My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista with
Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for it, all goes
well.

However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad to be
disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the mouse plugged in
the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like to have it disabled when I
am doing something that requires a lot of continuous typing. I know how to
disable/enable it by boring down through the control panel. Is there a way
to assign a shortcut key on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling?
That way I wouldn't have to get out my drill and do the boring.

Thank you.

In news:ONydnd10pMIf6-TXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker,
Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:09:38 -0400:
> My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista with
> Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for it, all
> goes well.
>
> However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad to be
> disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the mouse
> plugged in the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like to have
> it disabled when I am doing something that requires a lot of
> continuous typing. I know how to disable/enable it by boring down
> through the control panel. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key
> on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling? That way I wouldn't
> have to get out my drill and do the boring.
>
> Thank you.

Well I have some thoughts. One is the change that you are making
probably also changes the registry. If true, you can create a reg file
and run it with a hotkey. One to enable it and one to disable it.

Another is most touchpads have a setting to disable the touchpad while
you are typing. That is what I use. So no need to enable or disable it
all of the time. There is also a PalmCheck Guard setting too.

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
news:h5bvqe$356$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> In news:ONydnd10pMIf6-TXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker,
> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:09:38 -0400:
>> My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista with
>> Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for it, all
>> goes well.
>>
>> However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad to be
>> disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the mouse
>> plugged in the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like to have
>> it disabled when I am doing something that requires a lot of
>> continuous typing. I know how to disable/enable it by boring down
>> through the control panel. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key
>> on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling? That way I wouldn't
>> have to get out my drill and do the boring.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> Well I have some thoughts. One is the change that you are making
> probably also changes the registry. If true, you can create a reg file
> and run it with a hotkey. One to enable it and one to disable it.

Ok, I certainly willing to do that. The problem is I don't know how :)
>
> Another is most touchpads have a setting to disable the touchpad while
> you are typing. That is what I use. So no need to enable or disable it
> all of the time. There is also a PalmCheck Guard setting too.

Unfortunately, nothing like that shows up when I go to Control
Panel/Mouse/Dell Touchpad on my Windows 7 RC installation. Other touchpad
laptops I have used had a button right above the touchpad to turn it on or
off. The Inspiron doesn't -- at least that I can see.
>
> --
> Bill
> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>
>

Thank you very much Bill. I am interested end pursuing the reg file
approach and am off to broaden my knowledge.

In news:psydnWBaYLIvGeTXnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@posted.widow maker,
Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:10:10 -0400:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:h5bvqe$356$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> In news:ONydnd10pMIf6-TXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker,
>> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:09:38 -0400:
>>> My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista
>>> with Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for it,
>>> all goes well.
>>>
>>> However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad to
>>> be disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the mouse
>>> plugged in the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like to have
>>> it disabled when I am doing something that requires a lot of
>>> continuous typing. I know how to disable/enable it by boring down
>>> through the control panel. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key
>>> on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling? That way I wouldn't
>>> have to get out my drill and do the boring.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> Well I have some thoughts. One is the change that you are making
>> probably also changes the registry. If true, you can create a reg
>> file and run it with a hotkey. One to enable it and one to disable
>> it.
>
> Ok, I certainly willing to do that. The problem is I don't know how
> :)
>>
>> Another is most touchpads have a setting to disable the touchpad
>> while you are typing. That is what I use. So no need to enable or
>> disable it all of the time. There is also a PalmCheck Guard setting
>> too.
>
> Unfortunately, nothing like that shows up when I go to Control
> Panel/Mouse/Dell Touchpad on my Windows 7 RC installation. Other
> touchpad laptops I have used had a button right above the touchpad to
> turn it on or off. The Inspiron doesn't -- at least that I can see.
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
>> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>
> Thank you very much Bill. I am interested end pursuing the reg file
> approach and am off to broaden my knowledge.

Well to start, who is the manufacture of your touchpad and driver? All
of mine are Synaptics.

