basic optical mouse going berserk

hello I have the microsoft basic optical mouse with the windows vista logo on
it but when i use it at times the mouse jumps to the top of the screen and
run back and forth uncontrolably what can I do to fix this problem i am
runing vista basic
thank you

"stonegrinder" <stonegrinder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A93CD6D-629C-4063-BF44-5763C731912E@microsoft.com...
| hello I have the microsoft basic optical mouse with the windows vista logo on
| it but when i use it at times the mouse jumps to the top of the screen and
| run back and forth uncontrolably what can I do to fix this problem i am
| runing vista basic
| thank you

Use a firewall?

Use caned air and blow away the accumulated fuzz and lint from the led on
the bottom of the mouse.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"stonegrinder" <stonegrinder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A93CD6D-629C-4063-BF44-5763C731912E@microsoft.com...
> hello I have the microsoft basic optical mouse with the windows vista logo
> on
> it but when i use it at times the mouse jumps to the top of the screen and
> run back and forth uncontrolably what can I do to fix this problem i am
> runing vista basic
> thank you
>

The mouse that came with my recently bought HPM7750n did same on a smooth
plastic surface. Jumped to left upper corner of screen etc. Was better on
rougher surface but I reverted to old wheel mouse optical from previous
computer.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Use caned air and blow away the accumulated fuzz and lint from the led on
> the bottom of the mouse.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
>
> "stonegrinder" <stonegrinder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4A93CD6D-629C-4063-BF44-5763C731912E@microsoft.com...
> > hello I have the microsoft basic optical mouse with the windows vista logo
> > on
> > it but when i use it at times the mouse jumps to the top of the screen and
> > run back and forth uncontrolably what can I do to fix this problem i am
> > runing vista basic
> > thank you
> >
>
>

In article <1ED0D914-2B5D-42DF-BC12-510048EC00E0@microsoft.com>, Will
says...
> The mouse that came with my recently bought HPM7750n did same on a smooth
> plastic surface. Jumped to left upper corner of screen etc. Was better on
> rougher surface but I reverted to old wheel mouse optical from previous
> computer.
>
It's not a hardware fault.

I found that the Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse also does this in Vista.
Works fine when XP is installed but put Vista on and it jumps to an
edge of the screen at random intervals.


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