[AT] OT: netcook/laptop problems (was Re: Drag line engine ID wanted

[Mike Sloane]

I agree with Howard. I was having a similar problem with a fancy HP 
laptop I rescued from the dumpster - the only thing wrong with it was 
that it was doing random odd things while I was typing, including having 
the cursor just wander all over the place. Just for the heck of it, I 
plugged in and used a regular keyboard, and the problem went away 
immediately. I am going to see if I can disable the touch-pad (I use a 
regular optical mouse, not the touch-pad, so it won't be any loss).

Mike

On 11/17/2010 10:25 AM, Howard Fleming wrote:
> On 11/17/2010 08:34, charlie hill wrote:
>> Hopefully one day prior to my throwing this new notebook computer in the
>> river, I will figure out why it decides to send e-mails while I'm still
>> typing them.<snip>
>
> If you have a touch pad on your laptop, I suspect that might be your
> problem (ask me how I know.... :o).  Just brushing the top of it is
> enough to cause interesting problems while typing.
>
> Howard
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