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September 21st, 2003 00:00
Position of cursor changes while typing
I have in inspiron 4100 for about 14 months. I have noticed that while typing, the cursor my move back to a different position in the line, move to a previous line, or jump to another text box altogether. It drives me crazy that when I type, I never know if there is some combination of keys or if I accidently touch something to make the cursor change position.
Is there by default some combination of keys that cause cursor movement. It has happened 4 times while typing this message.
Can this be turned off?
Tom P.
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iceblade44
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January 27th, 2004 04:00
I don't know if you have fixed this problem yet, but I had the same problem until I just figured out to download the appropriate driver to fix it...
Go to: http://support.dell.com
Then to: Downloads (on the left-hand side of the screen)
Then, under "Select Your Download Category", select "Input Device Drivers". Also, choose your operating system. For me, Windows XP.
Ok, now hopefully you should have as an option "Synaptics Touchpad" - That's it! Click on that link, and follow the directions. I had better luck downloading the file with FTP.
Once you download this file and restart your computer, open up control panels to Mouse, then find where it says turn off Tap-To-Click.
Hopefully that helps. I understand your frustration!
Brandon
blackblackhamme
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March 9th, 2004 10:00
LINK: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_input&message.id=20305.
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abbeyfield
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December 20th, 2012 11:00
When I type a line the cursor jumps back down the line and inserts the letters that I have just typed. If I move the insertion point off the screen it helps a little
but I am sure that this is not right. Help, help, help please!
abbeyfield
francisco8104
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January 18th, 2013 09:00
Try installing "touchfreeze" it freezes the touchpad while typing text. https://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/
roshanpmrc
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March 6th, 2013 22:00
If you’re using a laptop, I suspect your mouse touchpad is so sensitive that it's picking up your hands as they move over it even without them touching it. Look around for a way to turn off or reduce the sensitivity of the touchpad.
In Windows XP:
1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager button.
4. Find Touchpad in the list. (May be inside Mice and other pointing devices.)
5. Expand it, right-click on it and Disable it (Don't Uninstall it!)
In Windows Vista (possibly Windows 7 too)
1. Right-click Computer and select Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager link on the left.
4. Continue as in Step 4, above.
Hope that helps.