mousepad removal

[H34DhUnT3r]

Hi,

Short question:
How to remove the mousepad from the hardware list?

I have tried the default action of rightclick => uninstall, but that doesn't work
I've been trying a lot, but it just won't work.

Anyone has a solution?

Greetings,
H34DhUnT3r[NL]

 

[DDRtists]

...A mouse pad is the thing you set your mouse on so it has something to see. A mouse pad isn't hardware at all...

I hope you mean mouse?

 

[DreamZ]

Access Device Manager and Remove the it from there.

 

[H34DhUnT3r]

wrong word :banghead:

i meant touchpad (the "mouse" on a laptop)

anyways i've tried removing it with device manager, but it says it needs to be rebooted, so i did. After the reboot it again sits pretty in the list.. it's very annoying..

Sidenote: I don't want it just to be disabled, I want it removed from the hardware list, cuz Trine (game) picks out the mice and keyboards from the device list and it defaults to the touchpad etc. in short: want it removed from device manager

 

[DDRtists]

It might be a hardcoded hardware device that is added each time it gets rebooted.

 

[Prometheus]

You should be able to disable it.

 

[H34DhUnT3r]

So, it's not possible to remove it? :S

To clearify:
This is what I tried to remove the device

Spoiler

(The highlighted text means "uninstall")
After that it says to reboot, so i do. After the reboot it's back again.


Greetings,
H34DhUnT3r[NL]

 

[DreamZ]

So, it's not possible to remove it? :S

To clearify:
This is what I tried to remove the device

Spoiler

(The highlighted text means "uninstall")
After that it says to reboot, so i do. After the reboot it's back again.


Greetings,
H34DhUnT3r[NL]

Did you try doing it in safe mode? or your computers admin account?

 

[cleeezzz]

some laptops have a button that disable the touch pad (usually near the touchpad)

others might have the touchpad application in the taskbar next to the clock, and you could disable it if its there.

 

[tom_mai78101]

I do not think it's uninstallable. I have a laptop, but I would not prefer you to uninstall it.

If you have to uninstall it, you must pry open your laptop case, remove the pins that connects from the touchpad to the motherboard, and take the touchpad and related stuffs out, close the case, and then you're done.

Another way is to go to the BIOS, disable the touchpad from there, then uninstall in Safe Mode with administrator rights, then you might as well remove the drivers for the touchpad, then you're through.

However, the latter is usually not a generic solution. So, if your BIOS can't disable the touchpad, skip that part.

 

[cleeezzz]

lol i dont think opening the laptop to uninstall it is a great idea O_O.

just a question, why do you want to uninstall it anyway.

(sometimes i guess it gets annoying if you accidently touch the area)

 

[H34DhUnT3r]

well i finally got rid of it
I disabled internal pointing device in the BIOS and uninstalled it in device manager. That worked

I wanted to get rid of it cuz i wanted to play Trine co-op and it would set the touchpad as mouse. which is not that practical to play with and uninstalling the touchpad would be most effective to play it.

off-topic: Trine is a fantastic game! Should def try it out

 

[DDRtists]

...You can set your default mouse in the Control Panel...

 

[H34DhUnT3r]

that still doesn't make it the default mouse in Trine
But i got it working anyways so thx for all replies

 

[DDRtists]

that still doesn't make it the default mouse in Trine
But i got it working anyways so thx for all replies

...Any mouses you have hooked up to your PC should move whatever you're doing, even if you move them at the same time.