Laptop cursor mouse pad unresponsive, but usb mouse works

There are two reasons for this to occur:

1. The mouse pad driver needs to be installed, reinstalled, or updated.. I suggest you uninstall the current one and install a new one.

2. Check to see if the mouse pad is connected. On my machine, it is part of the keyboard and can easily become disconnected if the keyboard is removed. Check this first to see if this is the cause before changing drivers.

... Thinkpads_User

Not good with drivers.  Do not know where to go to do this.

My computer hibernated do to low battery.  Then had to reboot when I actually got power from the wall.  Then mouse pad in the laptop no longer working.

Thanks,
JP

Something might have happened due to very low battery. So first, allow the battery to charge, do an orderly shut down, the restart from scratch. Does the mouse pad come back?

No:  Right click on Computer (My Computer) and select Manage. Under Manage, select Device Manager. Does the mouse pad appear to be properly installed? (No red X or yellow exclamation marks).

Then, if in need for a driver, go to the manufacturer's support site and look up the mouse pad driver.

... Thinkpads_User

Acer Aspire One.  D250-1283.

I thought I would start with the easiest suggestion first.

//Juan

It had the mouse disabled by accidentaly hitting the "disable" mouse function.  :(

Thanks for the heads up.
JP

it happens..tx for feedback