Rapid Cursor Movements

[BloodRaven]

so recently i have noticed that my cursor every once and a while starts moving around while my hand is totally away from the desk, not even close to the mouse. at first i thought maybe i had a virus and some one is going through my computer but i ran a virus scan many times and nothing was detected. and know i dont know what it is. every time i see it happen i swear some one is trying to hack my computer, but the virus scan never detects any software that could be a virus or a trojan of any kind. my partition is ntfs and i thought that made it a little harder for people to hack there way in like sub7 did on fat32. i dont know what to do and i just about want to flip the power switch really fast every time i see this happen...what do you think this is?

 

[poertner_1274]

If you have an optical mouse on a reflective surface then I have seen this happen many times. It isn't sensing what is going on correctly with the optics, and tends to jump around. Try putting a darker colored mousepad under it and see if it still happens.

 

[BloodRaven]

yes, actually i am using an optical mouse. maybe that is the problem after all. ok well thanks for the info

 

[jshields13]

I also understand that if you are using a cordless mouse, the cursor starts jumping around when the batteries get low.

 

[Rick]

Originally posted by jshields13
I also understand that if you are using a cordless mouse, the cursor starts jumping around when the batteries get low.

That's not true with my cordless optical, but perhaps others...

 

[SNGX1275]

Mine is corded, but optical, occationally the mouse cursor will shake rapidly, but it never really moves, just sits there and shakes. Then if I move the mouse at all its back to sitting like it should. So as long as its not wildly flying in all directions across the screen I think its pretty normal for an optical.

 

[StormBringer]

My optical mice will do all kinds of crazy stuff it I use a reflective surface, even the semi-shiny surface of my desk will send them into fits, and glossy mousepads make them go full on insane.

 

[Kenetic]

I seem to have similar problems except that, if I happen to move the mouse while its acting up, it goes everywhere except where I want it to. It moves things around on my desktop.
Sometimes it completely freezes my mouse. At times it freezes my keyboard keys. How can I stop it? (there it goes again!)

 

[BloodRaven]

wow there, it sounds like you have a virus.

 

[invisiman]

My operating system is Windos 2000 Pro. My mouse is 3 button cable mouse and I think it is not a mouse technology problem. I had the same problem 3 weeks ago and found temporary solution for it. If the cursor starts to move randomly to somewhere on my desktop I stop to move the mouse and wait for about 10 seconds. Generaly I can continue on my way after this period. But if it has freezed the other open windows I open the task manager by Ctrl+Alt+Del and then close the Windows Task Manager window. Then everything is OK until the cursor starts to move randomly again. Sometimes it does not happen 2-3 hours.
I tried Trend Micro PC-Cillin, Norton Anti-Virus, Spy Sweeper, Ad-Aware Se, Spybot and some other spy removal softwares with updated definitions but could not find anything.
Did anybody solve the problem? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Aldwin]

I'm experiencing this exact same problem also.
It started on my work computer.

About 20 times in a day the cursor moves quickly & uncontrollably around the screen seemingly clicking buttons as it closes & minimises windows. It seems to be not trying to achieve anything, just random chaos.
Every instance lasts for about 3 to 10 seconds.

It started about 6 months ago.. and as time passes by it seems to become more frequent.
I dont use a laser mouse either.

Recently I have purchased a new laptop computer for home use. I had connected it to the same port on the LAN at work once for about 50 mins (didnt copy any files).
Now I am experiencing the same problem on my laptop computer.
It happens only occasionally on my laptop but I fear it will be come more frequent also.

After noting the same problem on my laptop, I ran the Recovery CD to restore the original factory settings but to my frustration it still occurs.
I believe the Recovery CD reformats the hard-drive and loads a ghost image.
Dont know why it still happens.

Whatever it is.. it has got me beat.

Thanks for listening..
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[bobmarleypeople]

Strange mouse movements

I have an optical, corded mouse too. My mouse is ok sitting still but occasionally when i move it the curser shudders a bit and sometimes jups position on the screen. Moving on its own though, it may be something to do with some prank software like the one mentioned on http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment/mousemove/

I found it on ask jeeves while searching for the answer to my mouse problem thus finding this post.