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

Anonymous
2010-04-28T18:32:44+00:00

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

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers

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Anonymous
2010-04-28T19:08:21+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-05T13:03:47+00:00

    I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS- HAVING READ ALL THE POSTINGS ON THE ISSUE, I AM GUESSING IT'S SOME SORT OF UPDATE THAT HAS CAUSED IT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TOUCHFREEZE:

    https://code.google.com/p/touchfreeze/

    'Annoyed when you are typing a document and accidentally the palm of your hand brushes the touchpad, changing the position of the cursor in your document or accidentally clicking on an option. TouchFreeze is simple utility for Windows to solve this problem. It automatically disables touchpad while you are typing text.'

    Someone recommended this in a posting. I dowloaded it and switched my computer on and

    off and have no problems since then-

    by far the simplest solution!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T14:07:01+00:00

    I haven't had one issue with this problem since I unchecked one little box several months ago.  For those who don't want to scroll way back to find my solution, I pasted it below:  

    "I FOUND THE PROBLEM!!!!    It is a process called Windows Error Reporting Manager (WERMGR.EXE) that is causing this annoying issue.  

    Bring up your start menu

    Type "How To Check for Solutions" in the search bar, and click on that.

    Scroll down & select "Never Check for Solutions"

    PRESTO!  The annoying behavior STOPS!

    Now you can go back to setting your touchpad to whatever settings you want - it has NOTHING to do with the touchpad, as I suspected all along (I never touch it while I am typing and KNEW that wasn't the problem!!)

    You're welcome!

    :) "

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T08:07:43+00:00

    F7 on my acer aspire laptop

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T08:05:24+00:00

    thanks so much for sharing what you know, gabby!

    wow i didn't know some of those insights into customer service ploys although i'm certainly not surprised ;)

    sierra

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