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Cleaned computer now cursor stuck

I cleaned my keyboard today and now the cursor is stuck in the middle of the screen. There is power to the mouse. Help please.

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  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    lavidaloca wrote: »
    I cleaned my keyboard today and now the cursor is stuck in the middle of the screen. There is power to the mouse. Help please.
    Doesn't really make sense that you cleaned the keyboard and it affected the mouse. maybe you accidentally pulled out the mouse or if its wireless has become disconected or no battery's left.
  • lavidaloca
    lavidaloca Posts: 558 Forumite
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    The computer went into standby and when I restarted the cursor just won't move. I have tried another mouse no luck. My keyboard has a lot of symbols at the top could I have pressed something there to lock the cursor? The mouse is not a wireless one and I didn't use any liquid on the keyboard just a cloth.

    Because I can't move the cursor I can't go into any programmes to troubleshoot. Lucky I have my laptop to try and find someone to help with the problem.
  • DatabaseError
    DatabaseError Posts: 4,161 Forumite
    plan A is always reboot the pc and see if it fixes itself
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
  • lavidaloca
    lavidaloca Posts: 558 Forumite
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    Thanks have done that. I have left it for a while and now the screen has gone blank is this the standby mode? How do I get out of this please?
  • DatabaseError
    DatabaseError Posts: 4,161 Forumite
    are the keyboard and mouse ps2 (round plugs) maybe you've plugged them in incorrectly? if USb, try plugging the mouse into another usb slot and allowing windows to re-find it
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
  • lavidaloca
    lavidaloca Posts: 558 Forumite
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    No they are correctly plugged in but I'll try moving them to another usb. Thanks.
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    Battery is flat?
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