I use a Toshiba laptop, and sometimes the mouse - arrow on screen - becomes lethargic.
It can just stick, and become difficult to move.
Sometimes it will just highlight script but, thankfully, doesn't delete it.
Every so often it just becomes a black no entry sign - a circle with a line through it .
Once in a while it will change the page without clicking.
Anyone understand this odd behaviour?
Thanks.
2006-07-09 08:10:55 · 9 answers · asked by emeraldisle2222 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Dont worry, its normal. Sometimes the anti-virus is automatically working in the background (its scanning the websites or emails) the scanning is not visible to us. At that time the mouse becomes very lethargic. If you want to verify, disable your anti-virus & open some SAFE website (like yahoo) & see if its still lethargic.
Further you can also re-start your pc. Sometimes this helps to resolve the problem.
2006-07-09 08:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it sticks, you may be having a program running in the background that is taking up most of the systems resources. My mouse did this whenever McAfee virus did much of anything. That's why I dumped the McAfee.
As to the changing pages, if you are talking about on the Internet, you will need to check your mouse settings. Some machines, mine included, are set up where the mouse has an area set to function like a scrollbar and navigation. Some people like it, I found it quite annoying. You should be able to go to Control Panel and Pointing Device and figure it out from there - it's quite straightforward. (If this is turned on you will see a diagram showing the area where the mouse is mapped to do this.)
Hope this helps.
2006-07-09 08:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by web_scribbler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a faulty driver or a virus. Does your antivius/antispyware show up anything? You can adjust mouse properties by going to Control Panel>Mouse>Pointers or Pointer Options
2006-07-09 08:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you have the latest updates for your OS. If it's a mouse that you added, check for driver updates. Also run a spyware check and make sure nothing is giving you troubles that way.
2006-07-09 08:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by ffmed124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check Toshiba's site for a driver update...
2006-07-09 08:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by Dannii n OC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As usually, first of all - antivirus + antispyware.
Next step - firewall. Thoroughly tuned.
If you are sure after those checks, you have no keyloggers, trojans, etc. - you just have some very buggy software.
2006-07-09 08:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take mouse to bits and clean wheels and ball
2006-07-09 08:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by nigel1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get wireless mouse. US$29.99. You will love it.
2006-07-09 08:13:52 · answer #8 · answered by Hank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your touchpad settings for sensitivity
2006-07-09 08:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Tony Thai from Corona California 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