-sigh- I broke it.
Cupcake:
Any help that means I don't have to spend weeks waiting for my laptop to be fixed, would be very much appreciated.
So, I have a laptop. Normally it runs okay, if a little slow, etc. Today, the mousepad stopped working. The cursor still moves, it can hover over icons, it can right click. But it CANNOT left click, either by pressing on the key or on the pad itself, which normally works.
I really can't afford to have it sent off for professional repairs at the moment, I have exams coming up and this is the last thing I need. I'm having to use a wireless desktop mouse from another of my computers and if I carry on doing so, I will face death by younger brother.
If anyone has any ideas, I would be incredibly grateful.
J. M. Pescado:
I think your left-click wire has come loose. You can try opening it up and see if you can spot the problem, but otherwise, you'll just need to start using a regular mouse.
nanacake:
Buy a cheap usb mouse from a department store that sells clearance items. Sometimes for as low as $2 USD in those kind of stores, even laser mice are not expensive anymore because wireless has become a commodity. We keep an entire box of usb mice, earphones and extra RCA cables just for these cases. A mouse is much better for your wrist then a laptop mouse track as well. A ball mouse if kept clean still works ok and does not require batteries.
Cupcake:
How would I open it up to mangle the left click wire?
Just to clarify, this may or may not be related to half a can of Coke that exploded on it earlier. :-/
J. M. Pescado:
With a screwdriver. The exact disassembly varies widely by model of laptop. Work it out.
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