# How turn off/disable laptop touchpad?

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**Created:** [March 5, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-turn-off-disable-laptop-touchpad/488387 "2009-03-05T14:51:16Z")\
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> [@sailor](#):
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> I have exactly the same problem with a Compaq Armada M700 which came with Win 98 but now runs XP Pro. It has a (stupid) EasyPoint IV “pointing stick” which I cannot disable because it does not show up anywhere, control panel, device manager, nowhere.
> 
> [This page](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=96721&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&prodClassId=-1&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=96235) has drivers for other OS but no drivers for XP.

Try the Touch Freeze utility mentioned earlier.

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