Re: Window Blinks


"Ricky" <rsjoiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have an IBM ThinkPad and when I'm using a mouse I disable the touch
> pad to prevent such problems.
>
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> To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
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> "The Toyman" <o1nyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> | Sandra,
> | Don't feel like the lone stranger. My 2-yr old Dell laptop doesn't
> have a
> | problem with the screen flickering, but the erratic cursor movement
> you
> | describe is similar to mine. I have a new Logitech Laser mouse, but
> had the
> | problem with the old MS cordless optical mouse. I've noticed that
> the
> | cursor jumps from where I'm typing, to a position where the PC knows
> the
> | mouse to be. For example, if I begin typing and physically move the
> mouse,
> | some time later - seconds or minutes - the cursor jumps to the new
> mouse
> | position. I've noticed it apparently happens when I drag my the
> edge of my
> | hand across the 'touch pad' below the keyboard. It's as though the
> touch
> | pad is overly sensitive, and positions the cursor to the new
> location - like
> | it SHOULD do if you moved the cursor and then tapped the touch pad.
> When I
> | get a little time, I plan to ask Dell about it. In the meantime,
> I've found
> | that by keeping my fingers arched and avoiding making contact with
> the touch
> | pad, the problem occurs much less frequently. And for whatever
> reason, it
> | seems to be more of a problem in O/E than Word, etc. One other
> little quirk
> | is that (infrequently) when I mis-touch the touch pad and another
> key, the
> | message gets sent before I'm finished composing it - like what
> should happen
> | when you key the Alt+S combination. After the 3rd time that
> happened, the
> | results of my frustration is what caused me to replace the MS mouse.
> | Let me know if this correlates to your situation.
> |
> | The Toyman
> | ________________________________________
> |
> | "Sandra" <sanandra@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:ieu8e.3741$Jg7.2226@xxxxxxxxxxx
> | :I don't know if this is the right list to ask this question, but
> this
> | : problem happens only when I am reading this list.
> | :
> | : The page will flicker, like it's blinking, like I clicked the
> Refresh F5
> | : button, about once every couple seconds.
> | :
> | : Also, when I am typing in Outlook Express, the cursor will
> suddenly jump
> | : several lines back, or ahead. I even have a problem _finding_ the
> cursor
> | : many times, and the scrolling bar along the side goes up and down
> | : erratically whenever it wants and I cannot control the page. I do
> not know
> | : if these symptoms are all connected, if they are a hardware
> problem,
> | : (although this notebook is only two months old, or Microsoft
> software, or
> | : just an outlook express setting, but the 'scrollbar jumping and
> cursor
> | : disappearing ' occurs on all windows.
> | :
> | : But I've only noticed the 'blinking' when reading this list.
> | :
> | : I would much appreciate if anyone would know what causes this ?
> | :
> | : Thank you in advance,
> | : San
> | :
> | :
> |
> |
>
>


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