Have you tried attaching a USB mouse to the system and see if it repros
similar behaviour?
USB mice rock and you just plug them into a Windows XP box and drivers are
installed in seconds and they just work. In most cases you dont even need
3rd party drivers.
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> If you have a microphone attached to your PC, set it to Mute.
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> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Ordinary old (non USB) mouse has decided to wander around
> > the screen at will and gets lost. Total pain. Using XP
> > Pro. Any ideas / fixes / thoughts?
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