I think I clicked on the button that says Lock this Computer. and now my mouse is not moving. How do i fix this problem?

Is the computer a desktop PC or a laptop/notebook?
are the keyboard and mouse both located on the same surface? Maybe you're pounding the keyboard , thus causing the mouse to move slightly. If that's not the cause, you can try replacing the battery in the mouse. If that doesn't fix it, try opening Control Panel/Device manager. In Device manager double-click on Mouse. Click on Driver tab. Click on Update driver. Alternatively, right-click on Mouse (in Device manager) and select Uninstall, yes, ok.
Restart the computer by holding down the Power on/off button for about 6 seconds. Wait 10 seconds then press the Power on/off button again to turn the computer on again. When it boots up it Windows will reinstall your mouse.
If you're using a touchpad go into Touchpad properties (usually located in Mouse in Control Panel). In Touchpad properties window you can adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad. On our Lenovo laptop, for example, the cursor would frequently jump, jitter, or otherwise move around when we were typing. Sometimes it would move slowly around even if we weren't typing. After adjusting the touchpad sensitivity in Touchpad properties window the cursor became much more stable, and it only moved slightly if I was really pounding on the keyboard.

You can use the desktop toolbar on your computer to help you navigate around your computer, gaining access to programs and files. You may have previously moved the toolbar to the side of your desktop intentionally or accidentally. You can move the toolbar back to its original position at the bottom of the screen and lock it in place to prevent it from being accidentally moved in the future.

Right-click on the toolbar at the side of your desktop with your mouse. Locate the "Lock the toolbar" option in the drop-down menu. If it has a tick next to it, this means it is secured in place. Left-click on the button with your mouse to unlock the toolbar. Left-click on the toolbar, and drag it to the bottom of the screen. Right-click on the toolbar, and select "Lock the toolbar" to fix the toolbar in place at the bottom of the screen. Hope this helps.

With the older ps2 mouse like the one in your picture what usually goes wrong with them is the ball on the bottom gets dirty. Disconnect the mouse from your computer when your computer is turned off. Flip the mouse over and you will see a grey rubber ball in the center. On the outer edges is a black ring. That ring can be removed by turning it counter clock wise and once removed the ball will fall out in to your hand when you tip the mouse back over. Take the ball to your kitchen sink and wash it really good with warm soap and water. Then dry it off with a rag making sure that there is no dirt left on the ball rub it hard to make sure all the dirt is removed. Then flip your mouse over so the opening is facing up at you. Place the ring back in place and lock it down by turning it clock wise until it wont move anymore. This should get your mouse back to moving correctly around your screen. Plug it back in to your computer turn your computer back on again and test the mouse to see if it scrolls correctly across the screen again.


If the buttons are no longer working when you use them to click on something then my suggestion is purchase a new mouse. You can find a PS2 style mouse on Ebay they have a ton of those for sale and they are very cheap to purchase today.

I hope this helps you out.

It is possible that you accidentally hit the click-lock button, usually located below the little screen where you move the mouse by fingers. Try to hit that area again, and release the mouse cursor to roam the screen again.

Good luck,
-a.

I have the same problem. I posted on HP forum but did not get any help. I contacted HP technical support. They sent me a new mouse but it behaves the same way.

1. In order to fix this, you go to control panel > mouse
the last tab is called "Device Settings" click it and make sure you have "static tray icon in taskbar" selected.
(You can always remove this later.) Apply the changes and click the red coloured icon in your task bar. An option will be available called "Tap to click." Clicking it will enable you to tap with your mouse pad instead of the keys! Hope this helps you out, I know it helped my friend.

2.
In the Control Panel open Accessibility Options Icon and click Mouse Tab and than Setting.
To move the mouse pointer by using MouseKeys
If you have not already done so, turn on MouseKeys.
To turn on MouseKeys, open Accessibility Options, click the Mouse tab, and then select the Use MouseKeys check box. Use the buttons on the numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer. If MouseKeys doesn't function, press NUM LOCK, and then try MouseKeys again.
To move the pointer horizontally or vertically, press the arrow keys on your numeric keypad.
To move the pointer diagonally, press HOME, END, PAGE UP, or PAGE DOWN on your numeric keypad.
Notes To open Accessibility Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Accessibility Options.
To specify whether NUM LOCK must be on or off for MouseKeys to function, on the Mouse tab, click Settings, and then for Use MouseKeys when NumLock is, click On or Off.
To change the pointer speed and acceleration when using MouseKeys, on the Mouse tab, click Settings, and then move the sliders to adjust the pointer speed and acceleration.
To temporarily increase or decrease the pointer speed, on the Mouse tab, click Settings, and then select the Hold down Ctrl to speed up and Shift to slow down check box.

Have you tried pairing them??? Press the button on the transceiver til the light flashes and then in turn press the mouse pair button followed by the keyboard pairing button. See if this fixes it
Hope this helps

Mark

Hi, my cursor had frozen on my screen after my grand daughter pressing something. After trying everything I decided to take it to a local computer shop, it was fixed in seconds. He held the arrow tab(below the caps lock tab) and then pressed F9 it worked!!
Hope this will fix your problem

I think I figured out this problem. It's more of a wearing issue with the constant use of the button. Basically the plastic tab on the internal underside on the mouse is wearing down from continual use. I added a piece of custom cut card stock under the front of the mouse circuit board. This raised it up just a little to compensate for the wear on the button.

hi i have exactly the same problem i can click on things but cant move the cursor i have tried changing the batteries and tried fixin drivers but it tells me the mouse is working fine?