Devcon

[Andy]

I can't get devcon to turn off my touchpad.
This is what I am using.

c:\z_keep\i386\devcon disable *ACPI\SYN0141

 

[Nil]

I can't get devcon to turn off my touchpad.
This is what I am using.

c:\z_keep\i386\devcon disable *ACPI\SYN0141

I just underwent a similar exercise in order to disable a network
interface use devcon. This article helped me find the hardware ID of
the card - maybe it will be helpful to you:

http://wlanbook.com/enable-disable-wireless-card-command-line/

 

[Tim Meddick]

You can use the following :

devcon find ACPI*

....to see if you have the right name for your device, as this command
should list all devices conforming to the ACPI spec...

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[Andy]

You can use the following :



devcon find ACPI*



...to see if you have the right name for your device, as this command

should list all devices conforming to the ACPI spec...



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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

Thanks Tim.

This is not working.

Andy


ACPI\SYN0141\4&B310638&0 : Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

devcon disable ACPI\SYN0141*

 

[Paul]

Thanks Tim.

This is not working.

Andy


ACPI\SYN0141\4&B310638&0 : Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

devcon disable ACPI\SYN0141*

There's a suggestion here, to try using quotes and adding "@"
to the command.

http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/10144-disable-touchpad-if-external-mouse-is-present/

devcon.exe disable "@HID\VID_045E&PID_0053\6&2F9F85F9&0&0000"

But the problem remains, that if you do it to Touchpad, it
still fails to work.

Paul

 

[GS]

Andy expressed precisely :

I can't get devcon to turn off my touchpad.
This is what I am using.

c:\z_keep\i386\devcon disable *ACPI\SYN0141

Not sure this helps but there's an option in *Control Panel > Mouse >
Device* tab to disable (Synaptics) touchpad whenever I have a USB mouse
plugged in. (XP Pro SP3 on Dell Precision M90 portable workstation)

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[Uwe Sieber]

ACPI\SYN0141\4&B310638&0 : Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

devcon disable ACPI\SYN0141*

Can you deactivate it manually in the Device Manager?

What does devcon say when it "is not working"?


Uwe

 

[Tim Meddick]

Andy,
Yes, Uwe, and also in Device Manager you could look for the "Power
Options" tab, in it's [the device's] properties page. It's my thought that
maybe you *have* got the [devcon] syntax right, but that the device is not
enabled for power save switching by the OS (Windows enabled APM)...

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.