Hi Daniel

Nice to hear from you!
Haven't tried logging as a different user, and the mouse is on a wood grain 
surface.  Will try these tonight. 

Many thanks  

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On 12/05/2012, at 6:55 PM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> 
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> 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 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> did you try with another mouse???? any usb mouse will do
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>>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Date: 9 May 2012 9:15:25 PM AWST
>>>>>>>> To: WAMUG <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> 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
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