Unfortunately, I guess I did jinx it. It is now jumping again, just like before. It was good, almost all day. I don't really know what anti-virus program I have right now. I recently had to have the video card replaced, and when he did that he also replaced the Avast anti virus with something else, because he said Avast was a resource hog. I will talk to him tomorrow. Again, thanks!

I had a few minutes before my helper got here for day two of the Paul Bunyan adventure so I went to Amazon and looked at their offerings. I agree, I don't think I would purchase a mouse without seeing/testing it physically for feel and comfort, but it was a one-stop look-see. Hopefully this is the last question as I feel lazy in not researching this myself. I just don't have the time right now and the old mouse is "circling in the bowl". I would hate to transfer a ten year old two-button mouse from the garage system onto this system. Their seems to be an extensive price range, $12.00 to $99.00. My thoughts are to stay around $30.00 or less. Am I on the right track? I have plenty of rechargeable batteries around so that will not be a concern. Cat, You missed out. In May the chainsaw and I were down your way doing our thing at my son's. If I had known I would have stopped by. I will be down again in three weeks as we have some more work to do inside. We are finally going to put up the shelves and install the doors on the walk-in closet I built in their master bedroom when he had his back surgery. Plus, a few other things. DA

Is it only happening in Internet Explorer? It could be your video card settings or drivers. Likewise with your mouse. Have you changed your PCs background picture lately? Changed mouse pads? Does it happen when you use the arrow buttons on the keyboard? Are all your updates installed? Rebooted? Did a virus/spyware check? Look for any bmp files in C:\WINDOWS\Web\. Try deleting your saved passwords - Tools, Internet Options, Delete, Delete Passwords. As a last resort you can try doing a System Restore back to a point when it wasn't happening. If you have a Logitech mouse see the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: Scrolling problems with Logitech mouse

When I replaced my mouse a couple of years ago, I kept it simple and went with a MicroSoft optical mouse, full size, with tail (cord) - no batteries, no fuss. it has a scroll Wheel and one side button. I use the scroll wheel a lot; don't use the side button. I did not install the driver tht came with it, but used the generic driver that was already in Windows. that way, the side button does not work and I don't get bothered with accidentals clicks on it. Anytime I want to activate it, I'll install the driver. It has served me well. I've clicked the left button so often that the finish on the plastic has worn off. The optical sensor has no moving parts and rarely wears out. The wear out items are the button switches. The sensor on this mouse will work on my pant leg and many other surfaces. Optical mice works best on surfaces that have an even, finely spaced pattern. I am finding that the regular mouse pad made by Allsop works well. In the bag with my laptop, I have a minature version of an optical mouse. It works, but after many years using a full size mouse, I find it ackward and revert to the standard mouse (also stored in the bag).