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  • Disabling the touchpad settings won't actually disable the touchpad itself. To do that you may need to right-click on My Computer, click Properties, then click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager, then look for the Synaptics Touchpad under Mouse or Human Interface Devices. Right-click the touchpad entry there, then choose "disable". Or, if your Dell has a switch near or around the touchpad itself, pressing that may enable you to turn off the touchpad at will (however I think this is a feature I've seen more on HP or Compaq laptops than Dell).
  • I've never actually disabled my trackpad, but I've seen the options in some of the Control Panel settings. I rarely use the trackpad because I have a mouse, but I've thought it would alway be a good idea to keep it activated just in case. Like if you take your laptop to an important meeting (or whatever, something that you took your laptop for a specific purpose) and then you get there and realism you forgot your mouse/mouse batteries are dead/mouse has stopped working your laptop would be completely useless since the track pad has been disabled. Although I'm sure there is a way to navigate to the touchpad control panel settings using only the keyboard, it would just take much longer.

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