What type of surface are you using for the optical. A very shiny surface can cause problems in operation according to the manual for my latest one. I have one each on my desktop and the laptop (laptop built in pooped out <G>) and neither is jerky. Both are running on a smooth wood surface, but not polished.
Keith Thompson "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton" wrote: > > I hate when that happens! ;-) > > Oh Ok, then that is an optical mouse. Even though IR signals > use an LED, that's not IR waves, but just an LED I think. > Never thought about what an optical mouse uses exactly, I > just looked at mine good, and it's VERY bright, actually > hurts my eyes, so it could be a laser. Mine is brand new and > the jerky motion has gotten worse the past few days. > Obviously it's some software problem somewhere or possibly > settings (other than mouse settings). I'm going to try and > find out something about this, if I do, I'll post it. > -Clint > > God Bless Us All > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://OrpheusComputing.com > http://ComputerHardware-ConsumerElectronics.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Gibbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Clint, > It has no balls, > Ed > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton" > > > Ed, How could it have an IR signal if it was corded? > > -Clint > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ed Gibbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Clint, My corded Intellimouse developed the jerkiness when > it > > was about, perhaps 2-years old. I decided it was probably > in > > the Infrared signal and replaced it with an Intellimouse > > Explorer 3.0 > > model and it works just fine. > > > > Ed > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Clint, I've never had a problem in having the tray icon > > turned off on > > either win98SE or win2k and I'm still using 9.24. I tried > my > > neighbor's > > cordless MS Intellimouse and it took the jerkiness to a new > > level, > > something I didn't see with their standard Intellimouse. > > > > Peter Kaulback > > > > In the hour of 04:03 AM 2/24/2002 -0600, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Clint Hamilton spoke this: > > >FYI, the software that came > > >with this 'cordless mouseman pro' I use now, is screwed > up. > > >Just like 'mouseware' versions after 8.0 (for their other > > >cordless balled models), there is no way of removing the > > >mouse icon from the sys tray. EVEN AFTER you uncheck the > > box > > >in it's properties, it remains when you restart. With my > > >other Logitech cordless mouse I had to stay with V8.0. > > >(versions after 8.0 to 9. [something] had this problem). > > >With the new one, it has to use a different type of > software > > >and version since it's a totally different mouse. It came > > >with 9.28 and it was plagued by the same problem. I tried > > >v9.4 (I think it is) from their site, and it worked ok. -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
