cursor problem. My cursor is moving ad hoc around my sreen. This .

[Guest]

When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random part
of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with the
latest updates or a hardware problem?

How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around word

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Sounds like a hardware problem.

 

[Andrew Murray]

this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem

this news group is for none of the above.

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

I had this happen to me once...it drove me CRAZY...for weeks, intermittantly my cursor would take on a mind of it's own. I thought it was a virus, or spyware...I went nuts cleaning scrubbing...nuthin!

Turned out it was a drawing pad with wireless pen buried under a stack of papers and CDs...everytime I'd nudge the stack of papers the pen would move which takes over the cursor function...DUHDOH !!


| this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem
|
| this news group is for none of the above.
|
|
| | > When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random part
| > of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with the
| > latest updates or a hardware problem?
| >
| > How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around word
|
|

 

[Murray]

ROFL!

Another man using my patented Paleolithic File System (R).

I locate by geologic strata....

--
Murray

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message I had this happen to me once...it drove me CRAZY...for weeks, intermittantly
my cursor would take on a mind of it's own. I thought it was a virus, or
spyware...I went nuts cleaning scrubbing...nuthin!

Turned out it was a drawing pad with wireless pen buried under a stack of
papers and CDs...everytime I'd nudge the stack of papers the pen would move
which takes over the cursor function...DUHDOH !!


| this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem
|
| this news group is for none of the above.
|
|
| | > When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random
part
| > of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with
the
| > latest updates or a hardware problem?
| >
| > How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around
word
|
|

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

Yah...nature abhors an empty horizontal surface!
Do I have to pay royalties for using PFS or is it open source ?

| ROFL!
|
| Another man using my patented Paleolithic File System (R).
|
| I locate by geologic strata....
|
| --
| Murray
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I had this happen to me once...it drove me CRAZY...for weeks, intermittantly
| my cursor would take on a mind of it's own. I thought it was a virus, or
| spyware...I went nuts cleaning scrubbing...nuthin!
|
| Turned out it was a drawing pad with wireless pen buried under a stack of
| papers and CDs...everytime I'd nudge the stack of papers the pen would move
| which takes over the cursor function...DUHDOH !!
|
|
| | | this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem
| |
| | this news group is for none of the above.
| |
| |
| | | | > When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random
| part
| | > of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with
| the
| | > latest updates or a hardware problem?
| | >
| | > How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around
| word
| |
| |
|
|

 

[Murray]

We like royalties! 8)

--
Murray

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message Yah...nature abhors an empty horizontal surface!
Do I have to pay royalties for using PFS or is it open source ?

| ROFL!
|
| Another man using my patented Paleolithic File System (R).
|
| I locate by geologic strata....
|
| --
| Murray
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | I had this happen to me once...it drove me CRAZY...for weeks,
intermittantly
| my cursor would take on a mind of it's own. I thought it was a virus, or
| spyware...I went nuts cleaning scrubbing...nuthin!
|
| Turned out it was a drawing pad with wireless pen buried under a stack of
| papers and CDs...everytime I'd nudge the stack of papers the pen would
move
| which takes over the cursor function...DUHDOH !!
|
|
| | | this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem
| |
| | this news group is for none of the above.
| |
| |
| | | | > When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random
| part
| | > of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem
with
| the
| | > latest updates or a hardware problem?
| | >
| | > How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around
| word
| |
| |
|
|

 

[David Baxter]

It sounds like you may be using Windows XP and a recent edition of
Office/Word? And did you recently upgrade to SP2?

I forget where to turn this off but it may be XPs speech recognition
function -- search Help to find out how to turn this off. Try that,
anyway...

Also look under Mouse settings and make sure it isn't set to follow the
"focus"...

When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random part
of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with the
latest updates or a hardware problem?

How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around

word

 

[Wes]

Could also be just a dirty mouse or a weak battery in the case of wireless.
Try cleaning the ball and rollers, worked 4 me.

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message I had this happen to me once...it drove me CRAZY...for weeks, intermittantly
my cursor would take on a mind of it's own. I thought it was a virus, or
spyware...I went nuts cleaning scrubbing...nuthin!

Turned out it was a drawing pad with wireless pen buried under a stack of
papers and CDs...everytime I'd nudge the stack of papers the pen would move
which takes over the cursor function...DUHDOH !!


| this seems like a Windows problem, not a word or outlook problem
|
| this news group is for none of the above.
|
|
| | > When I write on a word or outlook document my cursor jumps to a random
part
| > of the document for no rhyme or reason. Is this a software problem with
the
| > latest updates or a hardware problem?
| >
| > How else can I find a help to this problem as my work revolves around
word
|
|