--
Bill
Windows XP Home SP3 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
news:h5c5pj$fpu$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> In news:psydnWBaYLIvGeTXnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@posted.widow maker,
> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:10:10 -0400:
>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>> news:h5bvqe$356$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> In news:ONydnd10pMIf6-TXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker,
>>> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:09:38 -0400:
>>>> My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista
>>>> with Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for it,
>>>> all goes well.
>>>>
>>>> However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad to
>>>> be disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the mouse
>>>> plugged in the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like to have
>>>> it disabled when I am doing something that requires a lot of
>>>> continuous typing. I know how to disable/enable it by boring down
>>>> through the control panel. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key
>>>> on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling? That way I wouldn't
>>>> have to get out my drill and do the boring.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Well I have some thoughts. One is the change that you are making
>>> probably also changes the registry. If true, you can create a reg
>>> file and run it with a hotkey. One to enable it and one to disable
>>> it.
>>
>> Ok, I certainly willing to do that. The problem is I don't know how
>> :)
>>>
>>> Another is most touchpads have a setting to disable the touchpad
>>> while you are typing. That is what I use. So no need to enable or
>>> disable it all of the time. There is also a PalmCheck Guard setting
>>> too.
>>
>> Unfortunately, nothing like that shows up when I go to Control
>> Panel/Mouse/Dell Touchpad on my Windows 7 RC installation. Other
>> touchpad laptops I have used had a button right above the touchpad to
>> turn it on or off. The Inspiron doesn't -- at least that I can see.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bill
>>> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
>>> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>>
>> Thank you very much Bill. I am interested end pursuing the reg file
>> approach and am off to broaden my knowledge.
>
> Well to start, who is the manufacture of your touchpad and driver? All of
> mine are Synaptics.
>
> --
> Bill
> Windows XP Home SP3 (5.1.2600)
> Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>

Thanks again, Bill

My touchpad and driver are Alps and I downloaded the Alps driver from Dell.

In news:pLqdnZt0LNzzMOTXnZ2dnUVZ_qWdnZ2d@posted.widow maker,
Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:03:57 -0400:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:h5c5pj$fpu$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> In news:psydnWBaYLIvGeTXnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@posted.widow maker,
>> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:10:10 -0400:
>>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
>>> news:h5bvqe$356$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> In news:ONydnd10pMIf6-TXnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@posted.widowmaker,
>>>> Jack Gillis typed on Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:09:38 -0400:
>>>>> My Inspiron 1525 cam with Vista Installed. I have replace Vista
>>>>> with Windows 7 RC and after getting the appropriate drivers for
>>>>> it, all goes well.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, there is one annoying problem. I have set the Touchpad
>>>>> to be disabled when mouse is plugged in. When I don't have the
>>>>> mouse plugged in the Touchpad is enabled. Usually, I would like
>>>>> to have it disabled when I am doing something that requires a lot
>>>>> of continuous typing. I know how to disable/enable it by boring
>>>>> down through the control panel. Is there a way to assign a
>>>>> shortcut key on the keyboard to do the enabling or disabling?
>>>>> That way I wouldn't have to get out my drill and do the boring.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Well I have some thoughts. One is the change that you are making
>>>> probably also changes the registry. If true, you can create a reg
>>>> file and run it with a hotkey. One to enable it and one to disable
>>>> it.
>>>
>>> Ok, I certainly willing to do that. The problem is I don't know how
>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> Another is most touchpads have a setting to disable the touchpad
>>>> while you are typing. That is what I use. So no need to enable or
>>>> disable it all of the time. There is also a PalmCheck Guard setting
>>>> too.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, nothing like that shows up when I go to Control
>>> Panel/Mouse/Dell Touchpad on my Windows 7 RC installation. Other
>>> touchpad laptops I have used had a button right above the touchpad
>>> to turn it on or off. The Inspiron doesn't -- at least that I can
>>> see.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bill
>>>> Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
>>>> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
>>>
>>> Thank you very much Bill. I am interested end pursuing the reg file
>>> approach and am off to broaden my knowledge.
>>
>> Well to start, who is the manufacture of your touchpad and driver?
>> All of mine are Synaptics.
>
> Thanks again, Bill
>
> My touchpad and driver are Alps and I downloaded the Alps driver from
> Dell.

Oh I don't know anything about Alps touchpads. Hopefully someone else
here has one and can check for registry settings.

--
Bill
Windows XP Home SP3 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC