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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:44 AM
    How do you fix a locked touchpad
    How do you fix a locked touchpad on a Dell Insiron 1520?
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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:46 AM
    I'm not sure what you mean by "locked". Will a reboot allow you to use it?
    What symptoms lead you to think it is locked?
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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:51 AM

    No I've tried rebooting it. The pointer won't move.
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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:55 AM
    Do you have a mouse handy that you can plug in?
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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:56 AM

    No. Do you know how to fix it?
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    Aug 25, 2010, 10:59 AM
    What I would do would be to get the touchpad driver from the Dell site, delete the current touchpad driver and install the downloaded one.
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    Aug 25, 2010, 11:02 AM

    Would I be able to do that with th touchpad not working?
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    Aug 25, 2010, 11:06 AM
    Tough call. You'd need to be quite handy with keyboards commands. Easiest method by far is to plug in a USB mouse and hope it supersedes the touchpad.
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    Aug 25, 2010, 11:10 AM

    Well I've just tried a USB mouse and its still not working.
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    Aug 25, 2010, 11:21 AM
    Well then, you've got a little problem. You'll have to find someone who knows how to navigate the menus with a keyboard in order to delete the touchpad driver from Add/Remove Programs.
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