Optical mouse problem

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In the last week or so, my mouse pointer seems to be sticking, or lagging
behind for a second or so. Only happens intermittently and can happen at any
time such as moving across a window or after clicking on a menu. It is an
Olympic brand optical (about 3 years old) running on an XP system. No
damage seems evident and the light is working normally. Any ideas please, or
does this just seem a product of old age.
Regards
k
 
Sounds like more of a background program running than a problem with your
mouse.


In the last week or so, my mouse pointer seems to be sticking, or lagging
behind for a second or so. Only happens intermittently and can happen at any
time such as moving across a window or after clicking on a menu. It is an
Olympic brand optical (about 3 years old) running on an XP system. No
damage seems evident and the light is working normally. Any ideas please, or
does this just seem a product of old age.
Regards
k
 
It is a wired mouse. Nothing new in the way of background program that could
be causing the trouble. Have run scans for virus/adware/spyware etc and all
clear. Only today, the scroll wheel activated by itself. I notice the
problem seems worse when the PC is first booted, and improves as the system
warms up!!
 
In the last week or so, my mouse pointer seems to be sticking, or lagging
behind for a second or so. Only happens intermittently and can happen at any
time such as moving across a window or after clicking on a menu. It is an
Olympic brand optical (about 3 years old) running on an XP system. No
damage seems evident and the light is working normally. Any ideas please, or
does this just seem a product of old age.
Regards
k
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The main age related problems with opticals are buildup of
crud on the sensor window (on the outside), or if the cord
has become frayed internally and makes intermittent contact.

Try a different mouse surface to see if that makes a
difference. Even a sheet of light colored uncoated paper
might be enough to check this. Otherwise if you have a
system (operating system) config problem that might cause
it, you might boot to safe mode to see if it works properly
(assuming windows OS, you didn't mention all details of the
system). you might also try another mouse on that system or
that mouse on another system.
 
Since mice are cheap, even opticals, I'd try another mouse. Or see if you
can borrow one from someone. If it happens with the 2nd mouse, it's
something in the OS or possibily on the motherboard (not as likely). The
only way to rule out the OS besides running various repair tools is to load
a fresh copy.


It is a wired mouse. Nothing new in the way of background program that could
be causing the trouble. Have run scans for virus/adware/spyware etc and all
clear. Only today, the scroll wheel activated by itself. I notice the
problem seems worse when the PC is first booted, and improves as the system
warms up!!
 
kony said:
The main age related problems with opticals are buildup of
crud on the sensor window (on the outside), or if the cord
has become frayed internally and makes intermittent contact.

Try a different mouse surface to see if that makes a
difference. Even a sheet of light colored uncoated paper
might be enough to check this. Otherwise if you have a
system (operating system) config problem that might cause
it, you might boot to safe mode to see if it works properly
(assuming windows OS, you didn't mention all details of the
system). you might also try another mouse on that system or
that mouse on another system.
Click to expand...

I think I shall go out and buy another mouse as I have never liked the shape
of this one anyway! The OS is WinXP and is operating normally in all other
respects on a P4 system. The mouse only started acting up about a week ago
and is getting steadily worse, and the scroll wheel activating by itself
seems to point to a mouse (or wiring) problem I would think. It has never
happened before. Thanks everyone for the advice.
 
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