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JackTucky

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Mouse jacked up?
« on: September 29, 2005, 10:40:01 am »
I gave my brother in law and his family a complete PC after he lost everything in a house fire.  I joked with him I was happy to help, but now I would be responsible for support.

Well, I got my first support call yesterday  :laugh:

He says he needs to keep his mouse pointer about 1-2 inches below an icon, or start button, to click on it.  Normally, a reboot will fix it for a few minutes, but the problem will reappear within an hour or two.

I've been searching google, no help.

I'm thinking it's either a video or mouse driver issue.  I'm going to bring another mouse too just in case.

Anyone ever seen this?

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2005, 10:41:50 am »

What kind of mouse is it?  Optical or trackball?
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2005, 11:26:54 am »
It's old school ps/2 with ball on the bottom.

Update.  It works fine as long as he is actively using it.  if he goes away from computer for any period of time, it's messed up.

screen saver doing something?

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2005, 11:51:31 am »
get a new mouse. they're not that expensive.
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2005, 11:53:19 am »
I'd try reinstalling the mouse driver before I bought anything.

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2005, 02:46:58 pm »
I'll bring an extra mouse from here.  It just doesn't seem like hardware.  Some kind of driver has got to be bad.

The video card in there is a number nine.  SO, there are no new drivers, ever, as they are out of business.

It's hard enough just to find the darn things.

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2005, 09:35:09 pm »
I've seen this once before...Check for a virus...There are some that are just there to be a pain.  You never know.

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2005, 09:49:04 pm »
Well, he DOES use AOL.  Virus a plenty I bet   >:(

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2005, 02:01:37 am »
AOL is the virus
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2005, 02:08:47 am »
If you can't figure out whats causing the problem you may be able to work around it by using a usb mouse since it would use a different driver.
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2005, 02:22:40 am »
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2005, 11:04:58 am »
Quote from: cdbrown on September 30, 2005, 02:01:37 am
AOL is the virus



hmmmmmmm I've allways been told Windows is the virus


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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2005, 11:08:38 am »

The user is the virus.
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2005, 11:17:21 am »
All AOL users should be quarantined to their own island with no outside contact with the rest of the world

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2005, 11:46:01 am »

Wasn't that your solution for Zombie Defense, too?

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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2005, 11:54:52 am »
AOL user / zombie

what's the difference???
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2005, 12:47:34 pm »
Quote from: missioncontrol on September 30, 2005, 11:54:52 am
AOL user / zombie

what's the difference???
Zombies are more agile
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Re: Mouse jacked up?
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2005, 01:16:18 pm »
try a USB mouse and see if that does it, could be the mouse drivers
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