Thanks for your help, pemasu and iluminameluna. It will be my first attempt at a script and in the meantime I'll look for the startup folder and edit flsynclient.

Thanks 'rjbrewer' In the terminal 'flsyncient' brings up the Pad configure UI which I had already set. However 'desktop > flsynclient' (both S & s for Synclient with and without a space after >) in the terminal all gave no such command. I found FnKey +F7 puts touchpad 'on' after a few strokes. T...

Not easy to find an install .iso to USB flash drive. 'Create Start up Disk' in Ubuntu 12.04 would not recognise .iso. Then tried 'Unetbootin ' and all seemed ok. On booting up I have no touchpad control of curser! I looked in Hardinfo and it is listed, managed to get to Mouse/Touchpad setup found to...