Dianne;
I had this problem too on a micron laptop
thought the thing was possessed.
yes I think it is a common problem.
I finally went into the touchpad setup and found a checkbox option
to "disable touchpad when typing" or something similar that.
that seemed to  cured the problem.
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     | ><>  Larry  Fisk   <><
     |      Fisk Computers
     |      Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dianne Gronfors" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 12:21 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Touch Pad Mouse


.  While composing, I am typing along just
> fine and when I look up, my insertion point has jumped to a spot a few
lines
> above and is typing in the new spot.  I thought at first that I was just
> perhaps touching the mouse pad without realizing it but I began to really
> pay attention.  Is this a common problem with this style of mouse?
Thanks.
> Dianne Gronfors

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