cursor behaviour problem

[Guest threademporium]

win xp / professional / dell latitude d610

 

I use a pen and tablet and set the touch pad and pointing stick are both to

enabled. This set up has worked fine for about 2 years.

Just a few days ago, i noticed the cursor oscillating up and down with a

range of around 25mm. I then disconnected the pen and tablet , but the touch

pad and stick control failed to work. I shut down and re-booted with pen and

tablet disconnected, the cursor traveled under its own energy to the top of

the screen and stayed there. The only method that works to move it is the

pointer stick, enormous effort is required to move the cursor using the

pointer stick. I have now disabled the touch pad and pointer stick when a USB

device is plugged in that is used to move cursor. The cursor now behaves

correctly, what do I need to look at in order to return the cursor behavior

to its correct status -i.e touch pad and pointer stick always enabled when a

USB device is installed.

 

Thanks for taking a look at my question

Dave

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: cursor behaviour problem

 

This really has nothing whatsoever to do with 64-bit Windows, the purpose of

this particular newsgroup. You might have better luck over on one of the XP

newsgroups.

 

All that being said, there's really only two likely causes - a driver

problem or a hardware problem. From your description, I'm guessing it's

actually a hardware problem, probably with the touch pad. It sounds very

much like the touch pad is defective.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"threademporium" <threademporium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7B5D8E49-9D05-48F9-84FB-B0492F46215B@microsoft.com...

> win xp / professional / dell latitude d610

>

> I use a pen and tablet and set the touch pad and pointing stick are both

> to

> enabled. This set up has worked fine for about 2 years.

> Just a few days ago, i noticed the cursor oscillating up and down with a

> range of around 25mm. I then disconnected the pen and tablet , but the

> touch

> pad and stick control failed to work. I shut down and re-booted with pen

> and

> tablet disconnected, the cursor traveled under its own energy to the top

> of

> the screen and stayed there. The only method that works to move it is the

> pointer stick, enormous effort is required to move the cursor using the

> pointer stick. I have now disabled the touch pad and pointer stick when a

> USB

> device is plugged in that is used to move cursor. The cursor now behaves

> correctly, what do I need to look at in order to return the cursor

> behavior

> to its correct status -i.e touch pad and pointer stick always enabled when

> a

> USB device is installed.

>

> Thanks for taking a look at my question

> Dave

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: cursor behaviour problem

 

This forum is for 64-bit problems, but it would appear you have either a

hardware problem or you have a driver problem. You might try reinstalling

the drivers first.

 

 

"threademporium" <threademporium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7B5D8E49-9D05-48F9-84FB-B0492F46215B@microsoft.com...

> win xp / professional / dell latitude d610

>

> I use a pen and tablet and set the touch pad and pointing stick are both

> to

> enabled. This set up has worked fine for about 2 years.

> Just a few days ago, i noticed the cursor oscillating up and down with a

> range of around 25mm. I then disconnected the pen and tablet , but the

> touch

> pad and stick control failed to work. I shut down and re-booted with pen

> and

> tablet disconnected, the cursor traveled under its own energy to the top

> of

> the screen and stayed there. The only method that works to move it is the

> pointer stick, enormous effort is required to move the cursor using the

> pointer stick. I have now disabled the touch pad and pointer stick when a

> USB

> device is plugged in that is used to move cursor. The cursor now behaves

> correctly, what do I need to look at in order to return the cursor

> behavior

> to its correct status -i.e touch pad and pointer stick always enabled when

> a

> USB device is installed.

>

> Thanks for taking a look at my question

> Dave

[Guest David Manvell]

Re: cursor behaviour problem

 

I had the same problem as you on a laptop of mine twice now. in one case the

touchpad was defective and in the other the little blue mouse thing imbeded

in the keyboard (Finger mouse they call it I think) was defective.

 

Dave

 

"John Barnes" wrote:

> This forum is for 64-bit problems, but it would appear you have either a

> hardware problem or you have a driver problem. You might try reinstalling

> the drivers first.

>

>

> "threademporium" <threademporium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:7B5D8E49-9D05-48F9-84FB-B0492F46215B@microsoft.com...

> > win xp / professional / dell latitude d610

> >

> > I use a pen and tablet and set the touch pad and pointing stick are both

> > to

> > enabled. This set up has worked fine for about 2 years.

> > Just a few days ago, i noticed the cursor oscillating up and down with a

> > range of around 25mm. I then disconnected the pen and tablet , but the

> > touch

> > pad and stick control failed to work. I shut down and re-booted with pen

> > and

> > tablet disconnected, the cursor traveled under its own energy to the top

> > of

> > the screen and stayed there. The only method that works to move it is the

> > pointer stick, enormous effort is required to move the cursor using the

> > pointer stick. I have now disabled the touch pad and pointer stick when a

> > USB

> > device is plugged in that is used to move cursor. The cursor now behaves

> > correctly, what do I need to look at in order to return the cursor

> > behavior

> > to its correct status -i.e touch pad and pointer stick always enabled when

> > a

> > USB device is installed.

> >

> > Thanks for taking a look at my question

> > Dave

>

>

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: cursor behaviour problem

 

Like Charlie said it would probably be the hardware, but it never hurts to

try the driver first just in case you are lucky.

 

"David Manvell" <DavidManvell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2621F5EB-E3D2-4F23-B8CC-9E4262FD2C50@microsoft.com...

>I had the same problem as you on a laptop of mine twice now. in one case

>the

> touchpad was defective and in the other the little blue mouse thing

> imbeded

> in the keyboard (Finger mouse they call it I think) was defective.

>

> Dave

>

> "John Barnes" wrote:

>

>> This forum is for 64-bit problems, but it would appear you have either a

>> hardware problem or you have a driver problem. You might try

>> reinstalling

>> the drivers first.

>>

>>

>> "threademporium" <threademporium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:7B5D8E49-9D05-48F9-84FB-B0492F46215B@microsoft.com...

>> > win xp / professional / dell latitude d610

>> >

>> > I use a pen and tablet and set the touch pad and pointing stick are

>> > both

>> > to

>> > enabled. This set up has worked fine for about 2 years.

>> > Just a few days ago, i noticed the cursor oscillating up and down with

>> > a

>> > range of around 25mm. I then disconnected the pen and tablet , but the

>> > touch

>> > pad and stick control failed to work. I shut down and re-booted with

>> > pen

>> > and

>> > tablet disconnected, the cursor traveled under its own energy to the

>> > top

>> > of

>> > the screen and stayed there. The only method that works to move it is

>> > the

>> > pointer stick, enormous effort is required to move the cursor using the

>> > pointer stick. I have now disabled the touch pad and pointer stick when

>> > a

>> > USB

>> > device is plugged in that is used to move cursor. The cursor now

>> > behaves

>> > correctly, what do I need to look at in order to return the cursor

>> > behavior

>> > to its correct status -i.e touch pad and pointer stick always enabled

>> > when

>> > a

>> > USB device is installed.

>> >

>> > Thanks for taking a look at my question

>> > Dave

>>

>>