Jumpy Cursor

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Shenan Stanley

I'm using XP Home SP 1. Suddenly, my cursor is jumpy. It's like a
caffein rush -- jigging around.

How can I settle it down?
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"Like a fish out of water"?

You mean your mouse pointer, correct? Not your cursor (which is the bar
used when typing)...

If so, I would do the following..

If a wireless mouse, change the batteries and use the "connect" buttons to
synch the base and mouse together again.
If a wired mouse (optical/laser) then clean the surface/change the surface
it is sitting on.

Also - check for a later driver, install if necessary and check the settings
for acceleration.

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I'm using XP Home SP 1. Suddenly, my cursor is jumpy. It's like a
caffein rush -- jigging around.

How can I settle it down?

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I mean the cursor -- it happens with the pointer and with the I-beam,
depending on which application or window is active. Just jitters
around.

I use a pretty fast acceleration and such, but none of those settings
have changed recently. I did clean the mouse and surface, but it
still jitters and jiggles around.

It's an optical mouse and pad, both bought a week ago. No problems
until today. I don't know anything about drivers. No software in the
box. I just plugged it in. Where do I find a better chauffer?
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Depends on the manufacturer of the mouse.. Go to their web page and search
for the driver for download there.

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=- MS MVP -=<
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--
The information above is intended to assist you; however, it is
suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you
are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions.
Whenever possible, the advice will include the method/places used in
compiling the answer. Also, questions may have been asked to clarify
your situation OR to give you an idea of where to look - do not dismiss
them lightly.
 
I mean the cursor -- it happens with the pointer and with the I-beam,
depending on which application or window is active. Just jitters
around.

I use a pretty fast acceleration and such, but none of those settings
have changed recently. I did clean the mouse and surface, but it
still jitters and jiggles around.

It's an optical mouse and pad, both bought a week ago. No problems
until today. I don't know anything about drivers. No software in the
box. I just plugged it in. Where do I find a better chauffer?

<*((((><{
(e-mail address removed)



In the last exciting episode on Tue, 10 May 2005 15:16:06 -0500,

|<*(((><{ wrote:
|> I'm using XP Home SP 1. Suddenly, my cursor is jumpy. It's like a
|> caffein rush -- jigging around.
|>
|> How can I settle it down?
|
|"Like a fish out of water"?
|
|You mean your mouse pointer, correct? Not your cursor (which is the bar
|used when typing)...
|
|If so, I would do the following..
|
|If a wireless mouse, change the batteries and use the "connect" buttons to
|synch the base and mouse together again.
|If a wired mouse (optical/laser) then clean the surface/change the surface
|it is sitting on.
|
|Also - check for a later driver, install if necessary and check the settings
|for acceleration.
|
|--
|>=- Shenan -=<
|>=- MS MVP -=<
 
Shenan said:
*((({ wrote:-
I'm using XP Home SP 1. Suddenly, my cursor is jumpy. It's like a
caffein rush -- jigging around.

How can I settle it down?-

"Like a fish out of water"?

You mean your mouse pointer, correct? Not your cursor (which is the
bar
used when typing)...

If so, I would do the following..

If a wireless mouse, change the batteries and use the "connect" buttons
to
synch the base and mouse together again.
If a wired mouse (optical/laser) then clean the surface/change the
surface
it is sitting on.

Also - check for a later driver, install if necessary and check the
settings
for acceleration.

---
=- Shenan -=
=- MS MVP -=-
--
The information above is intended to assist you; however, it is
suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you
are the one ultimately responsible for your
actions/problems/solutions.
Whenever possible, the advice will include the method/places used in
compiling the answer. Also, questions may have been asked to clarify
your situation OR to give you an idea of where to look - do not
dismiss
them lightly.
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I'm not going to be any help -- I'm just going to say that I came here
because I'm an XP Professional user with a jerky pointer problem
looking for help, so when either of us gets help, we'll tell the other!
:)
 
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