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Title: Mouse Prob
Post by: TR on May 01, 2004, 09:18

Hi folkz

Just a little niggly prob  >:( the mouse cursor sometimes when moving across the page changes shape..a bit like when a CD or DVD is entered in the draw and the ICON of a small cd/dvd comes up with the cursor....well this happens when nothing is in the drawers of the cd/dvd ..I have searched all over my PC to see if there is a problem......hope one of you kind people could shed some light on this one  :)

Have unistalled dvd/cd players have changed all sorts of cursors.

Edit  :-[  I have changed the mouse as well  ;D

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: Simon on May 01, 2004, 09:46

It's not what you might call an obvious sign, but spyware can manifest itself in strange ways.  Have you done comprehensive spyware scans, Hook?  Perhaps post a Hijack This (http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/) log on here?  Someone might spot something.  Otherwise, I wonder if there might be a foreign object of some desription in one of your drives, which is making it think a disc has been inserted?

I'll get me coat...   ;D

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: TR on May 01, 2004, 10:04

Yes Simon I have an old HJ log that is clean and have compared it with that..so thats ok, I have recently installed a new DVD Rom (Aopen x 16) I wonder if thats the problem  >:(

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: Simon on May 01, 2004, 10:06

Seems a bit of a coincidence.   :-\  Does the light on the drive flash when the mouse changes?

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: TR on May 01, 2004, 10:13

No lights etc.. >:(

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: Simon on May 01, 2004, 10:20

Dunno then.  ???  Perhaps it runs some sort of self diagnostic check every so often?  Can't think of anything else.

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: Tony on May 01, 2004, 11:33

No ideas Hooky, but I just thought I would share this with you. I bought Packard Bell optical mouse. And it has always felt the urge to quickly visit the bottom of the screen on the odd occasion. Then it is normal again in a split second. As I run three monitors, with the taskbar on the left handside monitor, it just does a quick "exit stage left". I have never found what is causing it, but itis no sweat.

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: TR on May 02, 2004, 12:16

I have deleted the new DvD rom drive and it seems that is the cause of the offending flashing cursor with the CD icon flashing. cause it aint doing it now  >:(  now what, any ideas chaps and chappesses  ;D

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: Simon on May 02, 2004, 12:20

Will the retailer swap it for another make of drive?

Title: Re:Mouse Prob
Post by: TR on May 02, 2004, 12:28

Well it hasnt happened again since I reinstalled it  :o