Thread: How to disable the touchpad of laptop

How to disable touchpad

Is this possible to disable my touchpad?
I have a Sony vaio VGN-FW21Z and Windows 7.
Thank you very much.

Yes it should be in Control Panel
I have a Vaio VGN - FW31M
I go and look - watch out for an EDIT to this post

Go to
Sony Control Panel in prgrams
Pointing device and disable

I just can't find the setting.
I think it is impossible from within windows 7!

What kind of touch pad do you have?
Also some drivers don’t have the same features as others...it’s a matter of finding the right driver. Then installing it in compatibility mode for vista

Control panel
device manager
mouse and pointing devices.

I believe you have an Alps touch pad
go get the driver and see if there is an option to disable the touch pad while the USB mouse is plugged in.
If the option is there then we will have to find a driver.