USB Optical mouse

[Ghost2020]

I'm using a Microsoft wheel/optical mouse and it seems to jump all over the
place. Top left of the screen. It does it off and on, during games and
normal browsing, etc.

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
Download and install
the latest Intellipoint mouse driver.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouse/download.asp
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org


Ghost2020 wrote:

> I'm using a Microsoft wheel/optical mouse and it seems to jump all over the
> place. Top left of the screen. It does it off and on, during games and
> normal browsing, etc.
>
>
>

[Courtney]

We need more info. Is it wireless? If so, check both the batteries and the
sync (reconnect; change channel).

Is it wired? If so, when was the last time you cleaned both the mouse and
the mousing surface? Both need cleaning, despite what the mouse box says.

Finally, what kind of surface are you mousing on? Is it mirrored (including
a well polished desk)? Does the surface have something the camera in the
mouse can detect (enough differences in the surface)? I have always found
that the 3M Precision Mousing Surface works great with optical mice, right
along with a white sheet of paper.

HTH

courtney

"Ghost2020" > wrote in message
...
> I'm using a Microsoft wheel/optical mouse and it seems to jump all over
the
> place. Top left of the screen. It does it off and on, during games and
> normal browsing, etc.
>
>
>

[Tony Talmage]

Are you using the mouse on a semi-glossy surface, like a finished desk?
I've heard this problem from many people and experienced it myself, and I've
found the easiest solution is to put something non-glossy under the mouse,
like a sheet of printer paper. Or, even though it's technically not needed
for an optical mouse, you may want to use a rubber mouse pad if you are not
currently.

--
Tony Talmage
Web Developer
Graphic Education Corporation
http://www.graphiced.com
(888) 354-6600


"coldswt" > wrote in message
...
> just installed an optical mouse (optical scroll mouse by micro inovations)
and the pointer keeps jumping around the screen.
> i've tried to get it to stop by uninstalling and re installing --no
result. i hav e also tried to go to the control panel. but the button that
controls the random movement feature is unchecked. what should i do

[sgopus]

is it wireless?

yes you definetly need some type of textured surface for
that optical mouse, a regular mouse pad works great.
it needs to see changes in the surface colors, for the
laser to reflect properly.



>-----Original Message-----
>Are you using the mouse on a semi-glossy surface, like a
finished desk?
>I've heard this problem from many people and experienced
it myself, and I've
>found the easiest solution is to put something non-glossy
under the mouse,
>like a sheet of printer paper. Or, even though it's
technically not needed
>for an optical mouse, you may want to use a rubber mouse
pad if you are not
>currently.
>
>--
>Tony Talmage
>Web Developer
>Graphic Education Corporation
>http://www.graphiced.com
>(888) 354-6600
>
>
>"coldswt" > wrote in message
...
>> just installed an optical mouse (optical scroll mouse
by micro inovations)
>and the pointer keeps jumping around the screen.
>> i've tried to get it to stop by uninstalling and re
installing --no
>result. i hav e also tried to go to the control panel.
but the button that
>controls the random movement feature is unchecked. what
should i do
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Go to the web site for your mouse and download the proper XP mouse driver.

--
Steve C. Ray

"coldswt" > wrote in message
...
> just installed an optical mouse (optical scroll mouse by micro inovations)
and the pointer keeps jumping around the screen.
> i've tried to get it to stop by uninstalling and re installing --no
result. i hav e also tried to go to the control panel. but the button that
controls the random movement feature is unchecked. what should i do