Use an external mouse and disable the touchpad.
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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
"mel" <mel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:51CEAFF3-7D92-450E-816F-15798F5C77F6@xxxxxx
Quote:
>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/
>>
>>
>>
>> "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
>> >>>>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
>> >
>>