After a few system restores I got the machine up and had to reinstall the driver for the touchpad (from the ASUS site) and rebooted, the touchpad worked for 5-10 seconds on reboot then Windows installed the Microsoft PS2 mouse driver and the touchpad stopped working.
lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past and past participle lied) ( 1 intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive. When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows. ( 2 intransitive) To convey a false image or impression. Photographs often lie.
Usage: In careful English, the verb lay is used with an object and lie without one: the soldier laid down his arms; the Queen laid a wreath; the book was lying on the table; he was lying on the floor. In informal English, lay is frequently used for lie: the book was laying on the table.