Is this a windows issue or a laptop issue or something else?

Sometimes the touchpad on the laptop gets "sticky," and when I try to
move the cursor from one area to the screen to another, it just goes
back to the initial spot. I can move the cursor as far as the
boundary of the touchpad, but that's it. If I can't access the place
on the screen I want to get to, then I have to use keyboard shortcuts
to do things. After a while, it seems to just revert to normal. This
also seems to happen if I open a PDF file. I'm using FireFox browser
on a SP2 OS with a P3 laptop. Any ideas?

Thanks.

And here's a follow-up question:

I have a Cirque touchpad that connects via a standard 9 pin serial
port. I put that in, but it did not detect it. Is there a way I can
switch over to the Cirque touchpad if the built in one starts to act
up?

Thanks again.

<monty1945@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Sometimes the touchpad on the laptop gets "sticky," and when I try to
> move the cursor from one area to the screen to another, it just goes
> back to the initial spot. I can move the cursor as far as the
> boundary of the touchpad, but that's it. If I can't access the place
> on the screen I want to get to, then I have to use keyboard shortcuts
> to do things. After a while, it seems to just revert to normal. This
> also seems to happen if I open a PDF file. I'm using FireFox browser
> on a SP2 OS with a P3 laptop. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
Yes, I solved this problem on my laptop by buying a USB mouse. Those
touchpads are notorious for acting like that.

Jim

monty1945@lycos.com wrote:
> Sometimes the touchpad on the laptop gets "sticky," and when I try to
> move the cursor from one area to the screen to another, it just goes
> back to the initial spot. I can move the cursor as far as the
> boundary of the touchpad, but that's it. If I can't access the place
> on the screen I want to get to, then I have to use keyboard shortcuts
> to do things. After a while, it seems to just revert to normal. This
> also seems to happen if I open a PDF file. I'm using FireFox browser
> on a SP2 OS with a P3 laptop. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
See whether this problem occurs in safemode.Also try this goto device
manager uninstall mouse and other pointing devices restart the comp and
see if this resolves the problem.

Sorry about the Dec date on a few posts--I was checking on some plane
tickets and forgot to set the date back to Nov.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
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>I agree with Jim. MS (and presumably other companies) sells small USB mice
>for use with laptops. I have a wired USB model and carry it in my laptop
>case--it works tons better than my touchpad. You can pick up a wireless
>model for $20:
>http://www.buy.com/prod/microsoft-wi.../10370530.html
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
>
>
> <monty1945@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:7fae754a-3abb-454a-a249-665c87ba0654@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> Sometimes the touchpad on the laptop gets "sticky," and when I try to
>> move the cursor from one area to the screen to another, it just goes
>> back to the initial spot. I can move the cursor as far as the
>> boundary of the touchpad, but that's it. If I can't access the place
>> on the screen I want to get to, then I have to use keyboard shortcuts
>> to do things. After a while, it seems to just revert to normal. This
>> also seems to happen if I open a PDF file. I'm using FireFox browser
>> on a SP2 OS with a P3 laptop. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>

Happy Christmas Ron. I guess you have flown through a few more time
zones than the rest of us.

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Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Ron Badour wrote:
> I agree with Jim. MS (and presumably other companies) sells small
> USB mice for use with laptops. I have a wired USB model and carry it
> in my laptop case--it works tons better than my touchpad. You can
> pick up a wireless model for $20:
> http://www.buy.com/prod/microsoft-wi.../10370530.html
>
>
> <monty1945@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:7fae754a-3abb-454a-a249-665c87ba0654@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> Sometimes the touchpad on the laptop gets "sticky," and when I try to
>> move the cursor from one area to the screen to another, it just goes
>> back to the initial spot. I can move the cursor as far as the
>> boundary of the touchpad, but that's it. If I can't access the place
>> on the screen I want to get to, then I have to use keyboard shortcuts
>> to do things. After a while, it seems to just revert to normal. This
>> also seems to happen if I open a PDF file. I'm using FireFox
>> browser on a SP2 OS with a P3 laptop. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks.