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VAIO Notebook User Guide
Troubleshooting the mouse and touchpad
My mouse does not work
❑If you are using an external mouse, check that the mouse is plugged into the mouse connector. See “Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard” on page 66 for details.
❑If you connected an external mouse while your notebook is on, you must restart your notebook.
❑If you are using an optional Sony USB mouse
My touchpad does not work properly
❑You may have disabled the touchpad without a mouse being connected to the notebook. You must restart the notebook to make the touchpad work again.
❑If your touchpad is interpreting a single tap as a
1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click on the Mouse icon.
2 Change the button assignments in the Mouse Properties dialog box. (One of the buttons is assigned to the
The pointer does not move (while using the Touchpad or Mouse)
❑Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, and select Shut Down to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box, then press Enter.
❑If you cannot turn off your notebook as described in the step above, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart the notebook.
❑If you cannot restart your notebook as described in the step above, press and hold the power button for more than four seconds to turn off the notebook.
❑If the pointer does not move while playing a disc, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to stop playback and restart the notebook.
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