Is this a virus?

[Mike]

I'm getting this strange thing where the cursor arrow creeps across
the screen diagonally when the pc is at rest (ie when I'm not using
the mouse)

I run windows xp and am using a chic optical mouse.

Any ideas?

Regards

Mike

 

[Norman L. DeForest]

I'm getting this strange thing where the cursor arrow creeps across
the screen diagonally when the pc is at rest (ie when I'm not using
the mouse)

I run windows xp and am using a chic optical mouse.

Any ideas?

That may be an inherent problem with some optical mice under some
circumstances. I found these pages which may be relevant:

"Smart Computing Q & A Board Message - Wandering Mouse"
http://www.smartcomputing.com/messa...=&searchtype=&df=&dt=&sort=&cmd=&pg=39&uname=

"redhat.com | Red Hat, Inc."
[*Might* be relevant. I can't view the whole thread as the Lynx browser I
use doesn't support https and I can only find one post in the thread
cached by Google. The links pointing to other posts in the thread all
contain https URLs.]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-November/msg04969.html

"Amazon.com: Electronics: Kensington Pilot Mouse Optical Pro for Windows
or Mac for Right-handed users - 72128"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AFX1K/103-1013248-2311018?v=glance

 

[Joe Canuck]

I'm getting this strange thing where the cursor arrow creeps across
the screen diagonally when the pc is at rest (ie when I'm not using
the mouse)

I run windows xp and am using a chic optical mouse.

Any ideas?

Regards

Mike

I have a corded MS optical mouse and have found at times the pointer
creeps a bit then stops when the PC is at rest.

Scan your system with your AV, then again with an online scanner. I did
that when I had McAfee installed, Norton online scanner found a nasty
that McAfee missed (an updated McAfee).

 

[Zvi Netiv]

I'm getting this strange thing where the cursor arrow creeps across
the screen diagonally when the pc is at rest (ie when I'm not using
the mouse)

I run windows xp and am using a chic optical mouse.

Any ideas?

Put the cheese in the opposite direction to the mouse creeping! ;-)

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, Mike, ([email protected]) said...

I run windows xp and am using a chic optical mouse.

Welcome to the club. I've got a optical mouse, too, which sometimes
creeps over the XP screen. It did the same for the ME latop, to which
it had been attached before. Maybe it doesn't really like my coloured
desk mat, or there is a dog's hair (we've got a pointer) somewhere
where I can't reach it.


Gabriele Neukam

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