eratic curser
polyal - 19 July 2008 - 11:20am
when entering text on my laptop(amilo/vista)the curser will randomly jump to another position on the page ( this could be seconds to minutes )
it also happens when i am using the mouse-the pointer will randomly
jump to another position
if i am typing i have to constantly keep my eyes on the screen to compensate
for curser jumping
i think this only happens when i am using the internet ( internet explorer )
my computer is " virus free " according to AVGfree
thanks i advance for any info
al
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Multiple Windows?
inkdrop - 19 July 2008 - 8:43pmHi Al
When doing your browsing are you working from Multiple Windows?
If so, i'd suggest you keep the numbers of windows you have open to a minimum and minimise the windows you aren't using at any one time
That way your cursor won't go disappearing on you.
Just Minimise/Maximise when you use each IE window accordingly.
This works with my laptop PC.
Jumping Cursor
headache56 - 22 July 2008 - 7:51amHave you tried reloading / reconfiguring the softawre which controls the pointer ?
Jumping 2
headache56 - 22 July 2008 - 7:53amMy HP "touchpad" cursor sometimes suffers from this AFTER I use a separate plug-in/bluetooth cordless mouse - I think an occasional conflict arises. When I reconfigure the software it works OK.
Also check the Mouse
pca_Trumpet30 - 31 July 2008 - 12:47pmAlso check the Mouse pointer settings in control panel. sometimes there is a setting called "Snap to" and it will make the mouse pointer jump to the nearest default button in a dialogue box.
Jumping cursor
pca_Burn-IT - 31 July 2008 - 2:12pmWhat make and model of machine???
Dave Burnett Microsoft MVP Shell/User (see http//mvp.support.microsoft.com/ )
God doesn't play dice Does that mean I was supposed to be like this??
From time to time my
pca_Gerald - 31 July 2008 - 2:25pmFrom time to time my cursor has the jumps. Cleaning under the optical mouse corrects it. Although mouse looks ok. Gerald.
Laptop cursor
pca_Eric10 - 2 August 2008 - 12:14pmI have an Acer laptop that suffered from this. In the Properties of the touchpad, under "Pointer Options", there is a tick-box for "Hide cursor while typing". With this ticked my problem went away.