Randy Palmer
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Q: Track Pad not working

Mouse curser not working, reinstalled Leopard with no luck.

Curser worked fine with boot disc and seems to move until desktop loads, then freezes up.

G4, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Apr 16, 2012 6:34 PM

by Randy Palmer,Solvedanswer
Randy Palmer Randy Palmer
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A:

Thanks, Texas Mac Man, but no luck doing that either.

 

But I got to track pad settings by using a USB mouse and it said track pad was disabled because keyboard shortcuts was active (or something like that) so I clicked on that and it fixed the problem.

Don't know how it got changed in the first place unless there is a key shortcut for that. My dog jumps up on me sometimes wile I'm on the computer and hits the keyboard, I'm blaming her......lol

 

Thanks for your response and I hope this will help others.

Posted on Apr 18, 2012 9:26 AM

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  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Apr 16, 2012 10:16 PM in response to Randy Palmer
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    Apr 16, 2012 10:16 PM in response to Randy Palmer

    Is the battery swollen? That can inhibit proper trackpad function.

  • by Randy Palmer,

    Randy Palmer Randy Palmer Apr 17, 2012 8:26 AM in response to Allan Jones
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    Apr 17, 2012 8:26 AM in response to Allan Jones

    Thanks Allan, but this was not the problem, won't work even with the battery out and running only on power supply. will work with a usb mouse but the track pad stops when desktop comes on.

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man Apr 17, 2012 2:59 PM in response to Randy Palmer
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    Apr 17, 2012 2:59 PM in response to Randy Palmer

    Reset the trackpad by placing your entire palm directly onto the whole trackpad for 3 to 4 seconds, and then remove your hand from the trackpad in one smooth motion. In most cases, trackpad operation will return to normal.

     

     Cheers, Tom

  • by Randy Palmer,Solvedanswer

    Randy Palmer Randy Palmer Apr 18, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Texas Mac Man
    Level 1 (15 points)
    Apr 18, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

    Thanks, Texas Mac Man, but no luck doing that either.

     

    But I got to track pad settings by using a USB mouse and it said track pad was disabled because keyboard shortcuts was active (or something like that) so I clicked on that and it fixed the problem.

    Don't know how it got changed in the first place unless there is a key shortcut for that. My dog jumps up on me sometimes wile I'm on the computer and hits the keyboard, I'm blaming her......lol

     

    Thanks for your response and I hope this will help others.