Mouse Gone Nuts!

Richard · External Since: Oct 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Even when disconnected to the internet, my mouse's pointer will move and
click on items. Any ideas what is going on?

Richard

Malke · External Since: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 1218

Richard wrote:
> Even when disconnected to the internet, my mouse's pointer will move and
> click on items. Any ideas what is going on?
>
> Richard

You haven't provided enough information for anyone to help you. See this
link for the details you need to include in your next post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Some examples of what we need to know:

1. Are you in a network? If yes, peer-to-peer or domain?
2. Do you use a wireless keyboard/mouse? If yes, are there other
computers in the room that have wireless keyboards/mice also?
3. What antivirus do you use?
4. What changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't?

Malke
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Richard G. Harper · External Since: Sep 09, 2006 Posts: 1406

Try a new mouse, or if this is a cordless/wireless mouse try new batteries.

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"Richard" <rfeirste.DeleteThis@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46b46823$0$12154$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Even when disconnected to the internet, my mouse's pointer will move and
> click on items. Any ideas what is going on?
>
> Richard

Richard · External Since: Oct 04, 2006 Posts: 26

The mouse pointer moves on the screen and even clicks on icons and the click
opens the program associated with the icon. All of this continues when the
PC is:

1. Not connected to the internet.

2. Not connected to a network.

3. Mouse unpluged from the PC.

It was cured when I ran various anti-spyware programs but came back after my
family used the PC for the day while connected to the internet. I got rid of
this bad behavior a second time by running Vista's system restore utility to
an earlier system time status.

Since it came back I assume this is a virus or worm or some other software
issue.

Richard