Dell Latitude D830 laptop - disable touchpad

Question

The touch pad is a real pain because it seems to pickup my hand as I'm typing. I never use it the touchpad, I prefer using the the finger pointer on the keyboard between letters G-H-B.

Is there a way to disable the touchpad?

Answer 1

Do you have the "Dell Touchpad" icon in the System Tray, near the clock?

If yes,

• Right-click on it and select "Touchpad Properties"
• Click on "Device Select"
• Set the "Touchpad" to "Disable"

If you don't have the icon, you can install the Dell Touchpad application from Dell's website (link here).