Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
21-09-2011, 12:10
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
Heh, no secret ninja cats to blame I'm afraid! And I can virtually guarantee nobody is physically messing with my laptop. I'm sure it's some sort of software bug really.
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21-09-2011, 13:40
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
Disable the touch-pad Alt F9 (I think). This should solve the random cursor jumping to an odd part of text whilst you are typing.
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21-09-2011, 13:43
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
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Originally Posted by Russ
Heh, no secret ninja cats to blame I'm afraid! And I can virtually guarantee nobody is physically messing with my laptop. I'm sure it's some sort of software bug really.
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You maybe right, but you would have thought it would have become apparent whilst your working on it at some point, if that was the case.
Another long shot and I'm sure you have already covered all the bases, BUT, it's not possible someone is gaining remote access.
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21-09-2011, 20:30
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
I was about to suggest a camera and do a complete spyware check.
If you disable the touchpad, does it still happen?
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21-09-2011, 21:10
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
My Norton has a spyware check built-in and I do a full scan once or twice a week but that hasn't flagged anything. If I disable the touchpad then no, it doesn't happen.
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21-09-2011, 22:04
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Re: Laptop mouse/touchpad with a mind of its own..
shoddy ribbon/connectors under the case?
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