XP start-up weirdness

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Glenn

Sometimes when I cold start or restart XP and it reaches the point
where the desk top is shown I see the mouse pointer rapidly flit all
over the screen, some times to the point where I can see a number of
pointers. I also see the drop down windows that appear when one right
clicks on the desk top, the Start button, the sys tray, etc. XP does
not function except that I can restart or shut down. Usually it then
boots OK though sometimes I have to restart a second time. This has
been going on for quite a while and it's getting worrysome. I was
using Microsoft Intellipoint but I uninstalled it. I also rolled back
the mouse driver. The mouse is a Microsoft IntelliMouse (wired). I
have scanned my drives with Norton AV, latest definitions. Because
this only happens during a cold start or restart while XP is loading
and the rodent is lying immobile on my desk I somehow can't imagine it
being a mouse mechanical/electronic. problem.
Any suggestions?

Cheers...Glenn
 
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Glenn said:
Sometimes when I cold start or restart XP and it reaches the point
where the desk top is shown I see the mouse pointer rapidly flit all
over the screen, some times to the point where I can see a number of
pointers. I also see the drop down windows that appear when one right
clicks on the desk top, the Start button, the sys tray, etc. XP does
not function except that I can restart or shut down. Usually it then
boots OK though sometimes I have to restart a second time. This has
been going on for quite a while and it's getting worrysome. I was
using Microsoft Intellipoint but I uninstalled it. I also rolled back
the mouse driver. The mouse is a Microsoft IntelliMouse (wired). I
have scanned my drives with Norton AV, latest definitions. Because
this only happens during a cold start or restart while XP is loading
and the rodent is lying immobile on my desk I somehow can't imagine it
being a mouse mechanical/electronic. problem.
Any suggestions?
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Two things that I can thin of.

(1) Have you defragged the hard-drive lately?
(2) Your hard-drive may be starting to die.

HippyGuy



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Is the mouse a usb or ps2, for the price of a cheap ps2 I would get one and
try that, if it is a usb I would try the above
 
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Glenn said:
Sometimes when I cold start or restart XP and it reaches the point
where the desk top is shown I see the mouse pointer rapidly flit all
over the screen, some times to the point where I can see a number of
pointers. I also see the drop down windows that appear when one right
clicks on the desk top, the Start button, the sys tray, etc. XP does
not function except that I can restart or shut down. Usually it then
boots OK though sometimes I have to restart a second time. This has
been going on for quite a while and it's getting worrysome. I was
using Microsoft Intellipoint but I uninstalled it. I also rolled back
the mouse driver. The mouse is a Microsoft IntelliMouse (wired). I
have scanned my drives with Norton AV, latest definitions. Because
this only happens during a cold start or restart while XP is loading
and the rodent is lying immobile on my desk I somehow can't imagine it
being a mouse mechanical/electronic. problem.
Any suggestions?

Cheers...Glenn
Click to expand...

Two things that I can thin of.

(1) Have you defragged the hard-drive lately?
(2) Your hard-drive may be starting to die.

HippyGuy



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Subject: Re: XP start-up weirdness
From: "HippyGuy" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 29/01/2004 8:51 AM E. Australia Standard Time
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Glenn said:
Sometimes when I cold start or restart XP and it reaches the point
where the desk top is shown I see the mouse pointer rapidly flit all
over the screen, some times to the point where I can see a number of
pointers. I also see the drop down windows that appear when one right
clicks on the desk top, the Start button, the sys tray, etc. XP does
not function except that I can restart or shut down. Usually it then
boots OK though sometimes I have to restart a second time. This has
been going on for quite a while and it's getting worrysome. I was
using Microsoft Intellipoint but I uninstalled it. I also rolled back
the mouse driver. The mouse is a Microsoft IntelliMouse (wired). I
have scanned my drives with Norton AV, latest definitions. Because
this only happens during a cold start or restart while XP is loading
and the rodent is lying immobile on my desk I somehow can't imagine it
being a mouse mechanical/electronic. problem.
Any suggestions?
Click to expand...

Two things that I can thin of.

(1) Have you defragged the hard-drive lately?
(2) Your hard-drive may be starting to die.

HippyGuy



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what about faulty/worn mouse button sensors inside the mouse, try a different
mouse.
 
Glenn said:
Sometimes when I cold start or restart XP and it reaches the point
where the desk top is shown I see the mouse pointer rapidly flit all
over the screen, some times to the point where I can see a number of
pointers. I also see the drop down windows that appear when one right
clicks on the desk top, the Start button, the sys tray, etc. XP does
not function except that I can restart or shut down. Usually it then
boots OK though sometimes I have to restart a second time. This has
been going on for quite a while and it's getting worrysome. I was
using Microsoft Intellipoint but I uninstalled it. I also rolled back
the mouse driver. The mouse is a Microsoft IntelliMouse (wired). I
have scanned my drives with Norton AV, latest definitions. Because
this only happens during a cold start or restart while XP is loading
and the rodent is lying immobile on my desk I somehow can't imagine it
being a mouse mechanical/electronic. problem.
Any suggestions?

Cheers...Glenn
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Glenn, try cleaning the ball and inner wheels. If that doesn't work,
try borrowing somebody else's mouse temporarily to see if it does the
dame thing. Also consider that (God forbid) it might be your port
connection.
 
even better: try linux
Glenn, try cleaning the ball and inner wheels. If that doesn't work,
try borrowing somebody else's mouse temporarily to see if it does the
dame thing. Also consider that (God forbid) it might be your port
connection.
Click to expand...
 
John, this is a response to another thread about 3 days ago, I searched
and don't see it any more.

You had posted an OT article on XP having some security issues. Then
Omega added another good article in response.

I was just looking at the info I saved from these websites. Thanks to
you and Omega for the information. Very useful data, not only on XP, but
on resource issues in W98. Because of the article, I ran Resource Meter
several days, and as I suspected, User Resources never got below 65%
even when online, as I try to only run minimum programs.

Mike Sa
 
 
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