Moving cursor

[knight]

My cursor sometimes like to take a trip across the screen (from right to left). I have to jiggle the mouse around to stop the cursor from moving. Is there anything I can do to stop it happening as it's getting to be a pain! I am running Windows XP with SP2

[Lord Grover]

May sound daft, but if you're using an optical mouse, try changing your mouse mat ... it worked for me.

[knight]

I am using an optical mouse, but I'm not using a mousemat. I'll try and find one and see if it helps though

[roadsweeper]

Lord Grover is probably right. It's generally known as 'drift' and I sometimes see it with my wireless laser mouse. However, in that case it turned out to be that the mouse was so sensitive that it was responding to my typing on the keyboard vibrating the desk and moving it very slightly!

[knight]

Well I've found a mousemat and I'll see if it helps any, thanks guys

[knight]

Bugger, It's still moving, and I have no more mousemats Also forgot to mention that it never happened on my old laptop running SP1 so I was wondering if it's a SP2 issue?

[touching cloth]

Check you haven't got any fluff or hair in the optical bit, I often get a bit of involuntary movement if it is a bit dirty. A quick blow and all good again.

[esselte]

touching cloth said:

I often get a bit of involuntary movement if it is a bit dirty. A quick blow and all good again.

:snigger:

[touching cloth]

I always like to leave a sitter of a joke just to see who can't help themselves

[trooperiziz]

knight said:

Bugger, It's still moving, and I have no more mousemats Also forgot to mention that it never happened on my old laptop running SP1 so I was wondering if it's a SP2 issue?

Ah, laptop you say?

Are you sure you aren't fingering your nipple accidentaly as you type, or that you aren't leaning on it or a trackpad? Is your nipple clean? Is your trackpad? Have you replaced the batteries in your mouse?