Re: Crazy mouse - repost

From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:40:04 -0600

Hi, Ray.

There must be dozens of different MS PS2 mouse versions, so we can't be sure
which one you have.

My MS "Wireless Desktop Wheel Mouse" came with MS IntelliPoint software.
Using this program, I can customize many things about the mouse. I can even
make it behave differently in different applications.

If your mouse is like mine, perhaps you have programmed it to behave
strangely <g> in IE?

You say it does this "A few minutes after opening a site"; does this mean
that the erratic behavior happens in IE and nowhere else?

The inbox.dbx file is used by Outlook Express, not by the browser. It is
simply the storehouse for emails received, so I don't see any reason to
believe that it would have anything to do with erratic behavior of the
mouse.

What driver are you using for your mouse? In Device Manager, you can check
the current driver version and then click Update Driver to see if it can
find a later or more appropriate version. It might help to delete the
existing driver, then reboot and let WinXP detect your mouse and install a
new driver for it.

RC 

-- 
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@corridor.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Ray" <rbarone@nwi.net> wrote in message 
news:ecf0YQq7EHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> WindowsXP  Pro SP2
>
> A few minutes after opening a site my Microsoft PS2 mouse functions 
> erratically.  It will jump to different spots on the screen, freeze 
> sometimes for a short while and at other times freeze permanently while 
> the entire system stalls and I have to shut down manually.  I have 
> defragged, used AdAware, Pestscan, Norton AV, Postini and cleared the 
> cache.  I have restored to a point when I knew it was working but to no 
> avail.  It sometimes jumps to the top of the screen and the present open 
> site closes.
> It may be a virus but I am extremely careful about opening new sites or 
> downloading programs from sites I am not familiar with.  Besides, my ISP 
> has an excellent virus and spam catcher.
>
> I have posted this problem before but got only one response suggesting 
> that I delete the inbox.dbx files.  This didn't help.
> There must be an expert somewhere out there who can solve this.
>
>
> -- 
> To view some of my art work.
> http://community.webshots.com/user/rbarone1997
>
> Ray

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