My screen is moving independantly from my mouse...help?

[katymac]

Well that says it all really

It's driving me wild - it's so annoying

Even when I don't touch the mouse..grrrrr

Help me please

Dh is impressed!!!!! You press F8 during reboot and select last known good menu or something like that . Or try system restore . Go to Help, search for system restore

You do realise, dont you, that if he cant fix it he will be crushed. His fragile male ego will never recover. And i will still be ice creamless. And 33 weeks pregnant. and middle aged. and fat . Are you crying yet??

Did system restore and it worked for about 4 seconds - so I'll try again

Didn't work at all
bu&&er

What's the F8 thing?

I won't cry tonite......I'd get too upset

i hope you are upset for me and not about your laptop

Dh is so happy at being useful for the first time in ....oh....about 33 weeks, he has gone to get supper. sadly only downstairs, not to asda

Sorry Kristina - i'm sad about neither

I nearly got to help a little girl with SN - but wasn't able to and I'm on a bit of a downer

But if I could fix my laptop and get you ise cream I'd sleep contented

do you mean a new mindee?

Yep - but the Dad changed his mind

poor sausage - I would have tried so hard to help

sorry Dh is out of ideas

sorry about the child too. we have a special place in our hearts for SN kids. it can be so hard to find carers willing to even try. bless you!

Never mind I'll try again with a new thread title in a few days

Thanks to you (& your DH) for all your help

Find your mouse / touchpad entry in the hardware profile and remove it. Upon reboot Windows will probably redetect the hardware and install correct drivers for it.

As you know, I haven't used Windows in an age, so don't know my way around the current iteration of 'Control Panel' but it'll be in there somewhere.

Anyone ever suggest you get a mac ?

pmsl.

just remember to put some exciting words in the title - eg kate moss, flounce, circumcision, private schooling, breast vs bottle etc

Hate you Hub2dee

I am still waiting fro my free mac (I hate my brother too)

Thanks Kristina

Put aside your feelings for a moment and remain rational, woman.

Control Panel / Hardware / Add Remove / Touchpad

(well, something like that)

And delete the touchpad. Next time it reboots Windows goes 'cor blimey, guv, we're short a touchpad' and Robert is your mother's brother.

Mine's still for sale, but the price has gone up.

Nope Robert is my dad

did that and when I rebooted it was still disabled (or is that unenabled)

If it's disabled you need to ENABLE it.

I would have thought that was obvious to a woman of your talents...

You must mean disabled as in 'not working' rather than disabled as in 'an option to temporarily suspend driver loading for a given piece of hardware' ?

I disabled it
I rebooted
I reenabled it

• it didn't work

I did it again just for fun - it didn't work

I think it's bust

Is there a 'Windows Wizard' thingy to 'redetect all your crapped out hardware which doesn't work' ?

Also, did ACER give you a diagnostic CD ? If you run it it says something like 'your mouse is buggered. Call support'

Might be a loose connection between touchpad and motherboard but more likely it is Windoze being thick.

probably - I'll have a look tomorrow

Thanks