Cursor and Touch pad gone mad

epicurus

I'm getting the following problems. Any advice much appreciated. I have a Toshiba Tecra M1.

1. When I click on a different tab when I'm browsing the internet it closes the tab. I'm using Google Chrome. This doesn't happen all the time but enough to be annoying. It won't stop until I restart.

2. The cursor will not be able to select an active link. The pointer will change to a 'hand' or when in Outlook, the directory will underline/highlight when the cursor is over it but it won't open when I click. I used to be able to fix this by clicking in the body of a message in Outlook Express. I now use Outlook proper and this doesn't fix it.

3. My touch pad can be working perfectly one minute and the next it is really difficult to move the cursor where you want it to go.

4. The cursor has started moving up the screen of it's own accord and shaing back and forth when I use the touchpad.

I have recently installed Office 2003 after using OpenOffice and also changed from Avast to Norton. The first two problems happened before this and the last two started after the installation, but may not be connected.

Is there such a thing as Swine Flu for laptops. If so I think mine has caught it!

web_ferret

Does it do this when a mouse is plugged in or just with the touchpad?

fuzzball172

Is the laptop an older Dell with the little nipple thingy in the middle of the keyboard?

epicurus

web_ferret wrote: »

Does it do this when a mouse is plugged in or just with the touchpad?

I don't have a mouse but I'll try to get hold of one to test it. I'm pretty sure that it will only happen with the touch pad.

Thanks

epicurus

fuzzball172 wrote: »

Is the laptop an older Dell with the little nipple thingy in the middle of the keyboard?

It's a Toshiba but yes the nipple is in the middle of the keyboard.

Thanks