Canada), 1-800-275-2273. Good luck!

Sooli wrote:

It worked! Thanks!🙂

I'm glad to hear it. I wish that I could have also helped Debora.

The method given above fortunately worked for me.

I thought the iPad was indestructible, or impervious to buggs and suchlike. But my hands were all shaky when I saw my ipad freeze before my eyes and had the screen completely unresponsive. I suppose it was caused by a bad app, as it occurred while I was fiddling through a rather unwieldy interface. Then everything went blank, and I sighed when I saw my lockscreen wallpaper again. Alas! I can click sleep/wake button but the unlock tab was totally frozen. I tried turning off yet still the slider would NOT BUDGE. I was really quivering. Until I chanced upon this helpful discussion and was able to resolve the problem in less than 10 minutes.

I held the sleep.wake button and homescreen button simultaneously until the screen went dead, hooked it up to my laptop, waited for the Apple Logo, and - the best thing since sliced bread - saw my ipad working again.

Uggghh. Again, big thanks to the tip above.

almost the same thing happend to me my ipad 2 screen does not respond to anything and it just started doing it and the sound is the only thing does anything

I had a similar problem. My touchscreen was responding very poorly and sometimes not at all. It took dozens of taps to unlock.

To fix it I had to unlock it and sync it with iTunes, and then do a full restore. Just finished this a half hour ago and so far it works.

I am having the same problem as you. I even called Apple they couldn't help. How did you fixed the problem?

I was fiddling with my iPad last night and suddenly the touch screen couldn't respond. This morning I called an Apple iStore and they were telling me about taking it in for checking and charges .... But hey, I just followed your magic and boom it's up and running. Thanks man

Philly_Phan wrote:

This may have been what you've already done but, just in case it isn't, it's certainly worth a shot:

Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.

A System Reset does not remove any apps, music, movies, etc. nor does it cause any settings to revert back to default.

Also, you might wish to download the iPad-2 User Guide. Pay special attention to page 162. Note that this Guide also applies to the iPad-1 with IOS 4.3 except for those functions that are not supported by the hardware.

http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad

Finally, the User Guide can be downloaded at no charge via iBooks and a less comprehensive version of the Guide is included as a Safari bookmark.

it helped me too...

Uggghh. Again, big thanks to the tip above.