my cursor is always moving in a diagonal even when my mouse has stopped

[kaw69]

Hi I am running Vista
whenever I open a page or window my cursor is always moving which is most annoying when I want to see the content of a specific piece I find that I am juggling the mouse to keep it over what I want to view. Is it a form of screen saver or just an annoyance?
Can I stop it?
TIA

[Buenchico]

Theoretically it could be a virus or malware which is causing the problem. (Run a full scan your with your anti-virus software. Download, install and run the free version of Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebyt..._ehg7ECFZMctAodwQ5E9g )

In practice though, whenever I've encountered such problems it's always simply been because of a defective mouse. It won't cost much to find out if that's also the cause of your problem. Asda will sell you a new one for £2.95:
http://direct.asda.co...96755,default,pd.html
(I can recommend that product; I'm using one myself!).

Chris

[kaw69]

Hi Chris
Changed my mouse , still the same
At work I am using Win XP and the same problem exists.
Funnily enough when I am using my mouse in the AB it doesn`t move except where I direct it with the mouse
any suggestions
By the way I have run full scans on a weekly basis using my Norton 360 software

[wildwood]

You should feed your mouse occasionally so it won't go out looking for food.

[squarebear]

Does it do this all the time or just occasionally? Mine used to do this until I gave it a wipe.