mouse movement erratic

[pistonbroke]

Hi can anybody shed any light on a problem i have? i have a desktop, the pointer (arrow) for the mouse is unresponsive. I move the mouse the pointer stays where it is for two seconds, then moves then will be alright for 30 seconds then will freeze for five seconds then shoot past where i want it to go etc ...i've checked settings, ran virus scans, spyware prog's etc, It seems like something is running in the background, but icannot find anything...any help would be greatly appreciated... ps i put full stops and commas in after i have typed the message it has taken three minutes to put the full stops and comma's in this message that is how bad it is thanks in advance

[pistonbroke]

Unfortunately i've tried that... Thank you tho'

[chas2008]

optical or the old fashioned type mouse ?..

[pistonbroke]

optical, it's getting really bad now

[anotheoldgit]

This can sometimes happen if there is a virus scan taking place in the background.

[pistonbroke]

Nope no virus scan running thank's tho'

[ChuckFickens]

Have you tried it on different surfaces... optical mice can be very touchy about what you use them on.

Also clean the sensor underneath with a cotton bud..

if it still plays about may be time to get another one... I've seen several go funny and require replacement.

[pistonbroke]

Tried it to no avail, also tried my old mouse. I think problem is deeper than the mouse...I just read your reply and the pointer just froze. I had to switch off at wall and reboot think I'm gonna after put restore disc in oh well there goes another 6/7 hours gathering up lost info.. Thanks you for all replies and help offered

[rojash]

Assuming it's a USB mouse - do you have any other USB devices connected? Jabber on the bus can screw the mouse. Try disconnecting all other USB devices and restarting.

[teedee]

Replace the batteries in the mouse,i had the same trouble

[pistonbroke]

Thanks all! It turned out to be a virus of some kind,or something that was messing up settings it turned off all administration files etc... re-booted...ok