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[cornerofmadness]

Okay guys, Here's the problem. It's the mouse...somehow. It was acting 'sticky' wouldn't let me click on things or would click and do things I didn't ask for like cut the selected text or copy it etc. So, the mouse was old, nearly 4 years and one of the old roller ball ones so I replaced it. The new mouse is STILL doing it so now what? It's obviously not the device but rather the way it talks to things. Yesterday I went to burn a back up of my documents and in highlight the ones to back up, it started randomly copying them. Even as I was trying to delete the copies it would make more, to the tune of 500 new files. And to test the theory it was the mouse, I went to the keyboard only to do the highlighting etc and it was fine, no more copying. The instant I tried to use the mouse, copy-mad.

So, any suggestions? Call a priest?


and on a TOTALLY unrelated note, I think I woke up in the highlands today. One it was grey and spitting styrofoam like ice balls but as I drove to the store for the sunday paper, I see the empty pasture isn't empty. From a distance I think deer and start braking. Then I realize they're way too heavy for deer. They were Coos! I supposed this is a good place for a Scottish cow but dang, what a surprise. They're kinda cute.

Comments

[flyergirl.livejournal.com]

hmm...weird. Sounds like it could be a problem with the connection...where the mouse plugs into the computer. But that's really just a guess. Make sure there isn't any dust, hair or anything where it connects. It probably also wouldn't hurt to make sure your mouse drivers are up to date.

Don't know if any of that will help, but it's worth a try.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

actually that's what Kristi's techie hubby said. My mouse port could be bad

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Coos?

Go back and take photos!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'm considering it

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

What's to consider? Coos!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It's right next door to a bar. I'm more afraid of them than the coos

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You're afraid of a bar? Must be a scary place, then.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Sanky's usually has harleys or snow mobiles parked in front of it. It's kinda like those bars on 40 going to Ocala

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, like the "Steel Around".

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh love that name

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, too bad it was such a creepy little place, we'd never enter it.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

true

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Speaking of creepy, has Jaki told you her problem? You should ask her if she hasn't. I gave her some suggestions but....

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Speaking of creepy, has Jaki told you her problem? You should ask her if she hasn't. I gave her some suggestions but....

I've no clue what you'r etalking about

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Then go ask her. :-)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i'm scared

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

She thinks she might have a haint.

[adeliedreams.livejournal.com]

Could be a driver issue. The software that told your old mouse how to work might be kind of hosed up. If you go into control panel, there should be a 'mouse' option, which may or may not let you select a type of mouse. If it still thinks you're using the old rollerball, that might be causing a problem.

If that doesn't pan out, then look in the "add/remove programs" option, and see if there's any software by the company that made the old mouse (probably logitech) and remove it.

Then if that doesn't work out, check the connector. If you have the option, you can go with a mouse that uses a different type of connector - you're probably using a ps2 mouse (round connector, like a keyboard). Maybe try a USB mouse (tiny rectangular connector) or a serial mouse (small, but not tiny rectangular connector).

But, if the connector is bad, it may be time to save up some money and get a cheap replacement machine - once something goes bad like that, the rest tends to follow.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks I appreciate it. Two other people said it might be the mouse port. I'll switch it out first, Mine has both connectors. I'm already looking into a new computer but I can't afford it right now.