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Mouse Jumping
My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive.
Tried using differnt types. PS2 and USB and same thing happening. Looked at differnt mouse options and it is still doing it. Any one help? Thanks David Harrison |
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"David Harrison" wrote in message ... My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Have you thought about installing a cat? |
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Any one help?
Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O |
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"M.I.5¾" wrote: "David Harrison" wrote in message ... My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Have you thought about installing a cat? you had me there for a second!!! |
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JohnO wrote:
Any one help? Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O To determine if it is a software issue, booting an alternate OS may tell you something. Either a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a Ubuntu (ubuntu.com) CD can be used to boot a computer. If the mouse still jumps all over the screen, then you know it is a hardware issue. If the mouse is smooth, then return to WinXP and experiment with drivers or whatever. Paul |
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I get the same problem when a GPS is attached to the computer when it is
booted. The solution is attach the GPS after the computer is booted. The problem is that the GPS is connecting to the place where the mouse is supposed to be. It is a plug and play issue. "Paul" wrote in message ... JohnO wrote: Any one help? Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O To determine if it is a software issue, booting an alternate OS may tell you something. Either a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a Ubuntu (ubuntu.com) CD can be used to boot a computer. If the mouse still jumps all over the screen, then you know it is a hardware issue. If the mouse is smooth, then return to WinXP and experiment with drivers or whatever. Paul |
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Paul wrote:
JohnO wrote: Any one help? Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O To determine if it is a software issue, booting an alternate OS may tell you something. Either a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a Ubuntu (ubuntu.com) CD can be used to boot a computer. If the mouse still jumps all over the screen, then you know it is a hardware issue. If the mouse is smooth, then return to WinXP and experiment with drivers or whatever. Paul I'd also fire up the Task Manager, and see what tasks are running on the machine, and whether any of them might be specific to the mouse. (Like a custom mouse software package.) If you knew what the mouse I/O name was, you could use a command line program like "handle" from Sysinternals. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...t.svl=featured For example, to see what programs are accessing a serial port, the command handle -a serial matches anything referencing /dev/serial ports. Using a command like handle -a out.txt will dump all the handle information, and then you can have a look with a text editor at the list. It could be that some process is writing to the mouse and driving it crazy. Paul |
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I created an obstacle course for mine. Just like the Grand National;
cats and dogs falling everywhere trying to catch that damn ..... Of course I blame it all on the CIA! ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M.I.5¾ wrote: "David Harrison" wrote in message ... My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Have you thought about installing a cat? |
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David
I haven't seen it suggested for some time but it can be the result of malware. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Harrison wrote: My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Tried using differnt types. PS2 and USB and same thing happening. Looked at differnt mouse options and it is still doing it. Any one help? Thanks David Harrison |
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Hello David,
"David Harrison" wrote in message ... My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Tried using differnt types. PS2 and USB and same thing happening. Looked at differnt mouse options and it is still doing it. Any one help? You could have a virus or malware problem, that's causing your mouse to be unruly. I'd start by checking the hard-drive for viruses and malware, and go on from there. Fortunately, the best programs for doing this sort of thing are still free to download and apply ... personally, I use Grisoft's AVG7.5 anti-virus program to clean up the mess that's left by McAfee and NIS when they fail (which is very often, but not for reasons that I've ever managed to analyse successfully, or I would know more), and I recommend the free version. I also recommend the free ZoneAlarm firewall program, which keeps all the gitts at bay very well indeed, and Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster and Ad-Aware SE to protect and clean your system. If you need links and info on those programs, either Google them or come back to me via this forum. Regards, Philip Andrews |
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This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping:
http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:05 AM DavidHarriso wrote: My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Tried using differnt types. PS2 and USB and same thing happening. Looked at differnt mouse options and it is still doing it. Any one help? Thanks David Harrison On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:30 AM M.I.5¾ wrote: Have you thought about installing a cat? On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:51 AM JohnO wrote: Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:55 AM DavidHarriso wrote: "M.I.5¾" wrote: On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:45 AM Paul wrote: JohnO wrote: To determine if it is a software issue, booting an alternate OS may tell you something. Either a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a Ubuntu (ubuntu.com) CD can be used to boot a computer. If the mouse still jumps all over the screen, then you know it is a hardware issue. If the mouse is smooth, then return to WinXP and experiment with drivers or whatever. Paul On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:44 AM Richard wrote: I get the same problem when a GPS is attached to the computer when it is booted. The solution is attach the GPS after the computer is booted. The problem is that the GPS is connecting to the place where the mouse is supposed to be. It is a plug and play issue. "Paul" wrote in message ... On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:40 PM Paul wrote: Paul wrote: I'd also fire up the Task Manager, and see what tasks are running on the machine, and whether any of them might be specific to the mouse. (Like a custom mouse software package.) If you knew what the mouse I/O name was, you could use a command line program like "handle" from Sysinternals. