Mouse becomes erratic until i restart computer
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From: J. P. Gilliver (John) on 25 Jul 2010 06:45 In message <90ab0054-ffe9-4da4-a130-b6059bf5a2d9(a)x1g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, Robert Macy <macy(a)california.com> writes: >On Jul 23, 8:33�am, AdeW <adn...(a)live.co.uk> wrote: >> My mouse becomes erratic a while after starting computer where the >> pointer disappears into the corners and the context menu is randomly >> activated. >> >> So i use the accessibility mouse which uses the arrows on number pad >> until eventually the keyboard stops responding but accessibility mouse >> on the number pad still works. >> >> I restart the computer and its all fine. >> >> I tried Dr Watson but it just said nothing obviously unusual >> >> Scan reg nothing wrong. Scandisk fine. System file checker just says >> setupx.dll is wrong but i've read its a file not to worry about. >> >> I thought it could be a problem in the internet explorer cache but >> i've had this mouse problem when i had never started IE after >> restarting computer. > >SAME PROBLEM!!! > >This is standard keyboard and standar mouse cabling to dedicated ports > >The mouse goes nust, move right, soemthing goes left andhighlights >screens and weird beyond belief. At first thought was, a program >doing it, but today after accidentally bumping the mouse plug, and >itdoesn't feel very secure, and the thing went nuts until reboot; I'm >going to guess that it all stems from some kind of unreliable contact >to the mouse, causes the program to not understandand crass, but the >keyboard keeps working ...sometimes. Sometimes the mouse going nuts >combines with the keyboard going inactive. Again points to unreliable >connection. > >The connection is erratic, so after reboot works again. > Sadly, the mouse socket is soldered into the motherboard; as anyone who's worked on electronics knows, connectors soldered into boards (at least right-angle ones) tend to go flaky after a while. A mouse one, where (however small) flexings of the cable are continuously applied, is more likely to go, I suppose. (The keyboard connector is part of the same structure.) _If_ you feel competent, you can touch up the solder connections - but that involves completely dismantling the computer, as they're under the motherboard. _If_ you can get it into a position where it seems reliable for a bit, it may be worth using a cable tie, lacing cord, tape, or glue to hold the end few inches of the tail (near the plug end) so that the flexing is minimised; an extension lead might have the same effect; a wireless setup would too. Ditto a USB mouse/keyboard, though I don't like using those on a system that has a "proper" PS/2 option, as (a) it leaves a connection unused (b) it uses up (usually scarce) USB ports (c) it often doesn't work during boot. Of course it _could_ be just the mouse, though the behaviour suggests otherwise -- but certainly worth trying. (Or even a serial or bus mouse!) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar(a)T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf I had lunch today in a restaurant where the food was abdominal. - G4PKP's bienapropism list |