Does your cursor sometime moves even though you are not touching the mouse?

[PokemonPichu]

My Windows XP computer's cursor sometime moves by itself. I think it's some kind of glitch. Does anybody know what the cause of it?

 

[Anarchytekt]

It happens if you use the mouse which uses light (w/e its called) its a common glitch. It doesnt happen if you use the mouse with the ball, but that mouse has its own set of problems. :D

 

[Charizard_Fire_God]

Hmm... tch, well it used ta after I installed SP2, tch, but not anymore. Hmm, tch, if I remember correctly, I think I tweaked the advanced pointer precision feature a little... Oo;

 

[Kylie-chan]

...what if you use a trackpad? XD

 

[Geometric-sama]

With a trackpad/touchpad... it can move just from a breeze passing over it :P

 

[ryan]

one time somebody hacked my computer and moved it all over. it was kinda scary... or maybe it was a ghost. but ya, sometimes it slides around a bit. it's weird.

 

[Geometric-sama]

Once my start menu kept opening and I couldn't figure out why - I thought it was probably spyware. Then I realised I had my elbow resting on the Windows key...

 

[Spectrum]

Once my start menu kept opening and I couldn't figure out why - I thought it was probably spyware. Then I realised I had my elbow resting on the Windows key...

Haha.

It's not a glitch. Laser mice are lighter than regular mice and trackballs, and because of this, they become more sensitive. ^_^;

 

[eX.A.K.R.]

It happens if you use the mouse which uses light (w/e its called) its a common glitch. It doesnt happen if you use the mouse with the ball, but that mouse has its own set of problems. :D

That could be called an optical mouse, and yes, it happens on my computer. I had used various optical mice and I have sometimes seen the cursor slide slowly across the screen without anything touching the mouse...

 

[Eon-Rider]

Weird... It is probably what the other people said.
On the internet, I found a download that moves the icon once every few seconds.

 

[Charizard_Fire_God]

Eh? I'm usin' an optical mouse... tch, but it didn't slide like that until I installed SP2 on my system. O_O

 

[Esupio]

it's happened to me and its doing it right now ??

 

[shadoweyes11]

Yeah sometimes my cursor moves be cause i be pulling the wire with my feet ans not even knowing i do XD

 

[crystal_mew]

Meh...I've got a laser mouse. I leave my cursor in one spot to play a round of SSBM or something, I look back and it's slowly, slowly, hovering up the direction it's facing. So, yes, mine does do this. I find it amusing. :D

 

[PokemonPichu]

I forgot to tell you this: I have a laptop that has a touchpad, but it's disabled because I have my wheel mouse (with a ball in it) plugged in.

 

[Charizard_Fire_God]

Dunno about that actually, tch, 'cuz I've seen wheel mice act up that way too... tch, an' my optical mouse didn't do that before I installed SP2, tch, maybe Micro$oft screwed up tha mouse drivers. -_-

Anyone got this issue on Linux?

 

[pokejungle]

My wireless optical Kensington mouse does it sometimes~ No biggie.

 

[Geometric-sama]

Most optical mice I've used do it. It's probably the tilt of the Earth :P