Acer ASPIRE 5532, touchpad stoped working. I probably hit the Fn key or???

Here is a link right from Acer!

Acer Aspire 5532 Notebook Synaptics Touchpad Driver 13.2.2.0

http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/TouchPad/TouchPad_Synaptics_13.2.2.0_W7x86W7x64_A.zip?acerid=633917205086579178&Step1=Notebook&Step2=Aspire&Step3=Aspire%205332&OS=702&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6


that should help and it appears to be a direct link right to acer!

Here are a couple of ideas from a Google Search:

Press the key to the left of the On/Off button. The key has a picture of a finger pressing the touchpad. So simple, so elegant, so little information out there about it.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/my-touchpad-on-my-acer-aspire-5532-laptop-isnt/51f5de30-b465-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?auth=1

Hi,

Just check for the key combination on your keyboard (ex. Fn + F4 or F5..depends on the what key was designed for the touchpad), the touchpad might be locked.

If it is not locked, reinstall the touchpad driver, but it this still doesn't work, boot to Safe Mode to check if it does. Touch pad still not responding in Safe Mode would mean hardware failure.

Hope this helps.

It sounds like you've accidentally locked the touchpad. To unlock it hit the Fn key (lower left corner, between the CTRL and WIN buttons, it should be labeled with blue Fn label) and F7. That's Fn+F7, press and hold the Fn key, and then hit and release the F7 key, and then release the Fn key. On my Aspire this is the combination to toggle on and off the touchpad. It may be a different combination on your laptop but the rule of thumb is that you need the Fn key and one of the F1-F12 keys. The correct Function key will be labeled with a rectangle and a hand over it, illustrating a touchpad. Once you locate the key, press it and the Fn key as I explained above, and that should be it.

Hello,

Sometimes it differs but you can try pressing FN and F7 together on your keyboard to see if that will enable the touchpad again.FN should be next to your left-ctrl on your laptop keyboard.

On other Acers, there's either a seperate button to enable the touchpad or a different Function key. See on your keyboard the function keys and choose the one that looks like a tochpad, with a pointing hand. Sometimes the icon on the key just looks like a mini-touch-pad.

I just fixed this problem...the fn & f7 didnt work... at the top of computer where you turn the machine off and on - there is a button to the left. Press this button [not the on/off btn] and it should work.

To the left of the power button there might be a button press the button and see if it works.

There are free software programs out there to disable touchpads when typing for example
When I had a laptop I used a free program called 'touchfreeze'
Worked well for me

http://touchfreeze.net/

The touchpad lock button on the aspire 5532 is just to the left of the power button (the one with the hand logo). worst placement ever, i accidentally hit it all the time.

Thanks. The Fn F7 idea did not work, the Enable/Disable toggle in Control Panel made no difference BUT the simple pressing of the TINY finger pointing next to the power button DID work. Duh!