Laptops can be a real PITA. I get the urge to
pretty much on a daily basis!
I must have had or used at least 8 laptops since I first started using them and I've had this problem on every single one of them. That includes Packard Bell, Dell, Gateway and HP. I've given up using a mouse a long time ago but as previously mentioned, it is possible to disable the touchpad on most modern units. You just have to get used to switching back and forth as you will need the touch pad to do such things as highlighting an area to delete. While disabled you can still move your cursor around by using the up, down, left and right arrows.
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ARE VILLAGERS OLD OR ARE THEY RECYCLED TEENAGERS
At my age rolling out of bed in the morning is easy.
Getting up off the floor is another story.
"SMILE... TOMORROW MAY BE EVEN WORSE!"