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climbhi
Infrared Wave
USA
361 Posts |
 Posted - 02/19/2003 : 04:22:36
I have a compaq notebook computer and don't get me wrong I love it, but there is one part that I absolutely hate. Whenever I type my palms manage to come close enough to the little mouse finger mover arounder thing (?) to activate it and move the cursor somewhere else in the message. So all the sudden I'm typing jibberish in the middle of some other paragraph. Does anyone else with labtops experience this same problem?"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." --Mark Twain
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FZ
Gamma Wave
United Kingdom
2222 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2003 : 09:56:10
It's called the touchpad. And no, my laptop crashes too often for me to reach that stage. Maybe you should raise it with compaq's customer relations and feedback section?-------------
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FZ 11/14/2002
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Jenn
Visible Light Wave
Australia
541 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2003 : 03:30:37
climbhi i know exactly what your talking about... well it used to happen to me.. dont know why it doesnt happen anymore..
mine prefers to crash on me more...i guess you'll just have to be more weary of where ur hands are when ur typing..... or something... just dont touch the touch pad hehe
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Greg Bernhardt
Radio Wave
USA
2001 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2003 : 04:21:32
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compaq
Don't buy compaq, problem solved.admin@physicsforums.com
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climbhi
Infrared Wave
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2003 : 21:44:58
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Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt:
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compaq
Don't buy compaq, problem solved.admin@physicsforums.com
http://www.physicspost.com
I don't know man, I love everything else about mine, its never crashed once on me, its super fast was relatively cheap for what came with it and is all around a good machine, only thing I'd change is having one of those little red joystick mouses between the g,h, and b keys instead of the stupid touch pad. "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." --Mark Twain
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STAii
X-Ray Wave
Jordan
1376 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2003 : 07:47:15
Wow ! so all the guys here have notebooks ...I don't know how to solve the problem, but temporarly you may want to use the arrows and the PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, HOME and END buttons on the keyboard, it may seem hard at the begining but it worths the hardness of it. Always check the INSERT button to see wether it is off or on (my insert button is so near to teh back space button that i always press it accidently, and suddenly i find myself overwritting some of what i types instead of actually adding to it  )
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Jenn
Visible Light Wave
Australia
541 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2003 : 08:45:04
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Always check the INSERT button to see wether it is off or on (my insert button is so near to teh back space button that i always press it accidently, and suddenly i find myself overwritting some of what i types instead of actually adding to it
haha yup i used to do that alot.. my now my insert key is right next to the control button... soooooo it happens even more now!!
and the "end" key is right next too the shift key, the"home" key is right next to backspace
so yeah..., kinda confusign when the cursor just jumps around the screen!
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J-Man
Visible Light Wave
USA
744 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2003 : 19:22:50
You could also disable the touchpad and plug in a real mouse.just a thought...
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Greg Bernhardt
Radio Wave
USA
2001 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2003 : 21:12:27
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You could also disable the touchpad and plug in a real mouse.
Same with a USB keyboard. admin@physicsforums.com
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