Hi Ken Have you tried in a different user account to see if it does the same thing? Are you using the mouse on a coloured or pictured mouse mat? Or a wood type grain surface?
Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** On 12/05/2012, at 6:47 PM, Kenneth Woods wrote: > Yep have tried that too. No improvement. But, thanks for the tip mate! > > Ken > > Sent from my iPad > > On 12/05/2012, at 6:12 PM, James / Hans Kunz <sad...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> did you try with another mouse???? any usb mouse will do >> James >> SAD Technic >> U3 6 Chalkley Pl >> Bayswater WA >> Australia >> +618 9370 5307 >> mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) >> sad...@iinet.net.au >> http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ >> >> Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties >> disappear and obstacles vanish. >> >> On 12/05/2012, at 6:10 PM, Kenneth Woods wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ronni >>> >>> Tried this, no change, although I have noticed that when the iMac is first >>> started the curor is fine for a few then reverts back to the problem of >>> always bouncing back to the top right hand corner of the screen >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 11/05/2012, at 7:51 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ken, >>>> >>>> I had to search the WAMUG Archives to check what we have already suggested >>>> to you. >>>> Have you tried cleaning the Apple wired mouse; the optical sensor on the >>>> underside of the mouse? >>>> >>>> Also Open System Preferences, click on 'Universal Access', select 'Mouse & >>>> Trackpad' and click on Trackpad 'Options'... at the bottom of the window. >>>> >>>> Tick the checkbox "Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless >>>> trackpad is present". >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> On 11/05/2012, at 7:24 PM, Kenneth Woods wrote: >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry guys >>>>>> I am using a wired magic mouse connected by USB to the keyboard, a >>>>>> standard apple keyboard with number key pad, which is attached to the >>>>>> iMac directly by USB. The track Pad of course is Bluetooth. >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried disconnecting the mouse, then track pad, also tried unplugging >>>>>> the keypad to no avail. Have rebooted and repaired permissions, no luck. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Kn >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Kenneth Woods <logg...@westnet.com.au> >>>>>>> Date: 9 May 2012 9:15:25 PM AWST >>>>>>> To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> >>>>>>> Subject: Pointer problems >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps >>>>>>> going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it >>>>>>> moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any ideas would be very much appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
