Cursor Crawl patty 6/8/2007 3:56:01 PM Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the time.

Re: Cursor Crawl "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 6/8/2007 4:15:16 PM Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto > the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the > same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been > using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the > time.

Re: Cursor Crawl "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 6/8/2007 4:37:44 PM I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift about an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message news:75FDC6A6-F630-4713-AB53-A02ECB1624B8[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the > desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? > > -- > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up >> andto >> the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using >> the >> same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have >> been >> using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all >> the >> time. >

Re: Cursor Crawl patty 6/8/2007 4:42:01 PM Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the cursor is not drifting, so I can't try it. I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty of open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks for your input. "Terry Farrell" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, > not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? > > -- > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto > > the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the > > same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been > > using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the > > time. > >

Re: Cursor Crawl "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 6/8/2007 4:53:46 PM I have an ordinary old ball mouse, and occasionally I see this during idle moments (never while I'm actually using the mouse). What drifts, however, is only the mouse pointer, not the cursor (insertion point). It could be some kind of RF or electrical interference. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message news:OOnIZteqHHA.4104[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift about > an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work > while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. > > -- > JoAnn Paules > MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > > ~~~~~ > How to ask a question > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > > "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message > news:75FDC6A6-F630-4713-AB53-A02ECB1624B8[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the > > desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? > > > > -- > > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > > > "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up > >> andto > >> the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using > >> the > >> same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have > >> been > >> using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all > >> the > >> time. > > > >

Re: Cursor Crawl "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 6/8/2007 5:30:02 PM It was the pointer, not the cursor. Usually if the cursor is moving with my hands off of the keyboard it means one of two things. Either I've put a book on top of the keys or one of my cats is trying to edit my files. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:e8NpJ3eqHHA.1220[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have an ordinary old ball mouse, and occasionally I see this during idle > moments (never while I'm actually using the mouse). What drifts, however, > is > only the mouse pointer, not the cursor (insertion point). It could be some > kind of RF or electrical interference. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup > so > all may benefit. > > "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message > news:OOnIZteqHHA.4104[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> I have an wired optical mouse here at work and watched my cursor drift > about >> an inch yesterday. No clue why. I just wish it had done some of my work >> while it was at it instead of entertaining me for a few moments. >> >> -- >> JoAnn Paules >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher] >> >> ~~~~~ >> How to ask a question >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 >> >> >> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> wrote in message >> news:75FDC6A6-F630-4713-AB53-A02ECB1624B8[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the >> > desk, not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor > drift? >> > >> > -- >> > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP >> > >> > "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >> Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up >> >> andto >> >> the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using >> >> the >> >> same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have >> >> been >> >> using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all >> >> the >> >> time. >> > >> >> >

Re: Cursor Crawl "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 6/8/2007 6:33:13 PM Not, its an optical mouse - not laser. Check that there aren't any tiny balls of fluff in the optical lens recess on the bottom of the mouse. That's what was causing it on my mouse. If it is completely clean, then it must be a poltergeist! Terry "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1EBE61C2-A0C9-40B9-8FB7-54138757EBAE[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but > the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer > 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 > > Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the > cursor > is not drifting, so I can't try it. > > I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to > following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing > other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty > of > open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks > for > your input. > > "Terry Farrell" wrote: > >> Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the >> desk, >> not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? >> >> -- >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP >> >> "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up >> > andto >> > the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using >> > the >> > same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have >> > been >> > using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all >> > the >> > time. >> >>

Re: Cursor Crawl Ed 6/9/2007 6:24:00 PM Hi All, One other (remote) possibility: I used to get that effect sometimes when I used an optical mouse with a visually very "busy" mouse mat. Maybe tiny vibrations caused by the movement of people around me were combining with the particular pattern of the mat and confusing the mouse. Don't know. Started using another mat and the problem went away. Or maybe it *was* a poltergeist - an OEM one that had to stay with the mat. Cheers. Ed "patty" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Not sure what the difference in a laser mouse and a wireless mouse is, but > the stamp on the bottom of the mouse says "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer > 2.0" & Microsoft Model:1007 > > Never tried thumping the desktop hard - and right at this second the cursor > is not drifting, so I can't try it. > > I have read that this might be caused by the cursor still trying to > following the last move I made with it because the computer is busy doing > other things in the background. I have a new, fast computer with plenty of > open memory, so I cannot imagine that could be the actual problem. Thanks for > your input. > > "Terry Farrell" wrote: > > > Is it a LaserMouse and if you thump the desktop hard, (the top of the desk, > > not the computer screen, of course), does it stop the cursor drift? > > > > -- > > Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP > > > > "patty" <patty[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:F7C81FE8-4B54-4335-901D-069F57155CDA[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > Can anyone tell me what causes my cursor to begin slowly crawling up andto > > > the left side of my screen? (and how to fix the problem?) I am using the > > > same wireless Microsoft Intellimouse and desktop computer that I have been > > > using for over a year. Suddenly I am having this annoying problem all the > > > time. > > > >