I am also having this problem, it's like the cursor has a mind of its own. I
am pulling my hair out. I can't even type a whole sentence without problems.
Is there anything we can do? I am almost at the point of throwing my computer
in the yard and running it over.
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
Quote:
> If your touchpad is Synaptics then you can disable it in the Synaptics
> software.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
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>
>
> "RichC593" <drofwrac@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7A94425C-0F4D-413C-A2BE-06BD1B9B6DE8@xxxxxx Quote:
> >I have the very same problem. As soon as I begin typing the cursor jumps
> >down and to left then begins roaming around the screen. It does this with
> >just the touch pad or even when I have a mouse attached. I have a Dell
> >Inspiron 8600 and the BIOS has a setting to disable the touch pad when a
> >mouse is attached but it since installing Vista the touch pad no loner gets
> >disabled. I have been using Vista for three months without any problem but,
> >the last week the problem began slowly and has reached the point that
> >working in Word is very difficult. Hopefully, MS will come up with fix soon
> >since no one in these groups or other groups on the net seem to have any
> >fix for this specific problem. There are some fixes for other situations
> >causing erratic mouse movement but, none related to typing. I am wondering
> >if it may be related to keyboard drivers?
> >
> > RichC
> >
> >
> > "Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:%23rvQpn3TIHA.1212@xxxxxx Quote:
> >>>>i can be typing along and all of a sudden a new window pops up or my
> >>>>cursor
> >>>> jumps to another spot in the page. Basically it jumps to wherever I
> >>>> have
> >>>> left the cursor. So frustrating!!!!!
> >>
> >> I agree with Kerry - this is typical touchpad behaviour. It happens to
> >> me all the time when I'm typing on my laptop.
> >>
> >> SteveT
> > >