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zingo1327 | 17:30 Thu 16th Oct 2008 | Computers
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Has anyone seen this before and if so, how did you fix it?
My mouse pointer arrowhead drifts across the screen without me touching it.
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Wired mouse or wireless?
more to the point laptop or desktop?

I've seen laptops do it a few times, especially if the have those horrible pointer sticks in the middle of the keyboard.
That's called a nipple, chuck

nipples aren't horrible... and those pointer thingys are one of the worst inventions ever... I refuse to associate them with nipples

:)
its the weejee board
Do you mean ouija board?
yes, Ethel.....am not a dictionary
whats a nipple in computer talk?
http://media.arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/ thinkpad-x41.media/keyboard_popup.jpg

its the red bit in the middle of the keyboard, you use it to control the mouse pointer

They are horrible to use!
I had a nipple on a teeny tiny Sony laptop - it is like a mini joystick right in the middle of the keyboard that replaces the mouse
O my arrow shakes so much (no nowt do with me lol) and I dont have a lappy -I was wondering what it was as well.

Its calmed down the last couple of days but man must have had a severe dose of the DT's-(joking apart -not that that was funny really ) -wonder why the arrow shakes so much -its quite frustrating as you cant bleeding get it to settle on what you want to view.
dris, if you have a optical mouse (the ones without a ball when you look underneath it) then try using it on a different surface
The drifting mouse pointer thing happened to me at work ac couple of times, it would move across the screen without me touching the mouse, later realised it was cus it was cus me tapping my legs on the floor made the desk vibrate and therefore the mouse pointer move hehe - I'm sure its nothing like that though (only me thats that daft) lol
Go to Control Panel and Mouse. Klik on the mouse program and you can slow the mouse speed. Dont forget to okay changes. Switch off pc for changes to effect....count 10 and switch back on.

My mouse speed is at half-way on the scale.
teram, you don't need to restart for a change of mouse pointer speed.
Chuck thats the type I have no ball just a red LCD light-so it could be the surface then ??

Will try the next time it plays up -cheers hun xx
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Hi guys. It,s a wired mouse and a desktop machine

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