Re: cursor jumps--Inspiron 2200

if you go to control panel, mouse, and dont see settings for touchpad specifically tapping, then you arerunning the wrong driver for the touchpad. go to dell support site and download the synaptics driver for your model laptop.
it must be the right driver for the extended functions to be controlled right, or they will not work right.

MZB wrote:

I don't see any settings for the touchpad

Mel
"Jay B" <jayb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:UzfYe.1914$Xa.443@xxxxxxxxxxx

try turning off the tapping on the touchpad and see if that helps.
static electricity of your hand near the touchpad could cause that.
the settings are under control panel, mouse.

MZB wrote:

New user here. I noticed that sometimes when typing an email, the cursor suddenly jumps elsewhere, up or down a few lines. I'm just not sure what's doing that. I don't think my fingers are hitting the fingerpad or anything else.

Any ideas?? (I haven't noticed this happening when I type on a word processor -- it's mostly on email/newsgroup postings)

Mel 



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