Elan Touchpad mouse issue

[sims]

I am having an issue with Elan touchpad mouse that in order to work with it I have to go in control panel, mouse and under its settings click on the default settings. It works fine until I restart the laptop then it is inactive and have to do the same procedure to activate it. I have the latest driver for it and I am not sure what else I have to do without going in its settings as I mentioned.
Any ideas to solve this?

thanks in advance

 

[Digerati]

Please tell us more about your computer, and what version of Windows.

When did the problem start? And note most notebooks have a Fn + F-key combination to disable the touchpad for those using a connected mouse. Check the labels or manual. On my Toshiba, it is Fn +F9.

 

[sims]

It is an Acer 5750g running Win7 home premium. The F-key has never been used for mouse (Fn+F7) and noticed it for several months ago, I recently reinstalled Win7 and updated Elan's driver and then it later stopped working unless I go to its settings. This behavior started months maybe a year ago before I reinstalled Win7.

 

[Digerati]

The F-key has never been used for mouse (Fn+F7)

These are sometimes pressed accidently. I have seen it when using external monitors too. I would cycle through it to see what happens. The fact it has been months makes it difficult to pin point the problem.

A quick google search shows several have had similar problem.

See this Acer thread for some possible options. While it is for W8.1, it may apply here.