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Old 04-14-2008   #1 (permalink)
Doug
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Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a small
LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the one
below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that, I
would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.

Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card

Doug
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Old 04-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
Richard Urban
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
Download and install the latest mouse drivers from Dell. If that doesn't
solve the problem it's time to contact them.


"Doug" <doug@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a small
> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the
> one
> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that,
> I
> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>
> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>
> Doug
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Old 04-15-2008   #3 (permalink)
Doug
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
Thanks, Richard - I shall follow your advice - Douglas

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Download and install the latest mouse drivers from Dell. If that doesn't
> solve the problem it's time to contact them.
>
>
> "Doug" <doug@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OCgsSEhnIHA.5208@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
>> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a
>> small
>> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
>> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
>> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the
>> one
>> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
>> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that,
>> I
>> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
>> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
>> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>>
>> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>>
>> Doug
>
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
Every now and then I saw this when I worked for Dell. The underlying issue is not a mouse driver, should your mouse have one, its caused by the Video Card.

1) You can try visiting Support.Dell.Com and visit their "Drivers & Downloads" Section.
2) You can go straight to your manufactures website of your video card, and download the latest driver.

I'd recommend the second, but this should resolve your issue in either case.
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Old 04-17-2008   #5 (permalink)
Stuart Sabatini
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
I had the same problem. Installing the ATI update which was listed under
Microsoft Updates cured the problem.

Stuart

"Doug" <doug@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OCgsSEhnIHA.5208@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a small
> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the
> one
> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that,
> I
> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>
> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>
> Doug
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-18-2008   #6 (permalink)
Doug
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
Thanks. I uninstalled the mouse a couple of times, wondering whether I would
still be in control after restarting. All was well and the problem has
vanished. Doug.

"Stuart Sabatini" <sabatini@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I had the same problem. Installing the ATI update which was listed under
>Microsoft Updates cured the problem.
>
> Stuart
>
> "Doug" <doug@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OCgsSEhnIHA.5208@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
>> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a
>> small
>> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
>> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
>> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the
>> one
>> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
>> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that,
>> I
>> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
>> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
>> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>>
>> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>>
>> Doug
>
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Old 05-26-2008   #7 (permalink)
GLP123
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment

Doug;3670610 Wrote:
Quote:

> I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium.
> It
> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a
> small
> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for
> example
> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select
> the one
> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to
> that, I
> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before
> I
> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista,
> then
> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>
> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>
> Doug
Doug, Looks like we have the identical PC setup and problem. Can you
please tell me where I can find the "ATI Update" you installed to
solve the problem.

Thanks,
Gary


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Old 05-26-2008   #8 (permalink)
Stuart Sabatini
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Re: Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment
Had same problem on my Dell. The update for my ATI video card appeared
with Windows updates.

Stuart

"GLP123" <GLP123.3a1ore@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> Doug;3670610 Wrote:
Quote:

>> I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium.
>> It
>> was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a
>> small
>> LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
>> pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for
>> example
>> selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select
>> the one
>> below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
>> hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to
>> that, I
>> would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before
>> I
>> talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista,
>> then
>> hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.
>>
>> Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card
>>
>> Doug
>
> Doug, Looks like we have the identical PC setup and problem. Can you
> please tell me where I can find the "ATI Update" you installed to
> solve the problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
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