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| | Erratic Cursor I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same problem with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only happens with Vista. When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of the line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line of text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software packages that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be Vista. Any ideas? |
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| | Re: Erratic Cursor desktop ? laptop ? "lordsandjpinvestors" <lordsandjpinvestors@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1385F69A-4188-427F-B992-A8F13376A856@xxxxxx Quote: >I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same >problem > with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only > happens with Vista. > When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of the > line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line > of > text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It > happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software > packages > that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be Vista. > > Any ideas? |
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| | Re: Erratic Cursor "lordsandjpinvestors" <lordsandjpinvestors@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1385F69A-4188-427F-B992-A8F13376A856@xxxxxx Quote: >I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same >problem > with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only > happens with Vista. > When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of the > line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line > of > text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It > happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software > packages > that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be Vista. > > Any ideas? around. If you happen to hit the touchpad buttons, this will then place the cursor wherever it was sitting. I have done this myself. Tom |
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| | RE: Erratic Cursor I don't use the touch pad. I use a USB mouse that I have attached. "lordsandjpinvestors" wrote: Quote: > I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same problem > with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only > happens with Vista. > When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of the > line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line of > text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It > happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software packages > that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be Vista. > > Any ideas? |
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| | Re: Erratic Cursor Delete all touch pad and mouse drivers and reinstall JUST the original touch pad driver. If you upgraded install the XP driver. Just fixed this on a Sony Laptop. "lordsandjpinvestors" <lordsandjpinvestors@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1B02302D-B38A-47BA-907C-F8F1B1D635CD@xxxxxx Quote: >I don't use the touch pad. I use a USB mouse that I have attached. > "lordsandjpinvestors" wrote: > Quote: >> I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same >> problem >> with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only >> happens with Vista. >> When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of >> the >> line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line >> of >> text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It >> happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software >> packages >> that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be >> Vista. >> >> Any ideas? |
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| | Re: Erratic Cursor I don't "intentionally" use the touchpad either. I do, however, accidently use it by brushing over it with the heel of my hand when typing. Tom "lordsandjpinvestors" <lordsandjpinvestors@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1B02302D-B38A-47BA-907C-F8F1B1D635CD@xxxxxx Quote: >I don't use the touch pad. I use a USB mouse that I have attached. > "lordsandjpinvestors" wrote: > Quote: >> I have never had this problem with Windows XP. I have had this same >> problem >> with several vendors computers, so I don't think it is hardware. It only >> happens with Vista. >> When typing text, the cursor will erratically jump to the beginning of >> the >> line, a different place in the same line or a spot in some previous line >> of >> text. If I am not watching what I am typing, my text is messed up. It >> happens in Word, when typing an email message or different software >> packages >> that I have so I don't think it is the software product; it must be >> Vista. >> >> Any ideas? |
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