mouse moves on its' own

[me]

if i'm reading a post or anything else, the cursor will move about 2-3
inches across the page. and its moving without my touching the mouse....has
anyone heard of this..any fix? thank you

 

[sqr]

trojan

 

[Paul]

hey sqr, i think she might find it a little more helpful
if you included the word virus after trojan. Because for
all (s)he knows, you could just be spamming, as in Trojan
condoms . Unlikely, but my point is its usually more
helpful if you give full answers. Such as 'probably a
trojan virus' Because (s)he may not have a clue
what 'trojan' means.

 

[sqr]

OK

 

[me]

thanks for the responses, but i use norton antivirus 2003 and it is updaues
automatically and i scan every few days. it says all is fine. i use norton
pwesonal firewall. i did a clean install five days ago. it installed with no
problems..any other suggestions? thanks alot!

 

[Peter Hutchison]

thanks for the responses, but i use norton antivirus 2003 and it is updaues
automatically and i scan every few days. it says all is fine. i use norton
pwesonal firewall. i did a clean install five days ago. it installed with no
problems..any other suggestions? thanks alot!

Clear out the muck from the contacts the mouse ball uses. A build up
the muck can cause small movements when inturn means random pointer
movements. A small pen knife or a finger nail would do.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

 

[lmstokes]

I have this same problem and i use norton have spyware scans running a
all times and have a clean mouse. Anyone have any suggestions?? It i
really irritating to have my mouse moving all ove

 

[frodo]

optical mice often do this if there is a speck of dust, or a small hair,
in the light pick-up area. Give it a good look and clear it out.

 

[lmstokes]

I don't have an optical mouse just your average every day standar
mouse

 

[Malke]

I don't have an optical mouse just your average every day standard
mouse.

Then take out the mouse ball (no jokes from the children!) and clean the
rollers. Another reason this might happen is that the cord has gotten
old and stretched. Consider trying a different mouse, they are
inexpensive.

Malke

 

[PA Bear]

Then take out the mouse ball (no jokes from the children!) ...

Aww, you're no fun!

 

[Joan Archer]

<lol> It made me laugh <g>
Joan

Aww, you're no fun!

 

[lmstokes]

I have cleaned the mouse multiple times. I will see if i can talk the
bosses into a new mouse. THank you

 

[Malke]

I have cleaned the mouse multiple times. I will see if i can talk the
bosses into a new mouse. THank you

Gracious, a basic rollerball (non-optical) mouse is around $5.00 usd or
less. A basic optical one isn't much more. For example:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=list&SubCategory=65

Malke