Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around manual#
Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around skin#
Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around portable#

(Go to Mouse Properties and click the tab for Pointer Options.) In some cases, there may actually be something wrong with the mousepad, such as a loose connection. Others say they have been helped by unchecking the option that says 'Hide mousepointer while typing'. Some people report that their pointer-jumping problem was solved by installing the latest mousepad driver. There's also a free, open source utility called Touchfreeze for Windows NT, 2000 and XP, which 'automatically disables touchpad while you are typing text. That will tell you whether or not the mousepad is the culprit. Another is to disable the mousepad in the control software and use an external mouse.

Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around manual#

If there isn't an on/off button by the pad, read the manual for the command: it might be something like Fn+F3, or Fn+F9. One is to turn the mousepad off while typing. If disabling 'tap to click' doesn't remove the problem, there are slightly more extreme solutions. In fact, some seem to be so sensitive they could be affected by people hitting nearby keys such as the space-bar, though I have no concrete evidence for this.

Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around skin#

Either my skin is less sensitive than it used to be, or mousepads are far more sensitive than they used to be, or both. However, I was making enough contact to affect the mouse pointer and move the cursor. I had been certain that I wasn't touching the mousepad, and not brushing it with my palm. You can also adjust its sensitivity to PalmTracking. On my Asus Uе…ѓ0A, this meant right-clicking on the Elan Smart-Pad icon in the Systray (bottom right), selecting the Elan tab in Mouse Properties, clicking Options and then Tapping. I did solve the problem in the end, by going to the touchpad controller and turning off (unchecking) the feature often known as 'tap to click'. Neither Microsoft nor the manufacturer could help me turn this feature off, probably because it didn't exist. The mouse seemed to be clicking itself to select actions on a mouse-hover, which could be disastrous.

Lenovo laptop cursor jumping around portable#

However, I did run into it recently with a couple of netbooks running Windows XP, and a thin-and-light Windows 7 portable that I bought myself. I'd not run into the problem because, for decades, I've used Toshiba PortГ©gГ© and IBM ThinkPad laptops with pointing sticks (TrackPoint, PointStick etc) instead of mousepads. To identify it as a fault, we really want to know the make and model of the mousepad, the version number of the software driver, and similar details. Typically people mention the brand of PC and the operating system, which makes the problem appear to be completely random and therefore beyond rational solution. This problem comes up quite often on the net, usually on PCs but sometimes on Macs, but almost never with any useful information. Although I am reasonably PC literate, that process is beyond me.

I have read that the only cure is to 're-image' the PC. I have tried to get help from Dell without success, and I have also sought advice from my IT manager at work but again without success. When typing, the cursor randomly repositions itself in previously entered text and I only become aware of its changed position when I look up to review what I have typed - usually gobbledegook. I have a Dell Studio 1555 laptop which has developed an infuriating habit.