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.

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.

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.

--
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.

--
Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.