Pointer randomly goes to corners. (Windows 7)

I bought an iMac, so I gave my PC to my mom. After she bought a wireless adapter, I hooked it up for her, but the pointer randomly goes to corners (Usually top left, or bottom right), and I can't seem to figure out what's wrong.

Things I've tried:

Unintalling/Reinstalling the Mouse's driver.
Going through mouse and keyboard settings
I have even tried putting the mouse back to the USB port it's usually in.

None of these worked at all for me. Is there anything else I should try?

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asked Sep 08 '10 at 20:59

Justin
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If it's a Tower System Unit

Try to make another user profile and see if it still happens.
Try another mouse.

If it's a laptop:

Try turning off/disabling the trackpad.
Try cleaning the trackpad. Collected dirt can sometimes have this affect on trackpads.
Try another mouse.

In both cases, try to change the batteries. Try a wired mouse and see if it still happens. What materlal is it scannin on, since it a optical a lot of optical mouses have a hard time reading shiny or transparent surfaces.

answered Sep 08 '10 at 21:07

djmoore711
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edited Sep 08 '10 at 21:18

Windows7
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Great answer. Everything you need to attempt is right there! If after trying all of these, report back.

(Sep 08 '10 at 21:16) Windows7

Thank you, sir. I try my best, with the occasional Google Instant search for a little reference to back up my answer!

(Sep 08 '10 at 22:14) djmoore711

Thanks a lot for your guys' help. I tried making a new account, it still went crazy, then I tried booting into Linux, and was still going crazy. I rummaged through my "old tech" closet (That's what I call it) and found an old Mouse. Works perfect.

(Sep 09 '10 at 09:48) Justin

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