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mouse pointer randomly moves

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/mouse-pointer-randomly-moves.20008/

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legolas Original post #1
Dec 8, 2005 at 6:42 PM
hi,

my mouse works fine... except when i am working, suddenly it gets shifted to some other position on screen... i couldnt figure out the reason for that happenings.. but its bugging really. and its sort of random... its not like the option we use for setting the pointer to hte "ok" button of any and every dialog box..(it aint that option in my case). i hav microsoft standard optical mouse....

/legolas
S
Dec 8, 2005 at 6:47 PM
Optical mice have this problem - make sure you have a smooth surface below which is preferrably a single color of dark shade... and I heard that red color is also not good.

Arun
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Dec 8, 2005 at 7:13 PM
is ur mouse connected through the USB?
make sure the con is stable !!!



and as ARUN said,

make sure ur surface is of the darkest possible color
onus on the mouse shouldnt c its reflection in the surface, tht gives distortions ...
Apollo
Apollo #4
Dec 8, 2005 at 8:21 PM
Sorry to butt in here but isn't the random movements of the mouse also associated with the deterioration of one's hard disk?
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pyr0 #5
Dec 8, 2005 at 8:45 PM
imo its because of a shining surface.. even something like a book tends to do the job :(

go for a dark clothpad
N
Dec 8, 2005 at 9:54 PM
IMHO...

I had this problem once and then found that this problem was due to improper earthing. [power supply]
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legolas #7
Dec 8, 2005 at 10:28 PM
now way coz of earthing! coz i jus changed my wiring from single phase to three phase! :) but i see a reason with having dark surface.. wil check it out. thks guys!

/legolas