since I now have a wireless mouse, i would like to disable my touchpad
Thanks.

READ your User's or Owner's manual for your model. There is often a key combo that toggles disabling / enabling the touchpad.
I do not have a owners manual?
If you still have the original Gateway software installation on your computer, the User Guide is already on the hard drive ....
Start - All Programs - Gateway Documentation
.......If you do not still have the original Gateway software installation on your computer...
Gateway MT6728 Notebook (Support)
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile...User Guides
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile...Gateway Notebook User Guide R1
http://support.gateway.com/s/Manual...Page 79 (85 of 112)
Gateway Notebook User Guide for Vista R2
http://support.gateway.com/s/Manual...
