Curser uncontrollable until programme selected

I presume you can see the motion sensing red LED or laser beam shining under the mouse. If not, that has gone bad, and it would probably be more economical to replace the mouse than to attempt a repair.

If the light is on under the mouse, try cleaning the lenses (both LED and photoreceptor) with a cotton swab dampened with isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol). Don't scrub, just wipe the optics gently until clean.

I assume you want to know how to copy and paste??? To select click and drag the curser over the item you wish to copy (it will change to a different color) with the curser still in the colored bit RIGHT click your mouse, scroll down to COPY. Move your curser to where you wish to put your copied bit, RIGHT click and scroll down to PASTE. Viola!

Click on windows explorer and find the file you want to move, once it is on the right hand side of the screen you can move the curser over the file name and hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse over to the file in the RIGHT side of the screen to the folder you want to drop the first file into and don't let go of the left mouse button untill you get to the file and wahh lahh!

Troubleshooting a mouse that scrolls up and down uncontrollably depends on various factors. Possibilities extend from the class of surface to hardware problems or configurations.

Identification

A variety of laptop mice exist.

A mechanical mouse uses a hard rubber ball that rolls with any movement of the mouse.

An optical mouse uses an LED sensor to detect movement.

An infrared, cordless mouse requires and relays a signal to the mouse port found on the laptop.

The base of the trackball mouse remains stationary, while the trackball sitting on top of this mouse reflects all movement.

Function

A mouse depicts a device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a monitor or display.

Product

Several reasons exist for a cursor to uncontrollably scroll up and down on a display.

Static electricity often initiates wild cursor reactions.

To solve this, use pre-moistened computer cleaning wipes to help control static electricity and clean electronic surfaces.

Bad batteries can trigger impromptu cursor movements in a wireless mouse.

Electrical interferences can also produce the scrolling effect. Radio, wireless or electrical objects may require removal from close proximity.

The mouse needs to stay in range of the receiver, meaning near the Laptop

I have found that the best way to adjust your mouse settings is to create a control panel in your bottom toolbar scroll to the bottom of your screen right click you will see an array of options select the toolbar option then select desktop

then you will see the desktop in the bottom toolbar select the 2 >>arrow heads then all control panel items then select mouse this is in WINDOWS 7

in XP you will have to select the new toolbar option once you have that a browse option select my computer then control panel then a control panel option will be in the bottom toolbar

click start right click on my computer select properties device manager control scroll to mice and pointing devices you might see a yellow question mark? right update driver

click on >> control panel all control panel items mouse you should see 4 tabs buttons pointers pointer options and hardware under hardware you have options to troubleshoot also you can select properties under driver you will have the options update driver rollback driver or uninstall in xp

in windows 7 click start control panel hardware and sound mouse you will see the same tabs and options as with xp

hope this helps

make sure you have the right mouse selected click start control panel mouse hardware you will see which mouse is selected
you might have to uninstall the mouse then restart your computer then reinstall the mouse and its drivers

click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll to mice and other pointing devices you might see a yellow exclamation mark ! or question mark ? or a red x
right click you will need to update the driver

click start control panel mouse you should see 4 tabs buttons,pointers,pointer options and hardware under hardware you have options to troubleshoot also you can select properties under driver you will have options to update driver,rollback driver or uninstall

make sure you have the right mouse selected click start control panel mouse hardware you will see which mouse is selected in xp

I have found that the best way to adjust your mouse settings is to create a control panel in your bottom toolbar scroll to the bottom of your screen right click you will see an array of options select the toolbar option then select desktop

then you will see the desktop in the bottom toolbar select the 2 >>arrow heads then all control panel items then select mouse this is in WINDOWS 7

in XP you will have to select the new toolbar option once you have that a browse option select my computer then control panel then a control panel option will be in the bottom toolbar

for the double click this will be in the folder options follow previous to get to control panel items
click start control panel navigate folder options tick in the double click to open circle

hope this helps

Go into the device manager and go through the list until you see the mouse, check box to the left and right click, if the pad is disabled enable it, be careful not choose the external mouse.

use a external mouse preferably a PS2 mouse...after frequent use the mouse touch pad gets worn out and it does this joker work...even my 10 yr old DELL laptop had this issue after 4 yrs....

To solve this problem please try followin:

1. If you have a a rollball mouse, try cleaning it. Sometimes it will prevent mouse curser to move freely.

2. Check following setting:

Start/Setting/Control pannel click Mouse option.
Select Pointer Options
Make sure "Enhance Pointer Percision" is checked and make sure you have pointer speed selected as you like.

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If you go into the control panel and select mouse and pointing devices you can slow it down in the settings.
Start ,control panel, mouse (and other pointing devices in xp) you will find a "slider" to slow it down.
I hope this helps

If your cursor moves erratically on the screen (for example, if it jumps around the screen, moves at varying speeds, or selects items on its own), perform the following steps:

1. Clean the surface of the touchpad with a dry, soft cloth to remove grease, sweat, moisture, or other liquids.
   
2. Adjust the sensitivity of the touch pad:.
   
   1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
      
   2. Click Printers and Other Hardware.
      
   3. Click Mouse.
      
   4. When the Mouse Properties window appears, click the Pointer Options tab. (Figure 1)
      
      Figure 1: Pointer Speed
      
   5. Under Select a pointer speed:, click to move the slider bar closer to Slow.
      
   6. Click OK.
      
   7. Check to see if the touch pad still behaves erratically.
      
3. If the touchpad still caused the cursor to behave erratically, attach an external mouse to your computer and restart your computer. Use the external mouse to see if your cursor still moves erratically.