TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 My mouse has been acting oddly and has not been getting any better. Every 2 - 4 mins, my mouse becomes uncontrollable and whenever I move it, the pointer dashes all over the screen and drastically slows my computer down as well. Can anyone help me solve this problem? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Hello TheSlee Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help What type of mouse is this, ie, Ball, Wired Optical, Wireless Optical, Touch Pad? Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 wireless ball, but I get the same problem with any mouse I use (I have wireless ball, wired ball, touch pad and wireless optical) except with the wireless ball mouse, it does not become uncontrollable but it still slows my laptop right down. My desktop PC is fine and doesn't have any of these problems but my laptop is being very problematic. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 This sounds like a track ball mouse, have you tried using just the touchpad? Is the mouse a Logitech? Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 yes, I still get the same problem when I use the touch pad and the wireless ball mouse is a logitech Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Consider this from Microsoft Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I still get the slowing + erratic behaviour in any DirectX applications and I have tryed the solutions put forward in that article Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Ok uninstall any logitech software and uninstall the mouse in Device Manager. Reboot and let XP find the mouse again without reinstalling the logitech software. Try that and get back to us. Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 already tried, it didn't work unfortunately but I now only get the odd mouse behaviour in games Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Well I'm not sure where I heard it but I hear wireless optical mice are not the best mice to have when gaming, have you ever tried just a scrappy old normal PS2 ball mouse? Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 Yes I have 2 and I always used PS/2 ball mice because they are very reliable, until I started to get this annoying mouse problem about 2 weeks ago Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Did you install any new software or hardware two weeks ago? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Do you have any Yellow question marks in Device Manager? When was the last time you changed the batteries in the mouse? Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 No yellow question marks in device manager and I changed the batteries recently, but still, the wired mice have the same problems Quote
Seth Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 See if the problem occurs in Safe Mode: Keep tapping F8 as soon as you turn on the laptop. A boot menu will appear in which you can choose Safe Mode. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Ok have you tried going into Control Panel and disabling the touchpad? I also feel that this has something to do with gaming but I'm not sure. Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 How can I disable the touchpad? I have searched but I cannot find it as it appears as a PS/2 mouse and I cannot uninstall/disable it. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Try what Seth said as Safe Mode will load base drivers only. Quote
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 ok, but still, how do you disable the touch pad as I have always wanted to know Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Have a look here http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/05/disable-touch-pad-of-your-laptop-avoid.html Quote
Seth Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Go into Device Manager, then right click on the touchpad and choose Disable. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I have no 'touchpad' in my device manager Quote
Seth Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Click on the + sign beside Mice and Pointing Devices. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here
TheSlee Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I have, it only has PS/2 compatible mouse and Logitech USB cordless mouse Quote
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