Cursor jumps on Dell laptop while typing

[robrpb]

My sister recently purchased a Dell Inspiron i1764-5955 laptop. At times when she is typing the cursor jumps to a different part of the screen which changes the place where she is typing.

Can the mousepad on the laptop be disabled while she is typing?

Also, is there a way where the mousepad on the laptop can be disabled when an external mouse is plugged into a USB port? Thanks.

[EzyStvy]

Control Panel -> Mouse->there is an option to hide the cursor while typing - disable that to see if it helps.

You can go into Device Manager and disable the touchpad.

[robrpb]

Thanks. I'll try those options and see which one works best for my sister.

[robrpb]

Hide pointer while typing is already checked.

Under mouse in the device manager there are 2 devices showing.
1. HID compliant mouse
2. P/S 2 Compliant mouse

There is no "disable" in the drop down menu for the P/S 2.
There is a disable for the HID compliant mouse and when I disable it the wireless external mouse stops funtioning. What am I missing? Thanks.

[Force Flow]

See if this helps:

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/05/d...top-avoid.html

[robrpb]

Thanks, that looks like what I'm looking for.

[EzyStvy]

Originally Posted by robrpb Hide pointer while typing is already checked.

Your goal was to Disable it - UNcheck it