Most Excellent. Giuseppe Verdi is rolling over in his grave. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "RMB White" <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:11 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Corruption is rife! > GMan! > > Regrettably not, and thank you for your continuing concern. > I started this on July 26, and then tried your proposal and then > 1. Toshiba Recovery Disk - ALPS Pointing Device - Driver - Install - > nothing > 2. Toshiba Help and Support Centre - Device Manager - Mice and > other Pointing Devices - ALPS - Troubleshoot > - Driver - Driver Update - (connected to MS) - cannot find a > better > driver than you have. > By this point e v e r y t h i n g w a s s o s > l > o w that I was resigning myself to trashing the computer and > returning to my faithful quill pen (I actually learned how to > choose, > cut and use a quill pen when I first started work) > > Meanwhile the acrobatics and ballet dances of my cursor continued > (the > last one for ten minutes, and whilst I am not ballet minded, I think > it > could have been Act 2, Scene 3 of "Wriggle Letter" or was that a > Opera?) > > Finally, Last night I discovered > 3. Toshiba Console - Mouse Properties - Dual Pointing Device - > Device > Select - Accupoint (a tiny knob in the middle of the keyboard > covered in > 80-grit glasspaper) - uncheck - Touchpad - Check - Apply. > > AND THAT seems to have fixed it; I hold my breath. > > Again, I do appreciate your concern (and perseverance) > > Roger W. > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe 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/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------