Random Mouse Movement

Jrrtt37 · Post by **Jrrtt37** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 4:12 pm

ever just sit there, and out of no were your mouse pointer will move? shake over to the right or left about 3 inches. I was sitting here, then all of a sudden, my mouse skids over about 3inches with a nasty shake.

any cause? or just stupid computer.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:04 pm

I vote stupid comptuer. My laptop does it every now and then if I use my touch paid. I reduced it by installing the correct drivers but it still does it from time to time

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:41 pm

If you use an optical mouse, there may be dust near the sensor.

Jrrtt37 · Post by **Jrrtt37** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:27 pm

no, i'm to cheap, i use the reg. good ol, PS/2 microsoft mouse

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 10:17 pm

I have a optical mouse that cost $6.99... The non optical was $4.99...

Jrrtt37 · Post by **Jrrtt37** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 10:27 pm

i'll admit, i bought a optical mouse one time, and installed it, rebooted, it worked for 5 min, and froze on my screen, i said fuck it, took it back and stayed with PS/2.

Jon8RFC · Post by **Jon8RFC** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 11:28 pm

Master Jedi wrote:If you use an optical mouse, there may be dust near the sensor.

That or a dog hair, if you have a dog

That used to happen to me and I was so confused and upset...then I realized there was a dog hair stuck in the hole that the laser shines down through.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 11:49 pm

Jrrtt37 wrote:i'll admit, i bought a optical mouse one time, and installed it, rebooted, it worked for 5 min, and froze on my screen, i said fuck it, took it back and stayed with PS/2.

Just to note:

Optical does not mean no more PS/2 (And why you would use PS/2 when you can (with out effort) use USB is beyond me).

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:02 am

PhaseDMA wrote:I have a optical mouse that cost $6.99... The non optical was $4.99...

Lucky bastard. I bought the M$ Optical Intellimouse .. for like $45. It's such a rip-off .. but it works great. I've had it for years, and never once had a problem.

And it being USB in conjuction with the optical mouse movements.. give you precision pointing you just can't get from a plain 'ole trackball mouse.

Robpol86 · Post by **Robpol86** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:12 am

PhaseDMA wrote:
Jrrtt37 wrote:i'll admit, i bought a optical mouse one time, and installed it, rebooted, it worked for 5 min, and froze on my screen, i said fuck it, took it back and stayed with PS/2.
Just to note:

Optical does not mean no more PS/2 (And why you would use PS/2 when you can (with out effort) use USB is beyond me).

uhh... id rather use my PS/2 port and not waste a usb 2.0 port... its like getting a serial thing for ur usb port to use a 33.3 k modem instead of using com1.

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:31 am

x Wasted Mind x wrote:
PhaseDMA wrote:I have a optical mouse that cost $6.99... The non optical was $4.99...
Lucky bastard. I bought the M$ Optical Intellimouse .. for like $45. It's such a rip-off .. but it works great. I've had it for years, and never once had a problem.

And it being USB in conjuction with the optical mouse movements.. give you precision pointing you just can't get from a plain 'ole trackball mouse.

I have a M$ Trackball Explorer...it's old, but I think it's pretty good.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:22 am

Me I left the tracking ball mouse 3 years ago and I have never look back. I hated having to clean the tracking ball mice every month or so to just make htem work. Hell right now about every time I use want of the school computers I clean the mouse.

As for my mouse I paid 20 bucks for a 5 buttom mouse. and I think that 20 bucks is a good deal for a 5 button optical mouse

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:40 am

Robpol86 wrote:
PhaseDMA wrote:
Jrrtt37 wrote:i'll admit, i bought a optical mouse one time, and installed it, rebooted, it worked for 5 min, and froze on my screen, i said fuck it, took it back and stayed with PS/2.
Just to note:

Optical does not mean no more PS/2 (And why you would use PS/2 when you can (with out effort) use USB is beyond me).

uhh... id rather use my PS/2 port and not waste a usb 2.0 port... its like getting a serial thing for ur usb port to use a 33.3 k modem instead of using com1.

I only have one PS/2 port (laptop), but it's a pain to get to the USB port (laptop) (3 times a day).

Jrrtt37 · Post by **Jrrtt37** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:13 am

yes, i rather have the USB port open especially when i have the ps/2 port open.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:18 pm

I switch bettween them. at home on the home desktop I tend to use the PS2 mouse because why waste a perfertily good USB port. But sometimes I connect my mouse to the computer though a USB because quite simplely I like it more and it easier to steal. At home on that comptuer quite offen it is running with 2-3 mice and 2 keyborads. as for my laptop I dont have a choice i have to USB

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