Right click on my mouse pad on my laptop died completely after a similar malfunction. My solution was to buy an external mouse and abandon the mousepad. It seems to be the internal switches in the mousepad have worn out, and I haven't tried disassembling the unit to see if they are repairable, since the external mouse solved the problem.

Dear Cwarner !

Thanks for advise.

Sorry for late reply due to my limit caused by heavy load-sheddings in my country.

Regards

Hello Haajee:

I will check on this but, from my experience you need to 'let the mouse know you are there' by left clicking before you start doing anything. I do not have a laptop but do have a touch sensitive mouse on my keyboard.

Do you right click by tapping it twice or not?

How old is your laptop? And, have you ever spilled anything on it?

Let me know and I will see what I can find.

Hello Haajee:

Can you please tell me the make and model # of your computer. You are talking about a laptop? Not the Keyboard type sensitive touch thingy?

Hello Haajee, I have looked into it a little and it may be worth trying a couple of things before you give up.......... 1) go to your 'pointing device' properties, and see if you can reset anything. 2) go to the driver site below as you may need a new driver/s. 3) .......Ummm, still waiting for the make and model etc. http://www.answers.com/topic/touchpad

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Dear Babybear thanks for your detailed advice on touch-pad.

I am soory not to say external USB mouse.

I tsted it on my PC & working OK .

Have not checked touch-pad. Will post what the result is.

Thanks

My Dear Babybear !

I owe you some replies to your posts.

In my last reply I told that it the External Mouse. I keep the Touch-pad reserve for

journey.

My Laptop is Toshiba Satelite [probably 115 ] almost 7 years old but little used.

Due to heavy load-shedding now I use it online only. Mouse & Keypad I use Ext-USB.

Further replie if left later.

Regards

Hello Haajee,

I thank you for the info' and also for you being kind enough to reply, thank you!

Just one thing. Is the laptop 'flat pointing device' working?

Regards.

If you mean Touch-Pad by 'flat pointing device' YES Quite OK