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Is there a way I can disable the touchpad (when I'm using a mouse)?

I want to disable the touchpad because I often accidentally tap the touchpad while typing, often clicking something I did not intend to click.

The laptop I have been using before (Acer Aspire something) had a Fn+??? key combination to toggle the touchpad, but unfortunately, my Dell Studio XPs 16 does not.

I know it is possible with the custom drivers, but I would prefer not to use them (hence the bloatware tag).

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Duplicate of: superuser.com/questions/13803/… ? – Brian Knoblauch Aug 16 '10 at 17:00
All of those answers either point to installing the custom software, or physically disconnecting it. I'm not really confortable with that last thing. – horsedrowner Aug 16 '10 at 21:09
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If you're running Windows 7, 64bit, go to the synaptec website and download the new 64bit driver/software, it will have additional settings allowing you to at the least reduce the pressure settings for the device.

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Although in my question I was looking for ways without installing this, I settled with this anyway. – horsedrowner Nov 11 '10 at 6:52
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Disable it in Device manager.

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I have HID device and PS/2 compatible device, the HID is my USB mouse, and the PS/2 compatible device can't be disabled (greyed out) – horsedrowner Aug 16 '10 at 21:08
Your right, it cannot be disabled, all I can suggest is to affix a thin piece of cardboard or similar over top of the touch pad. – Moab Aug 17 '10 at 0:48
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