Satellite L30-105 - tapping Touchpad Vista start menu comes up

Ever since I have had my laptop (PSL33E) when I tap the touchpad to select something sometimes the Vista start menu comes up which is really annoying.
Anyone else had this problem?

> when I tap the touchpad to select something sometimes the Vista start menu comes up
I think this is nothing unusual because the touchpad area or corners can be configured randomly.
I recommend checking the touchpad configuration and if you want disable some annoying functions or features.
The touchpad configuration should be found in the control panel -> mouse -> properties or advanced.
I cannot remember the exact way where to find these options.
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The CD/DVD drive does not need special drivers!!!
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Re: Satellite L30-105 Vista - Power Calibration Error - need new firmware

Hey there guys =)
Ive got a Satellite L30-105 running a 32-bit Vista. And even if i try several different burning softwares (Imageburn, Nero), and with TDK-cds, I get a error from the burning softwares, saying "POwer Callibration Error".
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Power calibration error means that the ODD laser lens cannot calibrate in the right position.
Usually this has nothing to do with an drive firmware but with the hardware problem.
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I'm having trouble with my digital camera when I connect it to my laptop. Every time I connect the camera the laptop freezes and gives me the blue screen of death, that is, the screen you get when a fatal error occurs, and then my laptop has to be rebooted. So this happens each and every time I connect the two.
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You should know that the BSOD appears if there is a serious software or hardware problem. I dont think that this issue was caused by a hardware problem and therefore there is only one possibility; software compatibility issue.
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Satellite R630-105 - touchpad temporally freezes

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+Message was edited: posting has been translated+

As I understood your issue, the touchpad icon appear while typing and this can be solved temporally disabling the touchpad pressing the FN +F9.
Is this correct?
In my knowledge you can disable the touchpad while typing by choosing the option in Control Panel > Mouse -> Pointing device tab (in some cases its Advanced tab) -> Setting button
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