Mouse moves cursor on two networked computers -- help!!

[pg]

I'm running a home network with two XP home edition SP2 systems. The problem
started a couple of days ago when I sat watching in horror as the
cursor on my screen move around randomly clicking on icons while my hands
were not touching the mouse. I litteraly had to fight this phantom mouse for
control of the cursor and click on my target before the cursor was whisked
away from me.

After a little troubleshooting, I realized that my cursor was mirroring the
movement of the mouse on the system on which my wife was working. Her system
works normally and there is no indication in performance or otherwhise that
she is also controlling the curson on my system, which also happens to be
the gateway to the Internet.

I have worked on computers for many years and right now I'm completely
stumped at how serial mouse device can control a cursor on another client.
We are not running pcanywhere or anything like that. Does anybody have a
clue to this problem?

- Thanks

 

[Joe]

The only thing I know of that has that behaviour is VNC. Perhaps your wife
is playing a joke on you. See if you have a new icon in the notification
try (AKA system tray) that's white with very small vnc in it.

Joe