topic Crazy cursor settles ON letters rather than BETWEEN letters in PCs & Accessories

Crazy cursor settles ON letters rather than BETWEEN letters

lothringer15 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:25:56 GMT

For some time now,when eg searching for something on Googlethe cursor does not behave normally . Instead, it settles ON a letter rather than between letters , and deleting predictably, becomes impossible. Even thissentence was difficult to do correctly as you ca n se. e. Spaces seem to appear at random.

Any advice gratefully received.

Lothringer 15

Crazy cursor settles ON letters rather than BETWEEN letters

rich912 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:58:52 GMT

Hi lothringer15,

Are you using the touchpad or an external mouse?

If the former have a look in Device Manager under Mice and other pointing devices - do you have a pointing device listed or a PS/2 compatible mouse listed? If PS/2 compatible mouse then you will need to install the correct driver - come back for further instructions if necessary.

Rich

Crazy cursor settles ON letters rather than BETWEEN letters

lothringer15 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:01:09 GMT

Dear Rich912

Thanks for getting back. The computer is a VAIO standalone with a Logitechwireless mouse.OOPS, note the ongoing problem. Te cursor is now lagging about FOUR spaces behind the text, making any correctionproblematic [again]. I have just now reverted to the original Vaio mouse [cordless] but it has made no difference.

Unfortunately my expertise does not extend t o the meaning of PS/2 - perhaps you could advise?

Lothringer 15 [Thanks]

Crazy cursor settles ON letters rather than BETWEEN letters

rich912 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:42:57 GMT

Hi lothringer15,

I should have noticed that you posted in the "all in one" section so forget about the pointing device comments.

It would be helpful if you could open Device Manager, expand Mice and other pointing devices and post a screenshot.

Also have you explored the advanced options for the mouse in Control Panel? Try turning off any features that may possibly be causing this problem - I don't have a wireless mouse attached so not sure what you will find, but experiment ....

Rich