MS Optical Mouse Problem

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Using MS Optical three button mouse (not wireless) on a Win XP Home
computer. Every now and then the mouse pointer "runs around the screen" out
of control or freezes momentarily (30secs or so). I have purchased a
replacement mouse (of the same type) and it does the same - therefore not a
hardware problem? What else could be the cause of these very annoying
problems?
TIA

 

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Thanks Carey, will try your suggestion. How ever you celebrate the Xmas
season, enjoy.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Reinstall your video adapter drivers. If that does not fix
> the problem, you may have a defective video card or it needs
> to be reseated in the slot.
>
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> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
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> "Moir" wrote:
>
> | Using MS Optical three button mouse (not wireless) on a Win XP Home
> | computer. Every now and then the mouse pointer "runs around the screen"
out
> | of control or freezes momentarily (30secs or so). I have purchased a
> | replacement mouse (of the same type) and it does the same - therefore
not a
> | hardware problem? What else could be the cause of these very annoying
> | problems?
> | TIA
>