 | | Help me cure my jumping cursor while typing on my laptop | | Dear CNET members,
Happy Friday! This week's topic: the case of Mike's jumping cursor when he's typing on his laptop. I know there's nothing more frustrating than this happening; I experienced it when I started using my new laptop. However, my issue was easily solved, because it was my fault--when I unknowingly brushed one or two of my fingers over my supersensitive touch pad of my laptop while typing, causing it to randomly jump, skip, and hop to unwanted locations. This is a very common occurrence among laptop users with touch pads. A simple solution that many members suggested is to turn off the touch pad manually (if you have a physical switch) or going to Windows Control panel and disabling it in the Control Panel > Hardware > Mouse > Device Properties. And if you do use the touch pad, others have suggested to set the system to hide the cursor when you begin to type so this doesn't happen. That's what I did, and it worked beautifully.
While the problem and solutions pointed out above are the best-case scenario, there are other members who pointed out problems that maybe not so simple--like needing a firmware/driver update for your laptop or worst-case, a faulty touch pad, but let's hope for the best. There are many member solutions to go through; they cover a lot ground that may cure your misbehaving cursor. I have a few selected answers in the Q&A to give you a head start, but when you go through the discussion, start with the simplest of solutions and work your way up. If all else fails, Dell customer service may be your best bet. Good luck! If any of you have any additional suggestions beside the ones already mentioned in the discussion, please post them--we'd all like to hear them. Have a splendid weekend, folks, and thanks for contributing your time to helping others!
Cheers!
- Lee
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Lee Koo
CNET Community manager |  | | Last week's question | | | Help me cure my jumping cursor while typing on my laptop!
 We have a new 2010 Dell Studio XPS laptop with Windows 7 and are experiencing a cursor jump while typing. The cursor jumps to a point above where it was during the typing (frequently to the TO or CC line of an e-mail message). The jump is unpredictable in terms of timing and position to which it goes. When the jumps occur, we have not touched the touch pad. This jumping occurs both with and without an external mouse attached. Thank you all in advance for any advice you can offer.
-- Submitted by: Mike T. | | | | Check out next week's question: | | | Ugh! YouTube video playback always stuttering and stopping, please help
 I have a question regarding stuttering YouTube playing. I have a Dell machine, Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit, Service Pack 2, Intel Core 2 CPU, 6,600@2.40 Ghz, 2.39 GHz, 2GB RAM, TimeWarner Roadrunner Cable modem service standard, and I am protected by Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes' Antimalware.
I am wondering who/which is the most likely culprit slowing down YouTube "high-definition" and other resolution (like 360p) playing, resulting in temporary stoppage and stuttering and those dynamic dotted circles indicating loading? Is it my system, my cable broadband service, what?
It really gets on my nerves viewing a classical or Flamenco or Latcho Drom = Gypsy concert being constantly interrupted by reloading. Is there anything I can do on my part to help me solve this problem? Thank you so much for any help/advice I may/hope to receive from members in the know.
-- Submitted by: Wolfgang D.
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