Over sensitive brand new optical mouse

[JTrader]

Hi

i have a new optical wired mouse for my new PC.

iT is very sensitive & easily dirfts across the screen without me touching it. The cable might be moving slightly causing the pointer movement across the screen, but it does seem VERY sensitive.

The mouse is 800dpi.

Its just too lively for my liking!

Also, it seems very slippy on the bottom, against my artificial wood table, as you'd expect perhaps as its new. Maybe it needs some sweat/grease/muck to build on the bottom of it so that the slightest movements doesnt cause such a sensitive reaction of the cursor on the screen.

Is there anyrthing i can do to calm my mouse down a bit? i.e. in control panel - printers *& other hardware" - "Mouse"

Cheers.

 

[dick_dastardly]

Are you using Windows Vista ?

dd

 

[£10kLoser]

Yes. In Control Panel open up mouse and click on the 'Pointer Options' tab. Then, slide the 'Motion' pointer speed over to slow.

 

[JTrader]

windows xp pro.

 

[JTrader]

Yes. In Control Panel open up mouse and click on the 'Pointer Options' tab. Then, slide the 'Motion' pointer speed over to slow.

Yes, i tried that, but i dont think it really addresses the issue. This slows themouse down so that you need to physically move your mouse further across your desk to move the cursor across the screen, but the movement is still jerky.
I think the lack of dirt/grease on the bottom of the mouse is something to do with its oversensitivity - need some dirt & grime i think...

 

[dick_dastardly]

windows xp pro.

Oh right, it's not the dreaded Vista then !

dd

 

[JTrader]

Yes. In Control Panel open up mouse and click on the 'Pointer Options' tab. Then, slide the 'Motion' pointer speed over to slow.

tHERES OTHER useful settings in there also. Such as Mouse - Wheel - and change the default number (3) to eg. 9. So one click of the wheel turn moves up/down 9 lines of text instead of 3. Means you can scroll up & down much quicker using 1/3 of the wheel clicks needed on setting 3.

 

[£10kLoser]

Yes, i tried that, but i dont think it really addresses the issue. This slows themouse down so that you need to physically move your mouse further across your desk to move the cursor across the screen, but the movement is still jerky.
I think the lack of dirt/grease on the bottom of the mouse is something to do with its oversensitivity - need some dirt & grime i think...

Just had a thought - are you using it on a shiny surface? If so, try a newspaper. If you still have a problem, the mouse is probably defective. Try it on another PC. Does it come with it's own software? If so this may be better than standard XP drivers.

As a last resort, put your old mouse back on then shut down, put the new one on and if it's still jerky then take the thing back!

 

[shadowninja]

I think you still need a mouse mat.

 

[JTrader]

Just had a thought - are you using it on a shiny surface? If so, try a newspaper. If you still have a problem, the mouse is probably defective. Try it on another PC. Does it come with it's own software? If so this may be better than standard XP drivers.

As a last resort, put your old mouse back on then shut down, put the new one on and if it's still jerky then take the thing back!

£4 off ebay. But i thought an optical mouse was just an optical mouse, with little performance differenceto be expected. The old mouse was £10 from a shop in town over 5 years ago.
The old mouse is more stable, but then it has grease dust and grime around the 4 castorson the bottom. This mouse feels like bambi on ice, so until it builds up some filth, i cannot say if its defective. The table is varnished butbroken varnish in places.

 

[JTrader]

I bought a matrox millenium dualhead pci card 5 years ago for £40 off ebay. I never ended up using it, and sothought it was £40 down the drain.

I was goin to install my 64mb ati radeon from my old pc into the new one, but upon trying, realised it is an AGP graphics card, and my new pc's motherboard doesn't have an agp slot - 5 pci slots and a pci express slot.

So i've got the chance tomake use of this old dualhead matrox millenium g450. Its only a 32mb graphics card but it works fine.

Its good when you find a use for an item you thought had become money down the drain!

 

[Adamus]

It's slightly ambiguous what you want.

If your mouse just moving too fast when you move it, you can make it slower in the control panel settings for it - it lets you try it out before you accept the changes.

But since it's moving on its own, that's a technical problem. Perhaps the laser doesn't like the table surface - try using a mouse mat - and also try to make sure the cable doesn't move or swing or get disturbed when you tap your feet etc.

 

[JTrader]

It's slightly ambiguous what you want.

If your mouse just moving too fast when you move it, you can make it slower in the control panel settings for it - it lets you try it out before you accept the changes.

But since it's moving on its own, that's a technical problem. Perhaps the laser doesn't like the table surface - try using a mouse mat - and also try to make sure the cable doesn't move or swing or get disturbed when you tap your feet etc.

Yes tiny cable movements can cause the free movements.

Maybe the laser doesn't like the surface, but my previous optical mouse did. I still think it might be an issue about the bottombeing too slippy as its new. If not, its the laser that doesn't like the surface.

 

[rawrschach]

You need a mouse mat. If you're using it on a polished surface it can confuse it.

edit: just saw your last reply

 

[shadowninja]

My optical mouse can't be used on a varnished surface...

If it moves when the cable moves, there might be a problem with the cable which results in false signals being sent back down the wire. And we all know how much traders hate false signals.

 

[£10kLoser]

You don't need filth to make a mouse work! You need a matt finish, not a varnished table. If the surface is at all refelective, you'll get exactly the problem you described, including the pointer moving by itself. Even some mouse mats are shiney. Try it on either newspaper or a sheet of ordinary A4 paper.

 

[fibonelli]

Hi JT,

Have you tried configuring the mouse program in the Control Panel?

 

[£10kLoser]

Hi JT,

Have you tried configuring the mouse program in the Control Panel?

Duh! We've been through all that earler...

 

[0007]

Not like the old days when you could clean the mice's balls!

 

[JTrader]

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silly thing is i could have bought this one for £5.50 whichhas a 2y guarantee & claims to work on glass & marble. Didnt like the shape though.