Re: Window Blinks

Yes, occasionally the scrollbar jumps and the cursor moves to places on the
page that were out of sight.

I'm unable to disable the touchpad via the Control Panel, but can do it via
the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). Not sure which key you use, but on my
Dell, when I power on the laptop, a message briefly flashes, "Press F2 to
enter BIOS" (I've seen the word STARTUP used in place of BIOS on some
machines). I tap the F2 key, and the BIOS screen appears. If you opt to
try this, read each page carefully before changing something. On page 4 of
the BIOS (use the combination of ALT+P keys to change pages), The Dell has
an option to disable the touchpad, and select the mouse-type that's being
used - e.g. serial or PS-2. You're using a PS-2 mouse. I'll cursor down to
that option, and use the left (<---) or right (--->) arrow keys to change
the selection. Then simply exit, choosing to save your changes, and the
laptop will continue to boot, with the touchpad being disabled.

Whether you do it this way or via the Control Panel, you should try it just
to see if the problem disappears. My personal opinion is that if the
problem 'goes away', the touch panel is at fault, and needs to be
fixed/replaced because it's too sensitive - especially since your PC's only
2 months old - just a baby ( :>).

Let me know what happens.
Toyman
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"Sandra" <sanandra@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9AY8e.10280$c42.650@xxxxxxxxxxx
: Ricky andToyman,
:
: Mine too is a IBM Thinkpad, and I have the logitech wireless mouse. I
never
: thought it was anything to do with the touchpad, but is it only when
you're
: using the wireless mouse that this happens?
: It does sound very possible. Do you also have the problem with the
scrollbar
: jumping up and down and the page dropping? Would they all be the same
thing,
: the touchpad?
:
: Thanks for your help,
: San
:
: ps how do you disable the touchpad?
:
:
:
:
:
:
: "Ricky" <rsjoiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:0FW8e.95909$vK6.86695@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >I have an IBM ThinkPad and when I'm using a mouse I disable the touch
: > pad to prevent such problems.
: >
: > --
: > To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
: > Farmers' Almanac
: >
: > "The Toyman" <o1nyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:77P8e.26275$8Z6.3233@xxxxxxxxxxxx
: > | Sandra,
: > | Don't feel like the lone stranger. My 2-yr old Dell laptop doesn't
: > have a
: > | problem with the screen flickering, but the erratic cursor movement
: > you
: > | describe is similar to mine. I have a new Logitech Laser mouse, but
: > had the
: > | problem with the old MS cordless optical mouse. I've noticed that
: > the
: > | cursor jumps from where I'm typing, to a position where the PC knows
: > the
: > | mouse to be. For example, if I begin typing and physically move the
: > mouse,
: > | some time later - seconds or minutes - the cursor jumps to the new
: > mouse
: > | position. I've noticed it apparently happens when I drag my the
: > edge of my
: > | hand across the 'touch pad' below the keyboard. It's as though the
: > touch
: > | pad is overly sensitive, and positions the cursor to the new
: > location - like
: > | it SHOULD do if you moved the cursor and then tapped the touch pad.
: > When I
: > | get a little time, I plan to ask Dell about it. In the meantime,
: > I've found
: > | that by keeping my fingers arched and avoiding making contact with
: > the touch
: > | pad, the problem occurs much less frequently. And for whatever
: > reason, it
: > | seems to be more of a problem in O/E than Word, etc. One other
: > little quirk
: > | is that (infrequently) when I mis-touch the touch pad and another
: > key, the
: > | message gets sent before I'm finished composing it - like what
: > should happen
: > | when you key the Alt+S combination. After the 3rd time that
: > happened, the
: > | results of my frustration is what caused me to replace the MS mouse.
: > | Let me know if this correlates to your situation.
: > |
: > | The Toyman
: > | ________________________________________
: > |
: > | "Sandra" <sanandra@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > | news:ieu8e.3741$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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