Jumpy pointer

Dale Gray · Post by **Dale Gray** » 19 Nov 2010 12:53 pm

Using a Acer laptop, and the pointer jumps all over the place. Virus?

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 19 Nov 2010 6:40 pm

Does it have a mouse stick in the keyboard? Sometimes the sticks cause the pointer to jump around. I had to upgrade the pointer software on my Dell Latitude laptop to stop the pointer from drifting.

It could be a software or hardware problem.

Dale Gray · Post by **Dale Gray** » 20 Nov 2010 8:53 am

It appears that the pad to the left of the keypad is thin and resting your hand there gives the pc a click. A wireless mouse fixes this. Thanks for the advice. Dale

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 20 Nov 2010 11:59 am

Dale Gray wrote:It appears that the pad to the left of the keypad is thin and resting your hand there gives the pc a click. A wireless mouse fixes this. Thanks for the advice. Dale

There is a software solution to this problem. Find your pointer options and open them. They may have a SysTray icon, or be hidden inside Control Panel > Mouse.

One of the options typically found for notebooks with touchpads is a sensitivity setting for taps and clicks. If your PC has one, reduce the click/tap sensitivity a bit.