Crud attaching to mouse pointer

HarryPutnam

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Setup: Win 7 Home premium 64 bit

This is an odd problem. I periodically get some kind of crud that seems to attach to the mouse pointer. It looks something like the kind of `v' you might make to quickly draw as a representation of a flying bird.

But there 7 or 8, maybe more, stacked vertically. I'm not sure what makes it go away but it does after a while. (usually)

It appears to have something to do with the right bottom corner area of my screen where I have the clock just to the left of icons of the system tray. And finally a sort of patch or rectangular square that will make the desktop appear.

I just found today that if I rub the mouse around in that area, the crud gets many more vertical stacks of `vee', until finally its a little block about the size of a postage stamp, just a little shorter and square, and looks something like a speckled sheet or one with many bits of herringbone pattern.

The block has only happened after passing the mouse there many times. Usually it's just a single column of the these stacked `vees'

It appears I may need a restart or such this time, since the darn thing is not going away and is quite annoying.

Anyone have a guess what might be going on?

I didn't much feel like trying get a screen grab but I can if necessary, to get it figured out.
 

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Sager Laptop running win 7 Home Premium
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win 7 home premium
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i7 820 quad 1.73 Ghz
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ATI Radeon HD 5800 (1 GB)
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Built in (Realtek HD Audio)
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(Laptop integral) ??
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2 WD SATA 500 GB
Remove your video drivers then reinstall them - that usually fixes this problem.

Regards,
GEWB
 

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Check to see if you have Display pointer trails enabled in the Pointer Options tab of Mouse Properties.
 

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Check to see if you have Display pointer trails enabled in the Pointer Options tab of Mouse Properties.

No, no trails set... ever
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sager Laptop running win 7 Home Premium
OS
win 7 home premium
CPU
i7 820 quad 1.73 Ghz
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5800 (1 GB)
Sound Card
Built in (Realtek HD Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
(Laptop integral) ??
Hard Drives
2 WD SATA 500 GB
Remove your video drivers then reinstall them - that usually fixes this problem.
GEWB

Do you mean each time it happens, or that one re-install fixes for good?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sager Laptop running win 7 Home Premium
OS
win 7 home premium
CPU
i7 820 quad 1.73 Ghz
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5800 (1 GB)
Sound Card
Built in (Realtek HD Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
(Laptop integral) ??
Hard Drives
2 WD SATA 500 GB
Remove your video drivers then reinstall them - that usually fixes this problem.
GEWB

Do you mean each time it happens, or that one re-install fixes for good?

If it is a driver issue, I expect it to be corrected the first attempt. If the problem persists after reloading the drivers then it is time to look elsewhere.

Regards,
GEWB
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
(7 different computers booting up to 10 systems)
OS
Linux Mint / XP / Win7 Home, Pro, Ultimate / Win8.1 / Win10
Other Info
Four desktops, two laptops, one notebook and one tablet
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