Ward, Please explain 3Install and Archive2.
Thanks, Harry Thursday, November 13, 20035:41 PMWard Oldhamwoldham at insightbb.com >Hi Alex, > >Hopefully when you installed Panther, you performed an 3Install and >Archive2. If you installed Panther using the upgrade option, you may want >to reinstall Panther. > >Also, try your flakey mouse on another Mac to test whether the problem moves >with your mouse or not. And also try a different mouse on your Mac. > >Ward > >Ward Oldham, MacDude >MacTown >1041 Bardstown Road >Louisville, KY 40204 >502-485-1243 >ward at mactown.us >http://www.mactown.us > > > >> My flat panel iMac's optical mouse pointer is behaving very >> erratically. It seems to have a mind of its own and jumps across the >> screen at inopportune moments. >> >> Recent system changes: >> -folks at MacTown replaced the logic board (thanks!) >> -installed a 512 RAM memory upgrade chip >> -installed an AirPort card >> -upgraded from 10.2.8 (2nd edition) to Panther >> >> I seem to recall that the mouse was a little bit flakey before any of >> this happened, but it was very rare. Now it is happening often enough >> to be frustrating. >> >> Last night I looked at some Mac discussion forums, where people said >> there had been problems with USB devices (like mice) since 10.2.6. >> >> I have tried 2 different Logitech mice (both work fine on Windows >> computers) with no improvement. I also tried plugging the mouse into >> the other port on the other side of the keyboard. Plugging the mouse >> into a USB port on the back of the computer seemed to help temporarily >> but is not a permanent fix (also the cord is short and so are my >> arms!). Restarts with and without the mouse help for a short period of >> time. >> >> Any suggestions? Please? >> >> In search of a better mousetrap, >> Alex Whitman >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be November 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be November 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
