Disable track pad with SL

I just upgraded to snow leopard. Before the upgrade, I could disable the track pad when I used my mouse. This option doesn't exist in system preferences.
Its annoying that every time I touch the pad (even after ticking the box for ignoring accidental) it respond when I don't want it on at all.
Any one know what to do to disable?

krobbie wrote:
I just upgraded to snow leopard. Before the upgrade, I could disable the track pad when I used my mouse. This option doesn't exist in system preferences.
it still exists but for some reason it was moved to universal access system preferences.
Its annoying that every time I touch the pad (even after ticking the box for ignoring accidental) it respond when I don't want it on at all.
Any one know what to do to disable?

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