Weird Computer Problem...

[klonk]

Might be a corrupted driver. If so, the fix is to reinstall it. synaptics touchpad driver - Google Search http://bit.ly/adNStR

I have added a regular mousey mouse to my laptop and find it easier to use than the touchpad.

[cerebus]

Thanks Klonk. It's kinda looking like that might be what I'll need to do, though I don't seem to be having the same problem so far today. Let's hope it was just a temporary glitch.
Thet thar durned TECK-nology stuff, I just don't git it! Now when I was a kid, we had the abacus, no batteries, no INTER-webs-whatever, jest good ol' countin'....

[gosao]

Yeah uninstall the software for the touchpad and reinstall. If all else fails beat on the laptop with your fist. It worked for me once for a stuck key.. lol ymmv.

[cerebus]

If all else fails beat on the laptop with your fist.

That's pretty much my level of tech-savvy...

[Craig]

most of the new track pads have click touch. this means that you can still click on things by just tapping the touch pad instead of the mouse buttons. if you tap once then quickly tap again and hold your finger down it will begin highlighting. tap again to stop highlighting. if you keep aware of this it might help you stopping from accidentally clicking stuff. i know it happens to me all the time