Hi kponenation,
first, there is no Slackware 10.3 right now - did you perhaps install 10.1? :-)
Please specify the Vendor name and Model of your Touchpad and USB mouse.
Then we can see further.
Slackware has nothing like Yast or "configure your computer". You'll perhaps find yourself comfortable with kcontrol if your are using KDE.
Slackware does not generally support RPM Packages (Slackware's package format ist .tgz). Although you can install RPM support, it is unsupported.
Slackware doesn't (in my knowledge) have something to auto-install missing packages, whatever they are (that's one reason why it comes with only 2 CDs)... You have to go and get those packages. Two good ways to find the things you need:
1. If you know what package is missing, go to
Linuxpackages.net (3rd party Slack packages) and see if they got it there; If there is no package for 10.1, try out a 10.0 package if existent.
2. If you only got the name of a missing file, go to
Slackware's package search page and type in the name of the missing file - if it comes with slackware, this will show you what package you have to install. Works of course only if you didn't a full install :-)
Congrats to choosing Slackware, and don't give up to soon. Seems to me as if you are running through your personal "week of pain" at the moment, but afterwards you'll have learned some new things about linux and be proud of "getting it to work" the way you want.
I guess you'll have some further questions. Feel free to ask them, we'll help you as good as we can :-)
Greetings,
Seppel
