Laptop Mouse Cursor Won't Move, MousePAD cursor does


  1. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #1

    Laptop Mouse Cursor Won't Move, MousePAD cursor does


    1. Optical USB mouse won't move the cursor.
    2. Mouse buttons function properly
    3. Bought a new similar mouse, same problem, ruling out damaged mouse likelihood.

    4. Have tried multiple USB slots. Have tried rebooting. Have tried uninstalling the driver and rebooting.
    5. Saw somewhere to remove battery but I'm in a hotel and have no screwdriver to do so.

    Really need to fix this as my shoulder is becoming inflamed reaching to the mousepad. Help?

    Toshiba Satellite M50, Win7.
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  2. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Have mercy, all. I know this isn't a mouse hardware issue...must be something solvable. Any help? :)
    Gratefully,
    Cham
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  3. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
       #3

    Have a look in Device Manager, accessible via Control Panel & see if there are any yellow flash warnings showing for the mouse. Also check whether the mouse driver is showing as working properly.
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  4. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks! No flags, says it's working properly.
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  5. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
       #5

    Is there anything useful in this Toshiba website that might help you. It is an old one but it might have some suggestions.

    HOW DO I DISABLE MY TOUCHPAD MOUSE? - TOSHIBA FORUMS
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  6. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    No, but what an elegant solution to that guy's problem. He was trying to disable his touchpad. Best solution was to cover it with duct tape! :)
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  7. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Well I just posted in the Toshiba forum. Worked like magic. No responses but my mouse started working! Damn that's a good forum. :)
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  8. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
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    Wow. Just discovered what it was. I'm in a hotel. The wood desk has a smooth glass top. The optical mouse couldn't register what it needed to register to move the cursor.

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  9. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
       #9

    Thanks for getting back. Glad to hear you have found the problem, well done.
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  10. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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