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07-03-2003

On reading my post, I realized there was something missing. The original
optical mouse plug was for an analog socket. I had to use an USP plug
adapter that came with the package for the USP socket. Secondly, at about
the same time, I was checking out an infra-red adapter for my camera. Now,
trying to recall exactly what happened, I am not too sure which device I
connected up wrongly to the computer that produced the abnormal mouse
behaviour. Whichever it was, it was corrected by a fresh, clean install of
Window XP. The reasoning is still valid: the driver and/or the OS was
corrupted. The fact that you had tried other mice and had the same result
demands an explanation other than sticky movements of your own ball mouse.

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Bee
[I have found my Shangri-La, at the moment, in ntlworld.]

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"Bee" <in.my.bonnet@Shangri-La.comwrote in message
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When I first had my new optical mouse to replace the old, still usable,

ball

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mouse that came with my computer, some six months ago, I inadvertently
plugged it in the wrong socket at the back of the computer case, and went

on

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to install the mouse driver ( can't remember the exact sequence of

events).

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Then, the mouse pointer movements all went wrong. It behaved exactly as

you

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described with your mouse. It had a mind of its own. Of course, the

first

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thing that came to mind was that I was given a dud mouse. When I realized
the mistake (I picked out the user's manual and started reading only then,
you see <g), I had to do a clean install of the OS and plugged the mouse,
this time correctly, in the USP socket. The mouse and the computer lived
happily ever after.

I strongly suspect, coffee man, that your mouse driver has corrupted

itself

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and/or corrupted the OS for some reason.

By the way, please do not cross post. It is very much *against the rule*

in

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addressing newsgroups; an action like this, ignorant, inconsiderate,

stupid

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or otherwise, easily makes participants hot under the collar. You won't
like to destroy this very busy group where everyone taking part is
contributing out of their free time, without pay, simply wanting to share
their experience, and the fun along the way, would you?

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Bee
[I have found my Shangri-La, at the moment, in ntlworld.]

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"coffee man" <cfman@anydomain.comwrote in message
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Have a sticky mouse...every couple of minutes it will just stick in
one spot and after moving the mouse erratically on my desk it will
come unstuck again...it will be ok for a while then it will get stuck
again.....<snip

07-04-2003

Yesterday was not my day! USP should really be USB. The socket first
attempted was a SP2 port which was of course digital, not analogue. Old
habit dies hard. Still haven't got my head round computers from hobby
analogue electronics, I guess.

)

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Bee
[I have found my Shangri-La, at the moment, in ntlworld.]

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"Bee" <in.my.bonnet@Shangri-La.comwrote in message
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On reading my post, I realized there was something missing. The original
optical mouse plug was for an analog socket. I had to use an USP plug
adapter that came with the package for the USP socket.

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