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antonio29200

Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

Post by antonio29200 »

Hi, I don't know whether this is the right place to post this, but I have a problem:

Sometimes, my mouse moves randomly all around the screen and starts clicking somewhere. I cannot control it, and I have to wait for it to stop, and, usually, those random clicks close my windows or press buttons. I have a typical logitech three-button (one of them for scrolling) mouse.

Thanks in advance. Bye.
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DrHu

Re: Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

Post by DrHu »

Clean the mouse: watch for accidental vibrations
--for example heavy hitting(typing) on the keyboard
  • Even an optical mouse can be cleaned: the mouse lens..

Check your mouse settings for time delays or click time(s) and adjust..
antonio29200

Re: Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

Post by antonio29200 »

ok, thanks!, I'll follow your advice.
homerscousin

Re: Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

Post by homerscousin »

That really sounds like an electrical problem to me. I'd take that mouse apart and examine all solder connections with a magnifier. I had something similar happen several years ago with random cursor movements and random clicking of 'things'. It turned out to be an intermittent short in my keyboard that started the whole mess.
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Re: Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

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DrHu wrote:Clean the mouse
Thank goodness mice don't have balls any more.
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antonio29200

Re: Mouse moves randomly all around the screen and clicks

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Thanks you all for the replies!! I have followed youtube vids about "how to clean an optical mouse";
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