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Topic: Jumpy pointer |
Dale Gray
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2010 12:53 pm |
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Using a Acer laptop, and the pointer jumps all over the place. Virus?
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 19 Nov 2010 6:40 pm
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Does it have a mouse stick in the keyboard? Sometimes the sticks cause the pointer to jump around. I had to upgrade the pointer software on my Dell Latitude laptop to stop the pointer from drifting.
It could be a software or hardware problem.
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Dale Gray
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2010 8:53 am
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It appears that the pad to the left of the keypad is thin and resting your hand there gives the pc a click. A wireless mouse fixes this. Thanks for the advice. Dale
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 20 Nov 2010 11:59 am
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| Dale Gray wrote: |
| It appears that the pad to the left of the keypad is thin and resting your hand there gives the pc a click. A wireless mouse fixes this. Thanks for the advice. Dale |
There is a software solution to this problem. Find your pointer options and open them. They may have a SysTray icon, or be hidden inside Control Panel > Mouse.
One of the options typically found for notebooks with touchpads is a sensitivity setting for taps and clicks. If your PC has one, reduce the click/tap sensitivity a bit.
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