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...t.svl=featured For example, to see what programs are accessing a serial port, the command handle -a serial matches anything referencing /dev/serial ports. Using a command like handle -a out.txt will dump all the handle information, and then you can have a look with a text editor at the list. It could be that some process is writing to the mouse and driving it crazy. Paul On Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:08 PM Gerry wrote: I created an obstacle course for mine. Just like the Grand National; cats and dogs falling everywhere trying to catch that damn ..... Of course I blame it all on the CIA! ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M.I.5¾ wrote: On Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:11 PM Gerry wrote: David I haven't seen it suggested for some time but it can be the result of malware. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Harrison wrote: On Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:16 PM Philip Andrews wrote: Hello David, "David Harrison" wrote in message ... You could have a virus or malware problem, that's causing your mouse to be unruly. I'd start by checking the hard-drive for viruses and malware, and go on from there. Fortunately, the best programs for doing this sort of thing are still free to download and apply ... personally, I use Grisoft's AVG7.5 anti-virus program to clean up the mess that's left by McAfee and NIS when they fail (which is very often, but not for reasons that I've ever managed to analyse successfully, or I would know more), and I recommend the free version. I also recommend the free ZoneAlarm firewall program, which keeps all the gitts at bay very well indeed, and Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster and Ad-Aware SE to protect and clean your system. If you need links and info on those programs, either Google them or come back to me via this forum. Regards, Philip Andrews |
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This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping:
http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:05 AM DavidHarriso wrote: My mouse is currently jumping all over the screen. I would swear it was alive. Tried using differnt types. PS2 and USB and same thing happening. Looked at differnt mouse options and it is still doing it. Any one help? Thanks David Harrison On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:30 AM M.I.5¾ wrote: Have you thought about installing a cat? On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:51 AM JohnO wrote: Try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them. -John O On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:55 AM DavidHarriso wrote: "M.I.5¾" wrote: On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:45 AM Paul wrote: JohnO wrote: To determine if it is a software issue, booting an alternate OS may tell you something. Either a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a Ubuntu (ubuntu.com) CD can be used to boot a computer. If the mouse still jumps all over the screen, then you know it is a hardware issue. If the mouse is smooth, then return to WinXP and experiment with drivers or whatever. Paul On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:44 AM Richard wrote: I get the same problem when a GPS is attached to the computer when it is booted. The solution is attach the GPS after the computer is booted. The problem is that the GPS is connecting to the place where the mouse is supposed to be. It is a plug and play issue. "Paul" wrote in message ... On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:40 PM Paul wrote: Paul wrote: I'd also fire up the Task Manager, and see what tasks are running on the machine, and whether any of them might be specific to the mouse. (Like a custom mouse software package.) If you knew what the mouse I/O name was, you could use a command line program like "handle" from Sysinternals. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...t.svl=featured For example, to see what programs are accessing a serial port, the command handle -a serial matches anything referencing /dev/serial ports. Using a command like handle -a out.txt will dump all the handle information, and then you can have a look with a text editor at the list. It could be that some process is writing to the mouse and driving it crazy. Paul On Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:08 PM Gerry wrote: I created an obstacle course for mine. Just like the Grand National; cats and dogs falling everywhere trying to catch that damn ..... Of course I blame it all on the CIA! ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M.I.5¾ wrote: On Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:11 PM Gerry wrote: David I haven't seen it suggested for some time but it can be the result of malware. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Harrison wrote: On Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:16 PM Philip Andrews wrote: Hello David, "David Harrison" wrote in message ... You could have a virus or malware problem, that's causing your mouse to be unruly. I'd start by checking the hard-drive for viruses and malware, and go on from there. Fortunately, the best programs for doing this sort of thing are still free to download and apply ... personally, I use Grisoft's AVG7.5 anti-virus program to clean up the mess that's left by McAfee and NIS when they fail (which is very often, but not for reasons that I've ever managed to analyse successfully, or I would know more), and I recommend the free version. I also recommend the free ZoneAlarm firewall program, which keeps all the gitts at bay very well indeed, and Spybot S&D, SpywareBlaster and Ad-Aware SE to protect and clean your system. If you need links and info on those programs, either Google them or come back to me via this forum. Regards, Philip Andrews On Monday, April 25, 2011 5:23 PM Catherine Gallagher wrote: This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping: http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ |
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"Catherine Gallagher" wrote in message ...
| This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping: | http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ I fixed it by getting a new mouse. The one that failed was an MS one. |
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robin typed: "Catherine Gallagher" wrote in message ... This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping: http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ I fixed it by getting a new mouse. The one that failed was an MS one. Was it a ball mouse? It might have just needed the ball and rollers cleaned. HTH, Twayne` |
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"Twayne" wrote in message ...
| In , | robin typed: | "Catherine Gallagher" wrote in | message ... | This problem could be easily fixed with StopMouseJumping: | http://www.stopmousejumping.com/ | | I fixed it by getting a new mouse. The one that failed | was an MS one. | | Was it a ball mouse? It might have just needed the ball and rollers cleaned. It was a ball mouse, and no, it didn't need cleaning; I regularly have to do it with ball mouses. The mouse in question would, just by itself, with no-one touching it, jump erratically around the screen. |
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