Hi Lionel, in the old stile ball mouse that is an indication of a dirty roller. The optical mice generally do not have that problem unless they are= failing. Mike the mod ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 10/8/2005 at 8:22 AM Lionel wrote: Hi. My Mouse pointer goes a bit erratic when I move it over the screen , very jumpy and very fast , sometimes I have a job to place it onto a certain position. What do I have to do . ?? The settings appear normal. -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/