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
    2013-10-18T17:31:22+00:00

    Same problem here- laptop fell, screen cracked, the machine gun. Working perfectly otherwsie, so what I did was- 

    Device Manager - Human Interface Device - USB Input Device - Disable.

    It should be done

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-18T03:26:34+00:00

    HELLO TO ALL.

    I CRACKED MY SCREEN THIS MORNING, ;-(

    TO TURN OFF TOUCH FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

    1. GO TO CONTROL PANEL

    2.GO TO HARDWARE & SOUND

    1. GO TO DEVICE MANAGER
    2. GO TO HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICES
    3. ON THE BOTTOM DOUBLE CLICK "USB INPUT DEVICES"
    4. DISABLE IT

    7.RESTART COMPUTER

    THAT'S IT HAVE A GREAT DAY

    THIS WORKS ON WINDOWS 8.

    NOW IF SOMEONE CAN POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR A REPLACEMENT DIGITIZER FOR MY ACER ASPIRE V5-571P-6473

    THANKS

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-21T01:04:23+00:00

    I have the same computer as Lee and these options are not available. Also it acts just the same as his. I have tried everything.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-13T00:28:54+00:00

    I had the exact problem except its in the top right

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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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