Marker pointer constantly jumping around

Question

I have a major problem with the writing marker on my XPS M1530 (XP). It jumps around on the screen while I am writing. During one single sentence it may be jumping around several times. Writing someting long in MS Words or on a web forum like this is a real hassel. Just trying to write a short url may be difficult. The marker seems to just find a new place anywhere on the screen, and if I do not see what it is doing, the text flow will continue on a wrong place on the screen. Also often all text is marked (gets black) - and one new, single letter will of course vanish all the text I had wrote.   What is this for a problem? Hardware? Virus? I would love to send this pc back to Dell.... Any ideas?

ieee488 · Answer

My guess is that it is hardware.

In Dell's older Latitudes with both a trackpoint and a touchpad, the mouse cursor would jump around. If your XPS has both a trackpoint and a touchpad, I would try disabling one or the other in BIOS.

Daletxx · Answer

Hmm. The computer has not got a trackpoint. Sadly enough... If so, I would gladly tried your advice. Thanks!

ieee488 · Answer

Try posting your question in the XPS Club; they're located in Groups.

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