----- Original Message ----- From: CHALIE GONZALEZ "TROUBLE SHOOTER" <[log in to unmask]> To: "PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List" Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] MS Optical Mice > You don't mention the OS but > I ran across this on my friends pc. on an XP OS and found that by going > to START, CONTROL PANEL, PRINTERS AND OTHER HARDWARE DEVICES, click on > MOUSE, in the MOUSE PROPERTIES click on POINTER OPTIONS, and in the MOTION > section move the SPEED SLIDER DIAL all the way over to fast and CHECK the > box marked ENHANCE POINTER PRECISION. Then click APPLY and OK. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Lendrim > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 4:03 PM > Subject: [PCBUILD] MS Optical Mice > > >> My favorite mice are MS optical mice. I have bought a few, the latest a >> "Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse". >> >> But, in order to use them, I tape a piece of ordinary white printer paper >> to the desk to act as a "mouse pad". If I don't do that, I find the mice >> to be unreliable, the cursor moving erratically or not at all. Just now, >> I tried my simulated wood desk top and a black mouse pad. The optical >> mouse is unusable on both. This is true with all my MS Optical Mice. Used >> on the white paper, they operate perfectly. Am I doing something wrong? >> >> Has anyone else noticed this, know why it happens, or have a different >> fix? >> >> Thanks, Bob Lendrim >> >> The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech >> support at our newest website: >> http://freepctech.com > The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com