Keyboard and Mouse (continued)

Symptom

Possible solution

 

 

I cannot move the cursor using the arrow keys on the number key pad.

Press the Num Lock key. The Num Lock light should not be on if you want to use the arrow keys on the number key pad.

Cursor moves only vertically

Remove the rollerball cover from bottom of mouse (rotate it counterclockwise),

or horizontally (or it does not

remove the ball, and clean it with a damp, lint-free cloth (not paper). Also

move smoothly on the screen). clean the rollers on which the ball moves.

 

 

Optical mouse does not track

Place the mouse on a mouse pad or white sheet of paper, or gently wipe the

the cursor well.

light sensor lens on the bottom of the mouse with a lint-free cloth (not paper).

 

 

Cursor moves too fast or

Adjust the cursor speed:

too slow.

1

Click the Windows Vista start button, Control Panel, Hardware

 

 

 

and Sound, and then click Mouse.

 

2

Click the Pointer Options tab.

 

3

Adjust the Motion slider toward Slow or Fast to decrease or increase

 

 

the speed at which the cursor responds to mouse movement.

 

4

Click OK.

 

 

 

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