Mouse Problem (jumping around)

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I'll add some RAM, too. Last weekend I installed a memory managing software, and it told that right after startup, I had only 20% RAM free... Way too little! Of course there's antivirus, fire wall etc. essential programs that must run all the time, but...

An usual Windows problem: when it has been running for years, it slows down inevitably (and gets astable). The register files etc. keep on growing larger and more complex with every startup...

I don't know yet if defrag did help at all; it took around midnight last night, and now I'm at work. If it didn't, next step will be that additional RAM. I will inform here, if I get the problem fixed

Good news (I hope)!!!!!

Cannot be sure yet, but defrag seem to fix the mouse problem. After that C defrag, my wife worked with computer several hours - and it worked fine! :giddy:
She used basicly only mouse, deleting old files on drive D. I suppose if the problem was there, it would have appeared.

On earlier message I mentioned IRQ conflicts; obviously I was wrong. I checked everything last night, and there were NO conflicts at all. In theory, it is possible that system was so f****d up that it reported conflicts even when there wasn't any. What's more likely, I was mistaken.
Anyway, tonight I'll add some RAM, and hope that the :evil: machine works for awhile.

SUMMA SUMMARUM, things that seem to fix it:
- disabling unnecessary programs from startup
- cleanig disk caches (all temporary files + trash can)
- defragmenting system disk C:

..but that was for this case; looking back this thread, it seems that similar sympoms could be caused by several different problems. I don't know.

I have the same problem.

After a random amount of computing, my mouse will suddenly lock up/right click itself/goto start bar/select only one window etc...
Also, my keybaord will have the same error after awhile, where it will spit out a letter all by itself.

I am pretty experienced with computers (built 7 machines myself) and I believe the issue is a hardware malfunction. It is most likely caused by a bad componant on the motherboard PCB which was damaged by either electrical current, moisture, or damaged circuitry.

My conclusion would explain why this occurance is so unexplainable and un-fixable. What makes matters worse however is that the problem could have been caused by mishandling, the motherboard itself, or any bad componanat connected to the motherboard (eg. overvolting from pci bus/faulty monitor).

The funds required to find the root of the problem is usually far beyond that of buying a new computer sadly. The reason being, you must test new componants one at a time in different combinations, each time damaging the new part when the bad part is not discovered.

Basically if you have this problem you are screwed. Good luck, and have a nice day. :dead:

Balthasar, I suppose you're right... After a few days that the machine worked fine, the problem reappeared yesterday. So, on the bottom line, it seems that we unlucky bastards should just walk to a store and buy a new computer... And for the old one, the right drug is just :knock: :knock: :knock:

Hello eskimojo
At least i think this is your thread(seems like it will be logged into the archive for all to relish)

I have a logitech mx1000 laser mouse.
About 3 months It started the same thing.
This was due to me droping the mouse in the dogs
water bowl, and being to lazy to dry it out.
I bought another one and it's fine

In the past the problem has always been due to
a device conflict, either IRQ or video.
Hope this helped

I got to say one thing about the mx1000 laser mouse

Truley you get what you pay for, at almost $100
I can and have slammed, kicked,punched, and even jumped up
and down on it. There are literaly holes in my wall(were ,I patched)
that you could fit the mouse into,
and this thing doesn't even have a loose screw,
still tight as heck, no scratches
or cracks, buttons all fine.

Very few items in the pc world can withstand my (i'll just by another one)
attitude
I would say this is the best mouse ever made.

Sorry I just had to get that off my back :monkey: :monkey: :monkey: with all this mouse talk
:blackeye:

l8r
let us know either way

well

Still have that problem, and i checked it on my other pc also, and it does it as well........ So i'm lead to belive it's something with the windows xp pro or home os
reason being is because of the windows direct mouse driver, no clue wtf that is but i seen it in one game where i seen it as an option, i unchecked it to goto direct input and problem was gone on that game..... now how would i fix that fer my desktop / other games....

Hey, here is just a thought or something to try if you have not already. Optical mice are very sensitive to light (Optical Mice), and any surfaces that reflect them. I have changed monitors, reformatted dozens of times (I am just a reformat junky), updated/deleted/reinstalled drivers, and none of this helped my issues.

But, one day out of pure stupidity, I realized my desk top was a very reflective surface (noticed just today actually) and that since I have been using a Optical Mouse I have not used a mouse pad. I simple put a piece of printer paper down today, and have went about 5 hours now and have not had my mouse jump once. - Something to try maybe for someone else -

good thing fido didn't eat it. You might have to follow him around with a baggy!

Fido would look silly with a mouse hanging out his end!

