Mad Scrolling Disease

[Guest]

I have WinXP Pro and it's been really good for 2+ years, though since this
morning it has developed a mad scrolling disease. When I first noticed it I
rebooted and it was fine for awhile. Now its practically none stop.

The behavior occurs only when a window with a scrollable area is engaged, I
can click on the desktop or on a window without a scrollable area and it will
stop. To try to click on a favorite website and it goes scrolling nuts.

My first thought was a malfunction with JAVA but I doubt that more and more
now. My second thought is it could possible be some malfunction with a
recently installed Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse since it's been a
bit qwerky since I installed them. I've preformed about every kind of scan I
can think of and nothing has been detected but I do fear the worst.

Can anyone give me some hope, or better still provide a solution? Thanks

 

[NotMe]

Have you tried a new mouse?
it's possible the wheel mechanism is defective.

 

[Guest]

No, my belief is my brand new wireless MS mouse and keyboard should be XP
compatible. I did go into the WinXP Troubleshooter and started plodding
about and I'm not sure if I did something right or it just stopped madly
scrolling on its own.

What I did do was unchecked the accelerated vertical scrolling for the mouse
wheel, it is likely that that feature was acting up. I pray thats the end of
it, but I am busy backing up all my files :-(

 

[Richard Urban]

I may be compatible but that does not mean it can't be defective at the same
time. Try another mouse.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[plew]

I have WinXP Pro and it's been really good for 2+ years, though since this
morning it has developed a mad scrolling disease. When I first noticed it I
rebooted and it was fine for awhile. Now its practically none stop.

The behavior occurs only when a window with a scrollable area is engaged, I
can click on the desktop or on a window without a scrollable area and it will
stop. To try to click on a favorite website and it goes scrolling nuts.

My first thought was a malfunction with JAVA but I doubt that more and more
now. My second thought is it could possible be some malfunction with a
recently installed Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse since it's been a
bit qwerky since I installed them. I've preformed about every kind of scan I
can think of and nothing has been detected but I do fear the worst.

Can anyone give me some hope, or better still provide a solution? Thanks

I've had my m$ optical trackball & had the same disease in winxp pro & linux.

Got a new trackball (kensington) today for replacement & all's well.

m$ trackball is in the dumpster (have had the m$ trackball over 3 years).

 

[Plato]

No, my belief is my brand new wireless MS mouse and keyboard should be XP
compatible. I did go into the WinXP Troubleshooter and started plodding

Not necessarily. For example, had a new PC and new MS keyboard. When
installing XP, there is a point where you had to press F8, -as I recall-
to agree to the EULA.

F8 didn't work. Had to temporarily put in my ten dollar backup keyboard
to install XP.

 

[Plato]

I have WinXP Pro and it's been really good for 2+ years, though since this
morning it has developed a mad scrolling disease. When I first noticed it I
rebooted and it was fine for awhile. Now its practically none stop.

For me, it always seems to be the mouse I'm using. Or should I say, wore
out