Strange Mouse Behavior

[FrizzleFried]

Alright,  so after getting my horizontal MAME cab up and running on Windows XP x64 and getting it to the point I want it to be,  I go in to the MOUSE SETTINGS window for Windows XP x64 and set the mouse to the slowest setting.  I also deselect the ENHANCE setting.    Upon reboot (and just before reboot) I note that going 2 directions the pointer acts as it is supposed to (up and right),  however,  going down and left the pointer moves easily 2x the speed and exhibits strange "exaggerated" behavior.  If I move the mouse (trackball) just a hair it moves the pointer a long distance...and seems to move it further the faster I move it...(same distance physically).

Anyone have any idea what is causing this and why?  It's causing backspin issue in those 2 directions.

[u_rebelscum]

Which mouse are you using?  Any special drivers?

Hmmm, it almost sounds different endian to me.  Or a bit is stuck on on both axes.  Up and right are negative numbers.  Examlple: one axis 8 bit binary is stuck like this: xx1x xxxx.  This doesn't effect negative numbers (-1 = 1111 1111, -2 = 1111 1110, ect), but will effect postive numbers (instead of 0000 0001 for one, 0010 0001 or 33).  But for both axes is very unlikely. 


Related, but a little different.  I have (in storage) a mouse with a scrollball (like a scroll whell, but a mini trackball).  If the driver isn't installed, the mouse works fine, including the up and down scroll.  Side to side scroll, OTOH, is seen by windows as super fast up and down scrolling.  That's because the sideways just used the upper bits of what normally is the up-down scroll wheel.

[FrizzleFried]

It's a USB Happ trackball being used as a mouse.

[u_rebelscum]

It's a USB Happ trackball....

I wonder if your happs USB board is bad.  Quite a few people have posted of problems with these USB/ps2 boards, though I can't remember if your symptoms was one of them.  The new versions of these boards are supposed to be better, and the complaints have seemed to decrease here, so...

I assume the wiring between the boards is good?

[ahofle]

Are the optical boards red?  If not, that could very well be the problem (the red boards are the improved replacement from Happ).

[FrizzleFried]

I don't think they are red,  but this issue didn't pop up until I converted to Windows XP x64.  On Windows XP the trackball operated as normal (same speed all directions, etc).