disabling laptop mouse pointers in the registry

jmp · 9 Aug 2006 at 14:24

does anyone know how to disable the pointing device in the keyboard on a laptop through the registry?

Minstadave · 9 Aug 2006 at 14:54

jmp said:
does anyone know how to disable the pointing device in the keyboard on a laptop through the registry?

Does it have to be in the registry? Some laptops have the option in the BIOS.

UKDTweak · 9 Aug 2006 at 14:55

Or the device manager ?

jmp · 9 Aug 2006 at 15:50

for some reason i have no options in mouse under control panel for enabling/disabling the pointer and touchpad. its very strange. i was just wondering if there was a reg key that controls it as i cant find it. also, when i have removed it from device manager it just re-installs itself as a device on reboot.

masterk · 9 Aug 2006 at 15:54

Can you not disable it in the device manager?

unde4d · 9 Aug 2006 at 19:04

you shouldnt go near the registry for this. have another look thru the BIOS, it'll be hidden there somewhere. it might reference PS/2 ports instead of Mouse Pointer or something equally unhelpful.