Windows Vista Home Premium mouse pointer out of alignment

[Doug]

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 530 running under Vista Home Premium. It
was supplied without a monitor. I have tried it with two monitors, a small
LG flat screen and a 20.5" widescreen Samsung. In both cases the mouse
pointer is about 2 mm (1/8th inch) out of true so that when for example
selecting files from a list in Windows Explorer it is easy to select the one
below that intended. How do I synchronies the mouse pointer with the
hotspots? An obvious answer is to contact Dell, but, if it comes to that, I
would like to have some understanding of the underlying problem before I
talk with them. And if there is some simple registry tweak in Vista, then
hopefully I can fix it with kind guidance from this newsgroup.

Video card: 256MB ATI RadeonT HD 2600 XT graphics card

Doug

 

[Richard Urban]

Download and install the latest mouse drivers from Dell. If that doesn't
solve the problem it's time to contact them.

 

[Doug]

Thanks, Richard - I shall follow your advice - Douglas

 

[Stuart Sabatini]

I had the same problem. Installing the ATI update which was listed under
Microsoft Updates cured the problem.

Stuart

 

[Doug]

Thanks. I uninstalled the mouse a couple of times, wondering whether I would
still be in control after restarting. All was well and the problem has
vanished. Doug.

 

[Stuart Sabatini]

Had same problem on my Dell. The update for my ATI video card appeared
with Windows updates.

Stuart