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mouse and cursor cause the desktop to go berserk!!!!
The computer is 800mhz AMD with 128 mb of RAM using a PS/2 mouse.
The problem is that when the cursor is moved around the display it will involuntarily open up other applications and sometimes it will lead to the display freezing and sometimes the cursor vanishes off the screen altogether.
In these cases you have to switch the computer off and reboot it
The problem occurs when using the mouse/cursor
It does not happen when you are using the keyboard to navigate.
It occurs in both Windows 98 and Windows XP Professional Sso it does not look like it is a software problem.
Has anybody come across this? Any ideas how to remedy it
The problem is that when the cursor is moved around the display it will involuntarily open up other applications and sometimes it will lead to the display freezing and sometimes the cursor vanishes off the screen altogether.
In these cases you have to switch the computer off and reboot it
The problem occurs when using the mouse/cursor
It does not happen when you are using the keyboard to navigate.
It occurs in both Windows 98 and Windows XP Professional Sso it does not look like it is a software problem.
Has anybody come across this? Any ideas how to remedy it
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It might save you some money if you can just borrow one.
Another possibility is your PS/2 port on your motherboard. While mouse failure is more common (and broken wires in the cable are not unusual) it's also possible for the port to fail.
Another possibility is your PS/2 port on your motherboard. While mouse failure is more common (and broken wires in the cable are not unusual) it's also possible for the port to fail.
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Well I tried offering my PS/2 mouse to the computer butit would not fit so I will have to try one from the shop. What other things could possibly be causing this to occur???
What do you mean by would not fit? PS/2 is PS/2.
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well I offered my mouse connection to his connection but it would just not fit. It looked the same size but it just did not fit. I did'nt want to force it. It was lined up correctly and they looked the same
Again, PS/2 is PS/2. Either this is a PS/2 mouse or it is not. If it's PS/2, it will have a PS/2 connector. If it's something else, the connector will be different.
What BRAND and MODEL of mouse is this?
What BRAND and MODEL of computer is this?
What BRAND and MODEL of mouse is this?
What BRAND and MODEL of computer is this?
have noticed similar behaviour when the shared video ram was set too high in bios......the particular system liked 2 megs but not 3.......
It sounds very much like a failed mouse. What happens is the buttons get "stuck" so that it is clicking everywhere you move the mouse and opening programs. After a while the resources run out and the system locks.
Next time it happens try a CTRL-ALT-DEL at the beginning and use the keyboard to kill off all programs except SYSTRAY and EXPLORER (in 98) and see if it is still happening. If so, I believe you have just proven it to be the mouse.
Next time it happens try a CTRL-ALT-DEL at the beginning and use the keyboard to kill off all programs except SYSTRAY and EXPLORER (in 98) and see if it is still happening. If so, I believe you have just proven it to be the mouse.
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Right first time jhance. Excellent!
I got a new mouse for themachine today and it all works fine now. Problem solved!!!
I got a new mouse for themachine today and it all works fine now. Problem solved!!!
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