Mac book pro tracking pad not working any thoughts please

On my mac book pro one year old the track pad has stopped working cursor moves around the screen but unless I press pretty hard of the bottom left hand corner nothing is selected .... Any thought please. Cheers.

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Mac book pro track pad not working

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Can't quite put numbers on my score. In another thread about the same issue, the poster was able to free up the trackpad with compressed air blasts and regain complete functionality. In this case, success has not been complete. Maybe you need to be more agressive with the duster. And if push comes to shove in a Mac under warranty, better take it in. Trust me, Geniuses have seen more than their share of sand, dirt, crumbs or worse on the trackpads.
If the Mac is out of warranty and the Genius won't accomodate without a fee, here's an alternate approach. First get a can of high quality non-residual electronic contacts cleaner. This is a solvent used for cleaning circuit boards, microswitches and the like, in a spray can presentation. Now comes the tricky part: you want to be able to flush out all the crap jamming your trackpad but WITHOUT letting the solvent trickle down and carry the crud inside.
So open the lid, wrap the screen in a protective towel and while holding the Mac keyboard facing down, spray the cleaner liberally around the trackpad and ONLY the trackpad, letting it drip out and away from the Mac, working it till it clicks free. This, of course, is a two-person job: one hold the Mac and its protective coverings while the other sprays and exercises the trackpad.
According to what at least two posters reported afterwards, this solved their issue when the dry approach (air duster) didn't.

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I got my Mac Book Pro repaired in late July of this year. The repair summary says that they replaced the display claim shell, glossy (item number 620-5153). I believe this was due to a clouding on my screen. However, they also replaced the top case with keyboard (item number 605-2953) and the track pad (605-2712). When I took it in I was having problems with the track pad. It would not respond to touch. Wouldn't follow my figure movements, ect. The guy at the Apple Store took it in the back and opened it up. He said it looked like there may be water damage because there was gooey stuff by the battery, so in that case the warranty would be void. I told him that I was 100% certain that no water ever got on it and that if there is gooey stuff in side my macbook that there must be a battery leaking issue. He said that they would have to send it in and the people at the repair center would determine if it had been water damaged or not.
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Aside from some wireless issues the Mac Book had been working okay until tonight. I was typing a paper and all of a sudden the track pad problem came back tonight. I tired to use the computer with the broken trackpad for about 45 minuets but then gave up because it was impossible to use. I shut off the computer and left it off for a good 3 hours before plugging it back in and turning it on. (I tried turning the computer off and then back on again when the problem first occurred and that did not help). I have noticed recently (like the past week) that sometimes it gets way louder then it used to and the last couple of it will randomly will turn off when it still has battery left. Also, ever since I got my mac book pro back from the repair center Microsoft Word crashes once every 2ish days, but I am unsure if that is related to the current issue.
As I am typing this the touch pad is getting touchy again :(. And as I type it is randomly switching lines so I think the touch pad is being extra sensitive now, Im not sure. Anyway does anyone have any advice? I am in my first year of law school and I NEED MY COMPUTER. It is not an option not to have one for a few days and if I absolutely have to give it to apple I will be forced to buy a cheap computer from Walmart to use in the mean time (Which I REALLY cannot afford).
I am assuming it is the battery pushing of the trackpad or something. Is this correct? I have an appointment with Apple tomorrow but since it is somewhat functioning right now I am unsure of if I should go or not. The store is 45 minuets away and I need it during class each day. But exams are in a month and I cant have it break during those.
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Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand that your trackpad is behaving erradically on its own. Please review the information in the article below for assistance with this issue.
Trackpad or Magic Trackpad is jumpy or erratic - Apple Support
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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