I have a cracked touch screen Windows 8 on an ACER Aspire V5. Will a non touch screen replacement work?

Anonymous
2013-07-22T19:41:44+00:00

At the end of last year I went to buy a new laptop with Windows 7 on it, but there were none to be had unless you wanted to pay through the nose.  I had to settle for an Acer Aspire with Windows 8 and touch screen.  Now the screen is cracked in the lower left corner, but the video still works; except for the touch part.  It is machine gunning hits all over the screen, opening, closing, enlarging, modifying, well just mayhem, and I'm not touching the thing.  I took it back were I bought it to have it repaired and they said I would be better off cost wise with a new computer, as the touch screen part is very expensive.  The computer is 6 months old and unusable.  I still owe on it.  Microsoft played a dirty trick on us by forcing Windows 8 when we didn't want it, and Acer did the same forcing ultra-thin touch screens priced out of sight.  It really is tough as I use it in my work.

I want to know if I had a non touch screen put on it, and they are available at reasonable cost, would Windows 8 be useable or would it not work at all?  I could get along without touch screen if it at least was usable.  I did try turning the touch off, but there was no option in Control Panel for it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-06T05:58:33+00:00

    The same thing happened to me and I have this laptop for 6 months. There is a small crack in the left hand corner of my screen and every five or so minutes the touch screen will start going crazy. When I try to do this there is no box to uncheck for "use your finger as input device".

    This information is useless. I have had my laptop for 6 months and I can hardly use it. Warranty will not cover it either.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T15:36:31+00:00

    What I do is entering Device Manager - Human Interface Device-HID-compliant devices-Touch Screen disable it Then the computer works like a non-touch screen computer. Though it still **** me off, but it can work and the cost is another mouse. Much cheaper than a new one or a replacement of a touch screen.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-01T01:13:26+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-12T02:06:07+00:00

    Alright, i know this is very late but, First.

    1. Open device manager.
    2. Find human interface devices
    3. go to HID-compliant devices, right click and disable the second one.(sometimes it is different for different devices, so trial and error is the only way to fix it:D

    Good luck

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-09T09:51:53+00:00

    Hi , sorry this is a bit late.

    The exact same thing happened to mine and this is what i did to fix it.

    1. Windows key + X and select device manager.

    1. Click **Human interface device.**and expand it.

    3. Delete the all the drivers except " bluetooth, radio and usb"

    It should work , after you turn off your laptop and back if it still does it just follow these steps again :)

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