GeertVerhoeven
Technical User
Sometimes it happens that my mousepointer moves automatically without touching the mouse. Can I fix this ?
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Mouse pointer moves automatically
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1) What type of mouse is it? (IBM notebook "red dot", TouchPad, regular PS/2 mouse, etc)
2) Are you sure it's not moving on it's on? Quite often the weight of the mouse cable hanging over the back of the table is enough to cause the mouse to move a bit.
3) If it's a "red dot" mouse, unfortunately, these mouse pointers just end up doing that. Touching them or not, they eventually 'drift'.
4) If it's a TouchPad, if your sensitivity is too high, even surrepticiously brushing it (sometimes so surrepticiously that you don't even consider yourself to be touching it) causes a reaction.
5) Is it a slow 'drifting' motion or more random shifting movements?
6) If it's a regular PS/2 mouse, have you cleaned it (inside)?
2) Are you sure it's not moving on it's on? Quite often the weight of the mouse cable hanging over the back of the table is enough to cause the mouse to move a bit.
3) If it's a "red dot" mouse, unfortunately, these mouse pointers just end up doing that. Touching them or not, they eventually 'drift'.
4) If it's a TouchPad, if your sensitivity is too high, even surrepticiously brushing it (sometimes so surrepticiously that you don't even consider yourself to be touching it) causes a reaction.
5) Is it a slow 'drifting' motion or more random shifting movements?
6) If it's a regular PS/2 mouse, have you cleaned it (inside)?
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GeertVerhoeven
Technical User
It is a desktop PC (DELL) with a non-optical mouse (with caple). I 'm sure it is not the problem of a to weighty cable or something like that. I think it is a problem within Windows.
netwalker1
Programmer
there is somesoftware do this , These software mainly do this so that the screen saver doesn't start ..
search in the running software , u may find it !
Mohamed Farid
Know Me No Pain , No Me Know Pain !!!
search in the running software , u may find it !
Mohamed Farid
Know Me No Pain , No Me Know Pain !!!
valkyrie69
IS-IT--Management
Also check that no one is running remote control software such as pc anywhere or dameware. It is possible if you are on a network that the administrator or someone else is accessing your PC
It is better to ask for for directions rather than wander blindly... Where am I and why did I ever get into I.T.
It is better to ask for for directions rather than wander blindly... Where am I and why did I ever get into I.T.
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