mouse pointer problems

limbo · Post by **limbo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:34 pm

does anybody know what is causing my mouse pointer to suddenly zooom off to a corner of the desktop/screen?
top or bottom left or right it seems to be at random... the only sure thing is that it will happen again, soon. and again. soon and again etc etc. it is driving me (more) crazy.

logitech usb mouse.
PIII chip asus mobo
256 ram
64mb vid card (cheap. nvidia gforce 420chipset) pci slot

(it hasnt happened while the cursor has been in this box)

thanks for readin.

limbo

Vilante · Post by **Vilante** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:58 pm

Not sure Limbo, mine does something very similar but it's a wireless and I assume it's to do with the magnets in the motors of my Momo.

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:56 pm

do you use a shiny mouse pad?

wabz · Post by **wabz** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:07 pm

Yes, this is almost certainly to do with the surface your mouse is on. Try using a piece of paper

limbo · Post by **limbo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:04 pm

its a optical mouse. the mat doesnt 'seem' shiny to me. but i am not a mouse. it is a promo mat i picked up at some expo
(not a geek show) so it probably is the mat.
i will change my 'mousing surface' and see how i go.
thanks for the tip.

Pinger$ · Post by **Pinger$** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:39 pm

Also pull your eyelash out of the mouse lens :P

limbo · Post by **limbo** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:51 am

no problems since tossing mouse pad and using piece of cardboard (back of writing pad)
ahh! technology.... what would we do without it.
(or without cardboard, gaff and araldite)

thanks guys.