Mouse got its own will?

[logical_psycho]

So, after seeing this pop up blink at me for months, I finally cracked and just installed that Windows XP Service pack 2...



Now I have this problem though... sometimes my cursor just moves for no reason. It slowly moves up? Weird stuff. I have a logitech mx500 and didn't have that problem until I installed this service pack. Did a Bill Gates poltergeist crawl into my computer or is there another reason why this is happening??

 

[kcwong]

Logitech MX500 is an optical mouse according to my search.

Clean your mouse's lens, or the surface your mouse's moving on.

 

[Truronian]

I also have this problem, though mine is not an optical mouse. It is a wireless Advent mouse that came with the computer. Any ideas? Its really annoying

 

[CruddyLeper]

Unless it's got a ball in it, it's an optical mouse.

And it is written, "Thou shalt use a mouse pad with optical mice unless ye desire thou'st pointer to drift".

 

[Truronian]

And if its not an optical mouse?

 

[CruddyLeper]

Take the ball out and scrape all the crud off the rollers.

 

[Truronian]

Tried that, I dont think its a problem with the mechanics of the mouse, as sometimes it will do the strange cursor movement when I'm not even touvhing the thing.

 

[Dabomb18359]

Maybe the cord is stretched out more than it wants to be. Get a longer one or fix the length issue. That's always how mine screw up.

 

[Truronian]

Its cordless...

 

[cidknee]

re install the driver for the mouse. Alot of times after sp2 installed mice/keyboards need thier drivers redone.

and ive NEVER used a mouse pad, and I only use optical mice.....ive never had pointer drift.

 

[Padma]

If my mouse ever gets a will of its own, I had better be named as a beneficiary.

Oh, wait ...

 

[Turner]

I have to use a mouse pad (actually, it's a manilla envelope) for my optical mouse at home. My computer desk has some pattern that the optical mouse doesn't like.

But at work I've not used one for a long time, and it works just fine.

 

[ainwood]

If its seriously moving on its own (eg. if it starts clicking on thing etc), then disconnect yourself from the internet - pronto!

There used to be trojans that would allow remote access to your PC. Get yourself a scan for spyware etc etc.