Comments on: Erratic Mouse Movement Problem http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html A Life, Technology, Gadgets, Webmaster & World Related Blog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Erik http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-34059 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:16:44 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-34059 Glad to hear that I was not the only one experiencing such problem. I am using Dell optical mouse DP/N:0C8639 on Dell Dimension 5000. I will now get the mouse replaced. Wendy: The discussed problem happens even with no movement of the mouse, but coincides rather with the machine performing some task. The mouse jump is "spontaneous". I don't see how it could relate to the mouse pad. Glad to hear that I was not the only one experiencing such problem. I am using Dell optical mouse DP/N:0C8639 on Dell Dimension 5000. I will now get the mouse replaced.

Wendy: The discussed problem happens even with no movement of the mouse, but coincides rather with the machine performing some task. The mouse jump is “spontaneous”. I don’t see how it could relate to the mouse pad.

]]> by: Wendy http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-21713 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:22:33 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-21713 The mysterious jumping mouse problem will happen a lot if you are using a multicolored mouse pad or something with bright alternating colors, also if you are on a glassy surface it may not move at all. If you try a blank sheet of white paper as a mouse pad, you will find your troubles disappear for that particular problem. The light can't track evenly on varying surfaces so you see the jumping happen when it finally moves to an area it can track on. Amos the two finger touch is also right on - causing shadow moves. This problem is not specific to Dell - it is specific to the optical mouse. The mysterious jumping mouse problem will happen a lot if you are using a multicolored mouse pad or something with bright alternating colors, also if you are on a glassy surface it may not move at all. If you try a blank sheet of white paper as a mouse pad, you will find your troubles disappear for that particular problem. The light can’t track evenly on varying surfaces so you see the jumping happen when it finally moves to an area it can track on. Amos the two finger touch is also right on - causing shadow moves. This problem is not specific to Dell - it is specific to the optical mouse.

]]> by: amos http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-9715 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:55:12 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-9715 Hi eprime, I used to have the problem on my touchpad when I first used a laptop. Later I discovered that it was my 2 fingers (unknowingly) touching the touchpad simultaneously. :o Hi eprime,
I used to have the problem on my touchpad when I first used a laptop. Later I discovered that it was my 2 fingers (unknowingly) touching the touchpad simultaneously. :o

]]> by: eprime http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-9657 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:58:20 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-9657 Hi. I have the same problem on my Dell Latitude. The same dance-and-disappear problem happens with my Touchpad (ALPS Touch Pad). I reloaded the driver, and no go. Any ideas? Hi. I have the same problem on my Dell Latitude. The same dance-and-disappear problem happens with my Touchpad (ALPS Touch Pad). I reloaded the driver, and no go. Any ideas?

]]> by: Larry Christensen http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-166 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:59:41 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-166 I am having the same problem but it is with a HP MODEL# MO42KOA. So maybe HP and Dell both have this problem with the jumping mouse pointer. I called the support line and they told me to reinstall the driver which did nothing so I guess I'm off to the mouse store! I am having the same problem but it is with a HP MODEL# MO42KOA. So maybe HP and Dell both have this problem with the jumping mouse pointer. I called the support line and they told me to reinstall the driver which did nothing so I guess I’m off to the mouse store!

]]> by: Walt-O-Matic » Blog Archive » Jumping Optical Mouse: This Is Gross http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-83 Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:22:05 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-83 [...] In the least common case, there’s actually a hardware problem, and you can often get the vendor to replace it.  This exhibits itself as the slightest touches sending the mouse pointer rocketing to one of the screen corners. [...] […] In the least common case, there’s actually a hardware problem, and you can often get the vendor to replace it.  This exhibits itself as the slightest touches sending the mouse pointer rocketing to one of the screen corners. […]

]]> by: amos http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-24 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:18:49 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-24 Hi Walt, DELL without much question replaced my mouse with the Logitech OEM. Either DELL is aware of such flaw or your article did the trick. :lol: Going by the statistics I see on this blog, there are many others in the same boat as we are. Obviously, DELL would have had some news that their mice are misbehaving. Love your quote "Windows + Cheap Mouse = Bad problem" :mrgreen: Thanks for dropping by. Hi Walt,
DELL without much question replaced my mouse with the Logitech OEM. Either DELL is aware of such flaw or your article did the trick. :lol:

Going by the statistics I see on this blog, there are many others in the same boat as we are. Obviously, DELL would have had some news that their mice are misbehaving.

Love your quote “Windows + Cheap Mouse = Bad problem” :mrgreen:

Thanks for dropping by.

]]> by: Walt Stoneburner http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-23 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:05:13 +0000 http://www.amoswong.com/erratic-dell-mouse-movement-problem.html#comment-23 Glad this helped out. Now here's the weird part... I offered to ship my MO56OU mouse back to Dell, but they didn't want it. Turns out this mouse works fine in other non-Dell machines. In fact, it works great on a laptop as well as on a Linux system. However, when connected to the Dell Precision 470, it doesn't behave at all. No one's been able to tell me why, though I suspect it's something to do with XP now. When I run live Linux CD on the same machine, the mouse works fine. I'm thinking this is less a hardware problem and more of a Windows + Cheap Mouse = Bad problem. Glad this helped out. Now here’s the weird part…

I offered to ship my MO56OU mouse back to Dell, but they didn’t want it.

Turns out this mouse works fine in other non-Dell machines. In fact, it works great on a laptop as well as on a Linux system. However, when connected to the Dell Precision 470, it doesn’t behave at all.

No one’s been able to tell me why, though I suspect it’s something to do with XP now. When I run live Linux CD on the same machine, the mouse works fine. I’m thinking this is less a hardware problem and more of a Windows + Cheap Mouse = Bad problem.

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