Thank god I leave princess caged when I am not home, otherwise she would eat it. Batteries, videos, watches, razors... all fair game for her

Has this been resolved

I have the same problem, also it seems to activate loads of windows as well the strange thing is it seems to be doing this on both pc's ?

ok this may sound a bit grose but i had a simmilar problem, my mouse woudl start off fine but after a few minutes it would jump around and than stop functioning. It was an old mouse and when i opened it up some parts were a bit rusty. I have very sweaty hands and it turns out that all thoes months of sweating on it caused it to rust. eventuailly it stopped working all together. This is just for thoes of you who have very sweaty hands like me. I freind made me a custom one that was sealed where my palm would be(it is nice to have freinds in high places) good luck to you all!

Has anyone yet found a solution for this problem ?

Jumping mouse

I search and search all over the Internet for the solution to this to no avail but I was able to stop the "erratic mouse" by turning off completely the "Windows Update". Hope this goes for all of you.

Can you be more especific?

Funny, the guy who started this thread hasnt replied!
The only time i have had mouse jumping around was when it needed new batteries.
However, someone mentioned about a boot sector virus in their hard drive and this could cause this problem. Boot sector viruses are getting much more common and the way to get rid of a boot sector virus is to download the diagnostic utility from the hard drive mfgr website. Inside that utility wil be a "write zeros to the hard drive" utility. This puts the hard drive back to the same specs it was in when it left the factory and removes any boot sector or other viruses. Also works great when you are getting errors installing win xp pro or home.
The person who started this thread, since the problem cant be duplicated at the repair shop but its still there at home, i would suggest you buy a UPS (uninterruptible power supply). All pcs should have one anyway and they are pretty cheap these days. That may fix your problem. Or, just as a test, run a large extension cord to a plug that is not on the same circuit that your pc is on now and try that. It could be just one bad line, i have had that happen to me!
A windows xp repair could be in order for someone experiencing mouse problems. You do that with the win xp install cd.
Always check device mgr to see if there are any errors there.
You can do an online scan at trend-micro to get rid of possible virus\trojans, etc, as standard antivirus programs never catch them all.
check bios upgrades for your mobo and have a look at the upgrades as each upgrade tells what is being repaired and it could mention mouse issues. If so, install new bios upgrade.
Thats all i can think of right now.

Tx, nork

I also have a very nasty problem with my mouse.
Can you give me a good idea to finish this nightmare!?

ANTECEDENTS:
- another computer that it was in net with which presents the problem of the mouse, had a problem with the keyboard and a clear infection (slowness, slow windows, etc.). The problem was corrected after used in safe mode windows, spybot, ad aware, spyblaster, kaspersky online, trendmicro online, ewido online, disc cleaner, reg clean, (without sistem restore) . However never it was identified him clearly wicked agent.
SYMPTOMS: (of the computer "mouse problem")
- one day began to tremble the cursor slightly.
- it sometimes moves from right to left and of below to up.
- sometimes (very strange) stop to move and/or end the displacement.
ACTIONS:
- I proved different mice, usb, normal, of drawing badge, wireless, all working well in other machines.
- drivers updated directly from maker's site of each one of the tested mices.
- I revised and I upgraded video card.
- I modified all the options of the mouse and all the possible posibilities, pointer speed, etc.
- I used the same secuence of programs and tools to remove spys and virus perfectly.
: )

astroboicito, sorry i cant help you further. All i know about this mouse problem is what i have posted above.
It seems you have done everything you can do except a new install of your operating system and that is what you may have to do.

I suppose one go could to dos and type in : mbr /f then press enter.
You have to leave the space in between the "r" and the "/" just like i did or it wont work. This is another way to fix the master boot record but i cant guarantee it will work and it could cause its own problems so you have to do that at your own risk. It hasnt even caused a problem for me but there is always the first time and i like to have a good reputation around here.
Have you checked device manager for errors?

Other than that i am out of ideas.

error

Tx a lot nork
I tried with mbr /f but...
"Windows can`t find "mbr". Be sure that the root is correct...etc.,etc."
I cut and past exactly you typed.
mmm...sorry I´m not an expert...
: )

I tiped: cmd for open a dos window, and...
C:/documents and setings/Administrator/mbr /f
"mbr" is not an inern command or extern command,
program or exe file. (something like that, my windows is in french)

what did I make bad?

Same problem here. Mouse goes berserk opening and closing windows at random. Seems to happen after a few hours of use. Lasts about 30 secs to a 1 min then the mouse is usable again. When it stops I close all the windows that opened and reboot and everything is back to normal for few more hours. My machine is only a few months old, though. It's a Gateway running XP Media Edition with AMD Athlon 64 and 1g RAM. Surely this wouldn't be a memory problem...? Mouse and monitor are the same ones I've used for years. New PC is stationed in the exact same place as my old machine which ran Win98 SE since, well, 1998, without any mouse issues whatsoever. Could it be an XP glitch? Anyone experiencing this on another OS? I hate to think it's a hardware malfunction. Not sure I can return this to the store now. Would be a rather pricey lemon.

well it could be that the new pc doesnt like the mouse, or that you need to find specific drivers apart form generic windows ones.. otherwise, there may be a rouge app taxing the process time while you move around your mouse..

have you tried a different mouse on the pc?