Can you use a desktop mouse with a laptop?

Also, when using my laptop, you know how you use your finger to tap like the lefthand mouse key? Mine will not do this and I have no idea how to reset or what to look for in the instruction manual.

TIA

By Tonya on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 04:57 pm:

Yes I have a regular mouse hooked up to my laptop at home.

In your control panel there are options for using the keypad mouse go there and search around you should find it.

By Marg on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 05:05 pm:

Thank you Tonya, I have no idea how it became 'disabled.'

Can I ask which you use more the regular mouse or the mouse on your laptop?

By Andyjoy on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 05:12 pm:

I personally dislike the touch pad on my laptop, so I always use a laser mouse instead.

By Dawnk777 on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 11:44 pm:

Yeap. We have an optical mouse, in the case for the laptop. I hate the touchpad, too.

By Annie2 on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 12:02 am:

I don't use a mouse, I like my touchpad.

By Tonya on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 09:09 am:

It depends on what I am doing and where. If I am at the table playing a game I use the wireless mouse. If I am laying in bed playing on teh computer I use the laptop mouse because no hard surfaces to use the wireless. I prefer the wireless but it doesn't always work where I am at.

By Karen~admin on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 09:28 am:

I use a bluetooth mouse with my laptop. Love it.