I hate Touchpads!

[gomisweird]

So I have a VGN FE880E and I just came to visit my family over the weekend, now all of a sudden, my Alps Pointing Devine (touchpad) DOES NOT WORK.

I've tried system restore, i've tried reinstalling the drivers from the website and NONE WORK. Im so frustrated!

[C++]

You aren't the only one mate. This is why my soul belongs to ThinkPads.

Once you try a TrackPoint -- not to be confused with Dell, Sony, or any other company's cheap pointing stick offerings -- you never go back.

[revvo]

And that is why I will never be able to leave the ThinkPads and Latitudes. The trackpoint's way better than the touchpad.

Once you go track you never go back :D

[gomisweird]

can someone actually help

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I am terribly useess with those nipple things, had an IBM and always had to bring a mouse along for the ride.

[CookieMonsterGal]

I hate the touchpad on my laptop, I rather use a real mouse :)

[C++]

can someone actually help

Sorry mate, didn't think you were actually looking for help... Just thought you wanted to express your hatred towards touch pads since that's how you titled the thread and it isn't posted in the hardware help section.

Have you uninstalled the old software before re-installing it? Have you checked that the touch pad is still enabled in the BIOS? What's Device Manager say about it?

[GreenMartian]

If it suddenly stops working, and System Restore / reinstallation of the driver failed to fix it, I'm inclined to think it's a hardware issue.

PS: I'm a nipple guy myself. I refuse to buy laptops with no nipples :p

[accesser]

With a bit of luck it will be drivers and not hardware, I did a quick Google Image search but did not find a good pic if your laptop.

Does it have buttons on the same part as the touchpad do they work ?, I've never noticed any options to disable touchpads in the bios of mylaptop but could be worth checking, If you have the time I'd also try a CD bootable os like Knoppix or ubuntu see if it works in another OS

[CoolCatBad]

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-downl...49&os_id=28

I hate them too, always carry a USB mouse.

[gomisweird]

God damnit! I DONT WANNA REINSTALL VISTA!

[accesser]

If everything ok in Device manager ?

[+shift. MVC]

Anything like this in the device manager?

[gomisweird]

http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=toyucqa4.jpg

[+shift. MVC]

Not keyboards, press the "+" next to "Mouse and other pointing devices"

[gomisweird]

just says "HID COMPLIANT MOUSE" which im guessing is the USB mouse im using now

[revvo]

yep you're missing drivers or something to install. I avoid using system restore though, better to try drivers that Sony has or search other solutions than resorting to a system restore, or a reinstall for the sake of a mouse.

[HawkMan]

you probably allready did this, but...

have you tried the Fn key to enabl/disable thepad, or on some laptops there's a dedicated key or even toggle switch for the pad.

[evo0o]

as hawkman said, have you tried the Fn key to enable and disable the touch pad? because for my acer laptop fn f7 does that...

[gomisweird]

I've tried fn F7 and its just the LCD settings. On a seperate note, on the esupport website, only ONE of the two installations actually work. One of them lets me install it and goes all the way to where I have to click on "Finish". The other opens up says "preparing to install" then then immediately closes!

Also, they features around the touchpad itself dont work either like the right, left click buttons right beneath the touchpad itself.

[HawkMan]

sounds like you disabled it. take a photo of youre keyboard and we can tell you wich ky to press with Fn to enable it again :)

[Brandon]

Me on the other hand can't stand the trackpoints. After extended use my finger really starts to hurt from the pressure of constantly having my finger on it

[gomisweird]

[gomisweird]

Bump please. I really do not want to spend $299 on this. :( :(

[+shift. MVC]

Is this the driver that you installed?

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-downl...49&os_id=28

Cause for all intents and purposes installing that (which I believe someone already suggested) should do the trick.

By the way, disabling the touch pad does not remove the touch pad driver from the Device properties.

And this is just a shot in the dark, but maybe try doing this? I doubt it'll work but it's always worth a try :huh:

http://piyushgaryali.wordpress.com/2006/08...nable-it-again/