"stumped-in-xpPro" <stumped-in-xpPro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> running XP Pro SP3 with all the patches - well all the ones that apply to
> me...
> in the last week - my cursor "giggles" and when the mouse is left alone -
> the cursor slowly drifts down the page.
>
> The mouse is a dell ball mouse (yes I cleaned it) and it also happens on
> optical mouse too.
>
> I've rebooted - changed usb ports - changed mice -
>
> Anybody got an idea?

Try a different mouse.