mouse pointer moves off the screen

Mateo150Mateo150
edited July 2005 in Science & Tech
I am able to move my mouse pointer off the screen, but only to the right. If I move my mouse up, the pointer is stopped by the confines of the monitor's display area. The same if I move the mouse left or down, the pointer stops. But If I move my mouse/mouse pointer to the right, it just keeps on going, as if the screen extended another screen's length to the right. I can move my mouse across the mouse pad 3 times to the right, but the mouse pointer only moves about another screen's length to the right (It doesn't take 3 mouse movements across the pad to the left to see the pointer again).

This is a very annoying problem, especially since the slide bar is on the right hand side, and I keep on overshooting it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running Windows XP home edition.

Comments

  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited July 2005
    Can you use the monitors screen controls to move the screen?
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    bothered wrote:
    Can you use the monitors screen controls to move the screen?

    That wouldn't effect where he could actually move the mouse though, the screen would also look very wrong if the monitor was set up badly.

    Go into Display Properties then into Settings. See if it has multiple monitors listed and make sure "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" isn't ticked.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    On both of my puters the mouse will just barely disappear to the right and the bottom but not the top or left. I just think needs to reduce his pointer speed and/or acceleration. I have never had a problem with it.
  • Mateo150Mateo150
    edited July 2005
    Enverex wrote:
    That wouldn't effect where he could actually move the mouse though, the screen would also look very wrong if the monitor was set up badly.

    Go into Display Properties then into Settings. See if it has multiple monitors listed and make sure "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" isn't ticked.

    I tried to find the option "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" I couldn't find it. Could you give me specific directions?
  • TrumandrummerTrumandrummer Taylor Michigan Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    yea i cant find the "extend my windows desktop onto this moniter" but just incase you didnt know, right click on your main desktop screen got to properties, then in that box click settings, i think you would click the advanced button. maybe i missed it
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2005
    This is what it looks like with my ATi card. Note the part underlined in red:
  • TrumandrummerTrumandrummer Taylor Michigan Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    yea mine dont have that
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited July 2005
    Can u screenshot your settings tab like Prof did above and post it? I see that problem ALL the time at work.
  • TrumandrummerTrumandrummer Taylor Michigan Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    well im not the one with the problem with the mouse, but since he seems to not be able to see that check box also, ill do it. :thumbsup:
  • Mateo150Mateo150
    edited July 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    This is what it looks like with my ATi card. Note the part underlined in red:

    THANK YOU... that did it. I had 2 monitor settings.. "blah blah blah " Radeon and "blah blah blah" Radeon secondary. That option was greyed out for the Radeon, but was checked for the secondary. I unchecked it and it solved the nuisance.

    To get to that screen, I right clicked on the desktop, clicked properties, then went to the "settings" tab. Good luck all.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2005
    Mateo150 wrote:
    THANK YOU... that did it...
    Good call, Enverex. :thumbsup:
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