Typing Issues (Jumping cursor...moves my text to another line while typing)

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Someone please help with this Issue!!! Everytime I type my cursor jumps around and I have to keep going back and deleting and retyping. Please help

I have a sony VAIO and this problem is driving me crazy

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Hi Tim,

Are you using a laptop by chance? If so, you can resolve this issue by taking a look at your touchpad options. If you're using Windows 7, click the Start button, type Mouse in the search field, and click Enter. There should be an option to change the Device Settings for the TouchPad. On many models, Synaptics is the maker of the TouchPad and has a Tab of its own in the Mouse properties. If you don't see these settings, you'll need to install the drivers from your manufacturers website.

For Dell machines, you can go to support.dell.com. Select your model and you'll find the driver under Input Device Drivers. For Compaq/HP machines, go to support.hp.com, select your model and find Keyboard, Mouse and Input devices.

I like to disable the Tap option and raise the PalmCheck sensitivity option. These are the first options I always change when I get a new laptop; otherwise I have the very same problem.

Hope this helps,

Barbara

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Anonymous

2015-06-10T01:53:41+00:00

I've not had any additional issues from unchecking the Windows Error Reporting Manager box (funny - I just realized that stands for W.E.R.M....hmmm..... Microsoft might want to follow up on this and/or look into that!)

Most important thing of all, no more jumping cursor since this solution was posted over year ago! (That was SO ANNOYING!!!)

You're welcome! :)
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Anonymous

2015-06-11T23:28:44+00:00

I'm sad to say IT'S BACK,,,,,,,,I ch'd to see if the change I made in your directions had changed back but it hadn't.

At first before I ck'd, I thought maybe it was because of a windows update

Well it was great while it lasted.
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Anonymous

2015-06-15T16:35:32+00:00

Hi I've had the same problem. Mine is Acer Aspire. I completely disabled my touchpad and buttons (and use an external mouse only). The problem still persists, so it has nothing to do with the touchpad or drivers.

After trying many different fixes, this is the best one I know:

Use the "Esc" ("escape" key on your keyboard to stop your cursor jumping around. Its only a temporary fix, but it helps a lot when you're typing. If you keep pressing Esc key from time to time then it wont jump around at all. Its not great but its the only thing that works for me.

I'm quite sure this problem is due to some Windows updates (I have Windows 7 Home). I removed the most recent Windows updates (when my problem started about 1 year ago) then disabled Windows updates for a few months, during which my laptop worked fine. However, the problem came back for no reason.. and I've tried updating windows again hoping for a permanent fix.. no help at all.
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Anonymous

2015-10-06T12:52:01+00:00

I had the same problem on a Toshiba EasyNote. It was being used with a Bluetooth mouse. Unplugged the little USB receiver and the problem went away, so put a new battery in the mouse and hey presto problem resolved :-)
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