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Old 08-10-2007   #11 (permalink)
Julian


 
 

Re: Cursor repositions on its own



"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96A407B9-422F-4659-8DDF-C366C0E7A9F4@microsoft.com...
> Did you try buying a new mouse? All mouse problems I have found are just
> that - mouse problems. Sometimes when an optical mouse is failing then it
> starts roaming because the light is getting some type of interference.
>
> You can disable the touchpad when an external mouse in installed. Just go
> to
> the Control Panel and the option is there.
>
> My problem went away when I bought a new MS mouse and disable the
> touchpad.


I have tried a new mouse, and even no mouse whatsoever,
and yet the problem still occurs, intermittently, when
typing in Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.

>
> "Julie" wrote:
>
>> I have a new Toshiba Satellite A215 with Vista HP. No matter what
>> program I
>> am in, including the Internet, my cursor repositions itself every couple
>> of
>> letters or words as I am typing. Suddently letters start appearing in
>> the
>> middle of another word. This happens constantly and it has even Sent
>> email
>> messages on it's own while I am typing! Must be Gremlins. Anyway this
>> is
>> very annoying and I noticed another post similar on 4/18/07 without any
>> solution. No I am not touching the touchpad by mistake. I have read the
>> User Guide on various functions as well as Mouse controls and can find
>> nothing to help me. So...HELP ME! (It's even repositioning as I type
>> this!)
>> Yikes!
>> --
>> Julie


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