crazy mouse

[pjb1]

My new mouse has a mind of its own. When im using it, it often shoots off to the corner of the screen. I've tried slowing its use down but it made no difference. Its a Belkin optical mouse with cable. Any advice would be great as im getting to the point where I want to put a hammer to it!

[gary baldy]

Do you have a mouse mat and if so does it have a picture or design on it?
Optical mice get confused by such things so try it on plain background.

[pjb1]

Hi gary, yes but no design just plain blue. It is slighty reflective if that makes a difference.

[qapmoc]

Maybe this mouse needs its own driver software loaded to work correctly, did it come with a driver CD ?
otherwise try it on a different surface such as the table top or whatever and see what happens. An optical mouse should work on almost any surface so experiment a bit.

[pjb1]

Thanks guys, I've changed the mousemat and its working fine. So much for technology making life simpler!