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    SZ - inverted mouse - can't seem to get rid of it?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by DetlevCM, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    OK, at the moment I'm in Poland, so online access is only via pay as you go Internet on my lappy - not too expensive but not good for continous browsing either, more for e-mail checking, but I have a little problem.

    I can't seem to get rid of my inverted mouse pointer :(

    I've got an SZ71VN/X - also the 3 prong plug with the earth contact, my socket is earthed.

    I tried restarting the laptop, shutting it down, removing the battery and dischargint he mainboard by keping the power button pressed...

    I can't seem to get rid of it.

    On one occassion - a few days ago, it started off inverted I think, then switched to correct out of nowhere...

    I'd be helpful for any advice.

    I'll possibly stop by in a few hours to check for replies.

    Oh, and from what I have gathered in the past here on NBR this inverted mouse is a static problem...

    I may try connecting the palmrest to an earth contact... but that's the last thing that comes to my mind... :(

    Hopefully someone here has a good idea :)

    Many thanks in advance.

    (Just stopping by - as explained at the beginning)

    Little update:
    Doing a mainboard discharge while earthing the palmresr and myself resulted in the inverted mouse not occuring before log on - the login screen was OK, I then logged on and it was inverted again :(

    Edit 2:

    Sorted it - used the earth contact and a mainboard discharge, but this time I stood on a wooden floor, rather than sa on a sofa.

    i.e. me + the sofa were the problem...

    Thanks for reading :)

    If a mod comes by - closing the thread may be an idea.
     
    DetlevCM, Jul 9, 2009
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  2. arth1

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    When first seeing the post, I thought you had a problem with an inverted mouse pointer as in the pointer on the screen pointing down instead of up.

    This is a common enough occurrence in X11, where the mouse pointer switches between pointing upwards and downwards depending on whether mouse buttons are active or not (and it makes sense too -- you don't obscure menu items with the mouse pointer that way). Sometimes it can hang up, and display the inverted pointer all the time. :D
    I'm glad this wasn't your problem, and glad you solved it!
     
    arth1, Jul 9, 2009
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