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To: thecow who wrote (40982)	5/3/2004 9:50:58 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

thecow, Suma should determine whether his touchpad is a Synaptics. If yes, download the newer driver [link is in one of my previous posts to him]. Then he can decrease touchpad sensitivity. That worked for me in eliminating disappearing text when typing and I've seen that others had the same problem as well and solved it that way. Gottfried

To: thecow who wrote (40982)	5/4/2004 3:04:43 PM
From: Suma	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

I am almost embarrassed to tell you what was wrong. O.K. I have to as you all have been so great in trying to help me. Well, first thing. I got a laptop... I never had one previously. In Florida I have a very low desk which allows me to sit above the computer. Here in the mountains.....naturally I have a high desk. I did not disable the touch pad and of course my 73 year old hands have inadvertently been touching the TOUCH PAD when I tried to type. A friend stopped by yesterday and saw my plight...laughed a little and showed me the turn off button for the touch pad which of course I did not need with an external mouse... I have the turn off button covered with scotch tape. AND IT STILL GOT ACTIVATED earlier and I lost another e mail. NOW to more serious stuff. This friend just got the WORM in her computer. She did not have a firewall. I do not either. I have Norton, Adaware and Spyware. Do I NEED A FIREWALL AND HOW DOES ONE DOWNLOAD ONE. OODLES AND OODLES OF THANKS