9/17/08

My Cursor Keeps Moving When I Type : Trouble-Shooting Vista

For the last couple of days, I've noticed that when I am typing online (for instance, in the search box of Yahoo! or Google), in the middle or at the end of a word, the cursor would just move on its own. For example, if I were typing the sentence "Hello, my name is Michael" the cursor would jump and the sentence would end up looking like "Hello, my nachael is Mi". It's kind of hard to explain but the short of it is that the cursor simply jumps or moves when typing. There are a number of theories on how to fix this but in Vista, here's what I've found to work:

1. Go to the "Start" menu
2. Click "Control Panel"
3. Select "Classic View"
4. Click "Mouse"
5. Select the "Device Settings" tab
6. Click the "Reset Devices" button at the bottom
7. Click "Apply"
8. Click "Ok"

Your problem should be fixed just like mine was. For more of my troubleshooting articles, see the following links: My Internet Suddenly Stopped Working: How To Fix It, How To Find Hidden Folders/Files In Vista and "Windows Explorer Must Shutdown...Must Restart" Loop. Blessings!

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