HP G72 Touch pad disable

Hi, 
I have a G72 laptop.
When I first got it, the Synaptics Touch pad would automatically disable when I plugged in my USB mouse.
What a great idea!
I have just had to format and reinstall WIndows 7 home, from the supplied Recovery Partition.
This was a nice, pain free procedure, except that my Touch Pad doesn't disable any more.
I have looked most places I can think of and can't find any reference to it.
Anyone know the  the Magic Incantation??
Many thanks
J
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Hello again John822179,
It may have been a feature that was not included in the driver you are currently running. You can remove that driver and reinstall the original driver that came with your computer by following the instructions I am providing below:
Step 1. Click Start
Step 2. Click Control Panel
Step 3. Click on Device Manager
Step 4. Click on Mice and other pointing devices
Step 5. Right-click on your mouse driver and select Uninstall
Step 6. Download and review the HP Support document: Using Recovery Manager to Restore Software and Drivers (Windows 7). Use it to reinstall your Trackpad drivers that originally came with your computer.
This should give you the functionality you are looking for back. Again thank you for posting on the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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