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wandering pointer
Name: vinnyboombutts Date: May 13, 2005 at 17:55:04 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 900/576
Comment:
my pointer is very skittish and often wanders all over the screen by itself.
Name: Shmanda Date: May 13, 2005 at 18:09:25 Pacific
Reply:
Nah, just means you need to clean inside your mouse. Unless it's optical. If it is then maybe you should try reinstalling the drivers.
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Response Number 2
Name: PC Bob Date: May 13, 2005 at 18:59:53 Pacific
Reply:
My mouse has had the aggravating habit of drifting off to the left ever since I installed XP. It didn't do that before. I have cleaned it a couple of times. It still does it. It's XP, and I don't know why, either.
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Response Number 3
Name: BuzzStPoint Date: May 13, 2005 at 19:02:47 Pacific
Reply:
My wireless mouse wanders off to the left of the the screen. It's an optical wireless mouse.. I have this problem with a corded mouse before this..
I think it's just an XP problem.. Or could even be cheap quality motherboards.
I think it has to do (at least the optical ones) with being to sensitive. I have a Logitech Wireless mouse that wanders very slightly to the right. I am talking smaller than millimeters though. If your is more severe it may a poor mothrboard or cable for corded ones.
As for Xp mine does this ion Linux as well so I doubt it is the OS.
If you don't know what linux is care search it in google.
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