Mouse Problem

[Shao Feng-Li]

okay this is wierd. my mouse moves by itself across the screen. the little couser slowly scrolls to the left of my screen. nor does it care wich mouse i plug in. it just keeps going to the left. i have no idea why and maybe you can help. before it only did it once in a while, and i lust clicked the buttons and it stopeed, now it wont stop at all

[Da Rabid Duckie]

Is it optical? What operating system? Have you tried unplugging it and restarting your computer, and then plugging back in AFTER windows starts and then restarting again?

[Shao Feng-Li]

hmm it jsut started again.... its a microsoft optical

[Link Antilles]

hmm it jsut started again.... its a microsoft optical

I have a microsoft optical too, but my just has random spasms. I dunno why it does it. Well, maybe 'cause mine's cheap....

[Shao Feng-Li]

well thats useless to know link... can some one help me? my dads gonna have a fit

[Omega Amen]

When you changed different mice, did you change it with a mouse that uses a ball instead of optics? If you haven't, try that.

[Shao Feng-Li]

i dont have a ball mouse

[Da Rabid Duckie]

Are you using Windows XP? (hit the windows key and the pause/break key and it should let you know what you've got)

[Shao Feng-Li]

pause break key? well its not doinf now. its been going off and on. maybe my dad will now what to do with it.

[Da Rabid Duckie]

Yeah, it's right above your page up and page down keys. Take a look where your arrow keys are over at the bottom right of the keyboard. Now look directly above those. There's three keys, one says "print screen", one says "scroll lock" and the other one says "pause/break". Press THAT one with the windows key, and a lil window should pop up that tells you what operating system you have.

[Shao Feng-Li]

windows xp home edition 2002 version service pack 1

[Mithrandir]

My pastor has this exact same problem. You don't happen to have an IBM laptop, do you? (Just a point of curiosity). This usually reflects a callibration problem with the hardware (meaning that it's NOT going to change if you put a new mouse in). Feel free to try it with different types of mouses, but I don't think it will make a difference. Unfortunately, if that's the problem (and the machine is not under warrenty) the solution to the problem is not cheap. Buy a new computer. *eep!*

IF that's what's going on, sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

[TheMelodyMaker]

I've got a simpler solution, assuming your mouse isn't wireless: It's possible that the mouse cord may have developed a short. The quickest way to tell is to at least temporarily try using a different mouse on the same computer; assuming you can get your hands on one. Any kind of mouse should work.

[Da Rabid Duckie]

Download the enclosed file (right click and choose "save target as", double click on it and when it asks click yes (or ok), and then restart. That should fix the problem.

http://www.hardcoreware.net/files/mouse_fix.reg

[Mave]

Gosh, does that mean my laptop is a goner?

My optical mouse started to act funny (moving to the left very quickly, non-stop) so I removed the mouse (plug in and play function). Eversince then, I've been using the touchpad thingy on the laptop, and the mouse *still* does the same thing. After some desperate clicking, it behaves. But it's very unpredictable and random. My Dell Inspiron laptop is on Win XP and is 3 years old. Please tell me, do I say goodbye to her yet?

[LorentzForce]

It's the mouse.

Some mice by MS are known for their randomness. Happens to my Intellimouse (which is a ball mouse) sometimes, but not always fortunately.

Some believe that it's just bad software, while most likely is what others say, which is that the circuit inside the mice is being shorted due to expanded wires from heat (overuse).

So... use Logitec.

[Omega Amen]

So... use Logitec.

Wise advice, LorentzForce.

Logitech makes very reliable mice, and I suggest to anyone when buying a new mouse to go with that brand to save themself a major headache later on. They also make simple ball mice at an afforable price.... Really durable and reliable.

[Mave]

oops.....I said something wrong.

I removed the mouse but the *cursor* is still nuts. Laptop or still a mouse problem?

That mouse was a Logitech. 0.o But I must have mishandled it a couple of times.

[LorentzForce]

It's just the early mice designs. When overused, they overheat, and wires often get shorted. Never heard a complaint of such problems in new mice, such as newer Logitech mice. I should get myself a MX700, even if it's costly.

No one really knows EXACTLY why it happens. It never was absolutely fixed. Because, it happens too on Linux.

[Mithrandir]

Not always LorentzForce. I'm not kidding about the main board issue! There's a documented design flaw on the MB of the Dell Inspirion series. 4000 somthing, I think. Anyway, if you've got one of those laptops, and it's under warrenty. You're fine. If it's not, watch for the monitor to get dimmer and dimmer as time goes by. Start looking to replace it when that happens.

Sorry, that's the breaks. I'm not a big fan of dell for that very reason.


BTW: With my pastor's laptop, he's had the same experience with:
1. The laptop Trackpad.
2. 2 "Ball" mouses (one USB and one serial).
3. An optical mouse.
4. A trackball.

Don't even TRY to tell me that's a problem with "the mouse." At that point, it's either a driver issue, or the on board hardware. Since it has been documented happening on linux as well, I just can't accept the "M$ has a bug" argument for this one.

[TheMelodyMaker]

Now that I think about it... you might be right, OldPhil. Some years ago when my computer suddenly decided to refuse to recognize the existence of my keyboard, even though the keyboard worked fine on my other computer, it was diagnosed that the keyboard connector on the motherboard (Soyo, by the way) had shorted out and I had to get the motherboard replaced.

So it's possible that in Ruroken's case the motherboard's mouse connector may have gone bad, so replacing the motherboard may be necessary.

(By the way, I'm assuming we're talking about desktops here? ^_^; )

[Fsiphskilm]

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