2006-08-20 16:45:32 · 22 answers · asked by what? 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
the curser now will occasonaly stop in a spot
2006-08-20 16:46:49 · update #1
Its not a cordless.
2006-08-20 16:51:01 · update #2
its an led 1
2006-08-20 16:51:28 · update #3
If the cursor is a cursor that is not the default, it can surprisingly take up a lot of memory space, thus slowing down the computer. But if it is the same cursor that is the factory setting, you may want to look into uninstalling some games or other unneccesary software on your computer. Don't just delete them, go through and use the uninstall button to ensure that you didn't overlook any unwanted files.
2006-08-20 16:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by general_stamey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's what you describe, that it's stopping and then going again, this phenomenon usually has nothing to do with the mouse failing, either physically or the mouse driver.
What causes this, is various programs that HOG your CPU usage for short intervals of time, thus causing ALL PC operation to seem to come to a halt, including mouse movements.
The way I track them down, is to go into Task Mgr. (In XP, CTRL-ALT-DEL will activate it), then after selecting the processes tab, click the CPU "HEADER TAB" twice, which will "sort" the processes in order of whiich ones are using the most CPU resources. Watch closely to see which processes stay near the top and this will give you a clue as to what program(s) are responsible for the PC halting intermittently, which is what's causing your mouse to stop and then go again.
Oh BTW this can often be "spyware" that causes this, so the first thing to do is run a spyware scan to try to get rid of it.
Ad-Aware, if you don't have it:
http://benas.8k.com/Trojans/Install_adaware.htm
:-)
2006-08-28 16:00:54 · answer #2 · answered by Andre B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a corded USB mouse then more than likely the mouse is going bad...(Optical reader part)...I've had this happen to me before and reinstalling the drivers didn't help...the only thing that worked was going out and buying a new mouse...You can buy a very good mouse now a days for around $30...Don't buy the cheaper ones because they don't track well and won't last long either...
2006-08-20 16:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by MUff1N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a roller-ball mouse, take the ball out and clean it, and the three roller contacts inside. No problem, not dangerous, and nothing to go wrong if you are gentle. The rollers have caked dust on them. It has to be scraped off, or washed off with alcohol. Put the ball back in, lock in place, and away ya go, baby!
2006-08-28 12:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by seeitmiway32 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the ball out & put a touch of baby oil on it,then put it back in its place. The little wheels inside jam up at times so putting the oil on the ball will lub the wheels inside.
2006-08-28 15:43:05 · answer #5 · answered by Michael D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is not cordless try cleaning the bottom if it is optical. If it is with ball open the door and clean all inner parts.
2006-08-27 00:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean it with a q-tip and a little Alcohol. Open the bottom of it and you will see all of the gunk that needs to be removed.
2006-08-20 16:52:06 · answer #7 · answered by larechiga26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe u should check the back of the computer to see if it's plugged in properly. sometimes that is the major reason. If it is go to the computer store and ask them to fix it. If they can't, get a new one.
2006-08-28 12:49:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try installing the mouse drivers. if not solved
open device manager and locate any device that marked with yellow color. if only mouse is marked then uninstall using the uninstall hardware and shutdown. restart after disconnecting and reconnecting.
2006-08-28 14:37:02 · answer #9 · answered by royal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not only the mouse your entire computer freezes i recommend cleaning the the startup the desktop and start menu of all unnecessary junk
2006-08-28 09:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by vlad_bv2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