In Word, cursor disappears after 2 minutes while typing.

[Guest]

while im typing, the typing cursor disapears and I have to click the spot
where im typing to continue.
It seems the windows becomes inactive because the blue border becomes a pale
blue as if the application has moved to the backround.
Anyone have a solution for this?

 

[catherae]

The same thing is happening to me, exactly! I sure hope someon
has an answer to this question soon. Looks like you've been waitin
quite awhile. If I find an answer elsewhere I'll let you know

 

[David Candy]

Is there a reason you wouldn't look in the mouse applet in Control Panel? Esp Pointer Options.

 

[William Cook]

I have been going around and around with DELL re a situation whe
cursor disappears and screen border goes to pale blue until I clic
the left button the mouse. The only solution so far provided is t
Completely reinstall the Operating System and there is no guarante
this will reslove the problem and even if it does there is n
explaination as to why it has happened or how to keep it fro
happening again

 

[Rodney]

while im typing, the typing cursor disapears and I have to click the spot
where im typing to continue.
It seems the windows becomes inactive because the blue border becomes a pale
blue as if the application has moved to the backround.
Anyone have a solution for this?

If your conjecture about the window becoming inactive is correct, it
could indicate a program running in the background (and not displayed)
is taking the focus away from Word. Examine your running tasks.

Rodney

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Do you have two pointing devices? (mouse pad and USB mouse, etc) Disable one in device manager, and see if the error stops.
Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight the device, Properties, 'disable this device' checkbox


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[Guest]

the same thing is happening to me. when i type, my cursor disappears and i
have to reclick where i was typing to get going again. also sometimes i have
to click twice on the mouse, once to select the window and again to point at
what i wanted. it does it in my browser, in games, everywhere. i looked to
see if there were any other programs running but there aren't, at least that
show up. anymore suggestions?

 

[frodo]

this "feature" is present in MS Intellipoint. Look in control panel |
mouse, and inspect each tab. look for a check box w/ something like "hide
pointer when typing". some people love this feature....