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mouse sliding all over the screen?

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  • 21-07-2013 1:24pm
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    teddyteddy
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    its not got water damage. or any dust etc inside
    it does it even when i plug the usb mouse in it dell laptop 14 months old.
    never gave me a bit of bother till this
    odd.:D
    ps it just does it almost rendomly it may be great for a whole day and then it goes crazy for an hour or so . lol.


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    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    First I thought it could be the mouse on a shiny surface.
    If you put an optical mouse on a reflective surface it can confuse it and the mouse can stray all over the screen by itself.

    But maybe it's a fault with your touchpad in the laptop.
    Maybe you can disable the touchpad?


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    #3
    teddyteddy
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭teddyteddy


    still the same........................ anoying il take it to a store tomorrow perhaps cheap fix?


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    B0X
    Registered Users Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭B0X


    Unless it's a really expensive mouse there's probably not much point in trying to get it fixed when you could pick up a new one for 7 or 8 euro.


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,313 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    try booting from a linux live CD or even a windows recovery disc to see if the cursor does the same thing from a controlled environment. you can also try safe mode


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    teddyteddy
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭teddyteddy


    tried in safe mode works perfect odd.


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,313 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    so you have some program running thats causing the issue in normal mode. not a hardware issue then.


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    #8
    teddyteddy
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭teddyteddy


    yes now to find it lol.


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,464 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    do you have a mouse stick in the middle of the keyboard? if so it could be you are hitting off it may need to disable it
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