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Thanks foxyloxley,

I looked in system information and everything has an " OK " on it except...in conflicts/sharing the modem is listed...is it possible that the modem is causing the mouse to move on it's own...and it does move even when I am not on the net.

Aside from this and what I've already mentioned I'm not sure where else to look for the problem...any suggestions out there...that haven't already been covered? :)

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when you say the modem is 'listed'
do you mean that it is in conflict with another named piece of kit ?
IRQ ?
is it set to configure automatically ?
manual set up is possible ...................

It is possible that the modem is 'old' and it has a default setting in IRQ / DMA etc, in which case you can move the value manually.
The cursor moving ? Hmmm
The alleged conflict could, I suppose, be delaying signal data to the mouse.

I feel the following words should be collected up, rearranged and used in their correct context :

'Straws' and 'Clutching at' :D

try updating ur mouse drivers.

foxyloxley, you're right...at this point it's just shootin' in the dark and hopin' you hit somethin'...but I did come across an article where a modem caused a conflict with a mouse

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129818
PCMCIA Modem Causes IRQ Conflict with Mouse on NEC 3150 LT

in conflicts/sharing it lists the modem as IRQ 9 if that means anything

The Texan, howdy there partn'r, I did ask about drivers before and if I remember correctly the person said that because I do regular updates it should have come up there if I needed one...but I've still checked around and the only driver I can find is this one

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Download details: IntelliPoint 5.2 Mouse Software for Windows XP and 2000

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