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Keyboard problems, cursor jumps around randomly when typing
Dell already sent me a keyboard to replace problem still exists after repair. It is a Dell XPS M1530 running Vista, 1 month old. Problem started pretty early on but the itermitancy has made that hazy. When typing usually in MS Word or Outlook I will look up and see that the cursor has jumped to somewhere else in the document completely messing thigs up. Several posts on the message board about this topic, no real solutions. A google search pulls up even less possible pointing towards a dell only type problem. The keboard controller is on the motherbaord I believe. I would hate to have to change that out only to find the problem sitll there. Anyone have any new ideas, possible software confilt?? Really this is totally random. Sometimes wont do it for a whole email session, sometimes every thirty seconds. Thanks in advance for any help
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Posted May 31st, 2008 02:00
I have had simlar problems and im pretty sure it is because my fingers have touched the touch pad. As a test turn of the tap to click touchpad option and see if that stops the problemNo we don't work for Dell, but try to help out the helpless like your for free. I have seen most every laptop do what yours is doing, and it's always because of the touchpad. Those with attitudes like yours are the ones that think they know everything, and always have something rude to say. So, work it out for yourself.
- Are you sure you guys don't work for tech support. I don't mean to sound crass but do you guys really think I would have taken the time to tike time to replace the keyboard, then post in this form as well, if I was doing ANYTHING other than touching the keys I want to type. I can sit here and one finger it (hunt and pack) and the cursor will jump randomly, it is not the touchpad, or as another tech support guys said maybe your hitting the home and end keys???? This is only about my 10th laptop and this is the only one I can not type on, right. Thanks for the replies guys but please, very insulting.
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Posted May 31st, 2008 05:00
Well said Kirk I couldnt agree with you more.TheRealFireblad
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Posted May 31st, 2008 07:00
@toolmanz wrote:
...very insulting.
Pot >>> Kettle :smileysurprised:
Since you're not happy with the replies you've received in the community forums, I suggest you contact Dell tech support directly, to see if they can offer you any better advice?
I hope they are able to provide you with a suggestion which remedies the problem, 'coz heaven forbid they also get on your bad side :smileyvery-happy:
I just joined this forum with the exact same problem that you have. I use an external mouse, not the mousepad. And the jumping problem has gotten worse and worse. Have you received any useful information to solve this problem? Many thank (and I agree the answers are insulting..)
@Kearny wrote:
I just joined this forum with the exact same problem that you have. I use an external mouse, not the mouse pad. And the jumping problem has gotten worse and worse. Have you received any useful information to solve this problem? Many thank (and I agree the answers are insulting..)
Yep sounds the same as me, the problem got worse and worse. It was when I was using an external mouse when the problem was first noticed. I did two things and now the problem has completely disappeared. First I unchecked "Hide pointer when typing" under control panel --> mouse--> pointer options. From this point I did not have the problem anymore, soon after I also changed my startup to load the Apoint.exe driver (I believe it is the dell touchpad driver control), I usually try to disable as many unnecessary services as possible but to avoid the problems I decided to let it load so I could disable the "double tap" function of the touch pad (without Apoint.exe loaded the "double tap" feature was still enabled). I really believe the first fix mentioned above took care of the problem but I also do not like the "double tap" feature of touch pads and the only way I could see to keep double tap disabled was to let the Apoint drive load then disable "double tap" under the touchpad settings. So far it has been flawless, the problem would get especially bad when running a vmware guest and even with several guests running the problem has not cropped up. Let me know if any of this solved your problems, I am curious to see if this is a universal fix for all of these people having similar problems. Good Luck I know the problem is a huge pain.I have a inspiron 1520 laptop, with an external marble mouse.
If I am typing into Word or a forum such as this, the cursor sometimes jumps around. In Word, I can hit the undo button, bringing the word that I was typing that is butchered, cursor back to the end of it. I am only out a couple of letters. Sometimes I notice a delay in the word to be typed, and the letters have to catch up.
This is all very frustrating; noticing that this phenomena just sort of started up about a year ago. I haven't heard much on the problem, a year ago because there wasn't any dialog that had the vocabulary to explain this problem.
The other laptop that we have, an Inspiron 5150, doesn't have this issue. If that was the only computer I ever had, I wouldn't know what these people are talking about. This is a real issue, and at this point, doesn't seem to be a fix?
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Posted May 31st, 2008 01:00
You may be touching the touch pad while typing. If so, you could try reducing the sensitivity in the properties.
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