[Ham-Computers] Optical Mouse Pointer Cursor Drifts off Screen

[Jim Hill]

Kurt: Didn't mean to ignore your second response, I just missed it when 
writing my last response. I tried a different mouse, and fiddled with the 
stick, which I usually don't use.  I also didn't think of searching the 
Dell forums (the main reason I buy Dell computers is to have these forums 
available) until after my initial post.  I had an extended warranty because 
it was a laptop, but unfortunately the problem occurred 6 months after the 
warranty expired.  I'll try the recommended software fixes in a few minutes.
73's Jim w6ivw

At 12:18 PM 6/14/2006, you wrote:
>Try using a different mouse.  Turn off the computer, plug in another mouse,
>see what happens.  Does your computer have a mouse pointer in the center of
>the keyboard?  My first laptop had one that got tweaked which always placed
>the mouse in the upper corner, using an external mouse didn't work because
>the internal pointer always countered what the external did.
>
>Kurt
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jim Hill <hro5-2 at cox.net>
>To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or
>experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Optical Mouse Pointer Cursor Drifts off Screen
>
>
> > Thanks for the suggestions, but unfortunately they don't help in my
> > situation. The problem occurred while working on a Word document. At the
> > present time, the cursor is up at the upper right corner on the welcome
> > screen, flickering on and off when I attempt to move it. I can't reach the
> > region to turn off the computer, so must use the power switch.
>
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