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Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto
the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk,
not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift about
an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but
the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the cursor is not drifting, so I can't try it. I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty of open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks for your input. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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I have an ordinary old ball mouse, and occasionally I see this during idle
moments (never while I'm actually using the mouse). What drifts, however, is only the mouse pointer, not the cursor (insertion point). It could be some kind of RF or electrical interference. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift about an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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It was the pointer, not the cursor. Usually if the cursor is moving with my
hands off of the keyboard it means one of two things. Either I've put a book on top of the keys or one of my cats is trying to edit my files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I have an ordinary old ball mouse, and occasionally I see this during idle moments (never while I'm actually using the mouse). What drifts, however, is only the mouse pointer, not the cursor (insertion point). It could be some kind of RF or electrical interference. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift about an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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Not, its an optical mouse - not laser. Check that there aren't any tiny
balls of fluff in the optical lens recess on the bottom of the mouse. That's what was causing it on my mouse. If it is completely clean, then it must be a poltergeist! Terry "patty" wrote in message ... Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the cursor is not drifting, so I can't try it. I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty of open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks for your input. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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Hi All,
One other (remote) possibility: I used to get that effect sometimes when I used an optical mouse with a visually very "busy" mouse mat. Maybe tiny vibrations caused by the movement of people around me were combining with the particular pattern of the mat and confusing the mouse. Don't know. Started using another mat and the problem went away. Or maybe it *was* a poltergeist - an OEM one that had to stay with the mat. Cheers. Ed "patty" wrote: Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the cursor is not drifting, so I can't try it. I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty of open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks for your input. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time. |
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