Cursor problem

13 years ago

My deck computer is giving me a problem when it comes to my mouse cursor, if I leave the computer on and then come back to it my cursor will not move its stuck. What could be doing that? I have to force close my computer.

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
is this a wireless mouse or a wired mouse? Have you tried clicking the buttons on the mouse to see if it releases the cursor? If wireless have you tried a fresh battery?

If you try to use keyboard shortcuts to move rather than use the mouse to accomplish a move does that work?
gloriam
Original Author
13 years ago
I have tried both wired and wireless same problem. Clicking
buttons on mouse does not release the cursor and yes tried new battery don't work.

Didn't try keyboard shortcuts never did that before?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "jumping to the mouse pointer" but I assume you mean the cursor moves around the desktop while you are typing. It may be that your palm is brushing against the touchpad (new laptops especially have begun making the touchpads flush with the "wrist area" (for lack of a better term) so it is difficult to feel the difference when typing. If your touchpad has a palm sensitive touch setting, set it to the highest level (less sensitive). Alternatively, if your cursor is jumping to a default button location (e.g., when you sign into a site the location where you type your user name) then you can turn that function off by going to mouse properties/pointer options and unchecking the "snap to" button. You may also want to decrease the touch sensitivity of your touchpad. I've had a good bit of difficulty with the newer laptops (I've had four in the last six montha, long story) because the touchpads now do significantly more (rotate pictures for example) than they used to and are far more sensitive to any touch. You can disable a number of the touchpad settings that you don't use and that may also help in gaining better control.
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Just at Gardenweb or other sites too? In which browser? Is the cursor just hard to see or is it not there at all? I ask the last question because a time or two while trying to edit(after first coming to Houzz), I'd click within the edit box where I wanted to make the change and got no cursor at all. Not just hard to see but totally not there. The only way I could tell if I was in the proper position to make the change I wanted to make was to type a letter or two and see where letters were appearing. That problem seemed to go away though. I had assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that Houzz techs fixed it. Of course if you can see the cursor, it's there, just hard to see, that doesn't apply to you. I figured the accessibility change(widening the cursor) would help but maybe Houzz scripts are overriding it? I wouldn't think it should but I don't know.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
Getting the most out of your Windows keyboard

for example you said you were having to power off the pc by using the button, have you tried this keyboard shortcut method to do that rather than use the button?

CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)you would then select to turn off

also if you have a keyboard that has the windows key on it there are many shortcuts that utilize it.To turn off a pc that has the windows key(looks like the flying window next to the Ctrl) you would press windows key and then press U to get the turn off menu, press U again on a laptop to turn it off, or on a desktop press S to turn it off.
Ctrl+Esc, U, Enter: Shutdown Windows (XP and earlier)

Are you using a mouse that plugs into a usb port? If so try plugging it into a different usb port.

for more shortcuts just google keyboard shortcuts

here is another good one
Computer keyboard shortcut keys

if you use firefox there is a list of them also for firefox.

I always also create a shutdown shortcut on my desktop for emergency use it is quite useful to have.
Shutdown Shortcut Â one-click turn off computer
gloriam
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you Raven for all the help, I always know where to come.
Plus I know sometimes I can be of help also. This is one of the best web sites!!

I have also bookmarked the links!!

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