Wacky Mouse Issue!

[njellis]

Thanks for taking the time to read...

Starting a few months back, at no particular point of hardware or software change my mouse started wigging out.

I have a Razer optical mouse, what happens is it will not regain focus when you click between different windows. It will however usually work within a single window. Example: Im using firefox so I can click around anywhere in firefox, but if I click on "start" in the lower left, it will not come up. If I select any other applications in the task bar, they will not come up. To get those to work, I alt tab to the window I want. THEN everything seems to work again... for a short while. It doesn't always do this, but often.

Also, sometimes the left click will become right click.
Only way to resolve is to reboot until it happens again (which sometimes is often).

I've tried changing mice, changing USB ports. I've unplugged all USB devices EXCEPT the mouse and wireless keyboard. (The mouse is not wireless). I've shut off many things from starting up to no avail. Im stumped! I've also tried changing the driver, but apparently the MS driver is the only one, Razer doesnt have its own driver, only a configuration thing.

Hardware: Core2Duo
Keyboard: Microsoft wireless
Mouse: Razor
Mobo: P4M800Pro-M
OS: WinXP SP2 w/ Updates
AV: Trend IS 2007

Thanks for any tips/suggestions in advance.

 

[Nelviticus]

I don't normally like to cry 'malware' or 'virus' every time I can't figure out the right answer to a weird problem but in this case that's where I'd start looking. I know you have Trend IS 2007 installed but not all virus scanners can catch all virus/malware infections so I'd start by Googling for Spybot, Ewido and Ad-Aware and letting them scan your machine for anything suspicious.

Regards

Nelviticus

 

[kestrel1]

Ewido is now known as AVG Anti-Spyware.
You could also run HijckThis & post the result here.

 

[electronicsfreak]

I agree, this sounds like a trojan or annoyance spyware as I like to call it. Little programs installed just for the purpose of driving the user insane.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[njellis]

So far it appears that Nelviticus was correct! Trend perhaps didn't catch it, but after running scans with every program recommended, and removing everything found - I have yet to have a re-occurance of the issue *knock on wood*.

Thx bud!