mouse going nuts...

**rafa** · 16th October 2002

ok, i'm not sure if this is an app doing this or a virus. either way, every once in a while (like once a half hour) while i'm using my pc the mouse goes crazy for like 10-20 seconds. it right and left clicks on the screen like a million times and any movement on my part makes the mouse just move around the screen at random really fast. then it just stops. anyone know what's going on?

oh, and i usually use all these while it's happening:
winxp pro
trillian pro
winamp 2 w/shoutcast and audiostocker
ie

**Dzhedaj** · 16th October 2002

What mouse are you using? What mousepad? What drivers?

**p i m p** · 16th October 2002

do you have tourettes syndrome?

**I Hate You** · 16th October 2002

Originally posted by Dzhedaj
What mousepad?

Why don't you just ask him what he's wearing too?

Originally posted by p i m p
do you have tourettes syndrome?

Don't bother to interupt Matlock's afternoon nap, this case is closed.

**azrael69** · 16th October 2002

i have an optical mouse that every now and then it starts like moving a little bit without me moving it.

not sure if there's a pattern of what's open when it happens though, but i do use winamp a lot... winamp is a backdoor!

**aiyo** · 17th October 2002

if youre using a wireless mouse there might be some interference or something..else its a virus

try a different mouse and see if it still ahppens

**azrael69** · 17th October 2002

<---corded optical.

but yeah i've seen wireless with low batteries start to do that

**Bandit600** · 17th October 2002

Ive got a MS optical mouse it goes crazy once in a while, just something the mouse does i suppose

**rafa** · 17th October 2002

no, this seems to be some kind of virus or something. it's really beginning to annoy me. the worst is when it goes nuts and clicks the little shutdown link i have on my desktop. i've virus scanned but not with a recent update. i updated and have to restart for it to take effect but i can't be fucked to restart yet. i was just wondering if anyone had ever experienced the same. fyi, it's not optical and unplugging it while it's happening doesn't cause it to stop. windows says my drivers are fine.

**KaosKlown** · 17th October 2002

Originally posted by rafa
no, this seems to be some kind of virus or something. it's really beginning to annoy me. the worst is when it goes nuts and clicks the little shutdown link i have on my desktop. i've virus scanned but not with a recent update. i updated and have to restart for it to take effect but i can't be fucked to restart yet. i was just wondering if anyone had ever experienced the same. fyi, it's not optical and unplugging it while it's happening doesn't cause it to stop. windows says my drivers are fine.

Hmm, try a different mouse? My MS optical mouse used to do a similar thing right before it died.