Cursor sticking to and opening /dragging objects etc

[SteveKom]

Hello

I have windows 7 on a Samsung laptop

My cursor is acting erratically

It highlights objects in web pages and drags them as if I had clicked and selected them when I move it- I up end deleting e mails pulling tabs into new windows in
chrome
It highlights text when I type so that on the next key stroke I delete it.c
It acts as if I were clicking and dragging objects


Even typing this topic was a problem

Please help

Thank you

Steve

Please also see this forum where I have pasted the same topic
Cursor highlighting when typing or in motion, "sticking" to objects - Windows 7

 

[GokAy]

From what you describe left trackpad or mouse button is getting stuck/too sensitive.
Download and run KeyCastOW (it is portable) - https://brookhong.github.io/2014/04/28/keycast-on-windows.html
See if it registers any mouse clicks (either LClick or LButtonDown, not sure what it registers on touchpads)

 

[SteveKom]

Thank you!

Will do- I should have mentioned this occurs with both mouse and touchpad

 

[GokAy]

If it happens even with mouse unplugged (unplug the dongle as well) then try disabling touchpad with Fn key combo.

 

[SteveKom]

Yes it registers left clicks which I aren't making when I move cursor /type- drivers for mouse and touchpad okay

 

[GokAy]

Try disabling touchpad first, it may be a mechanic failure, stuck left click switch or something. Either Fn+some key (my laptop is Fn+F3, yours may be different) or perhaps a special button around touchpad.

If it continue then also remove mouse.

 

[SteveKom]

Thank you- am trying that now

 

[SteveKom]

Mmm disabling the touchpad seems to have worked( I disabled it via device manager) . Thank you GoKay! I would like to get the touchpad working okay though. Is it likely to be a hardware issue

 

[SteveKom]

I have just reenabled the touchpad and it works fine at the moment- I will wait until tomorrow and if it stays okay will thank GoKay and mark thread as solved- even though I don't really know why it's now working properly

 

[SteveKom]

Actually I have realised that the touchpad has to be disabled through device manager / switched off for my computer to work normally - if it is enabled in device manager and activated via the fn/F5 keys the cursor sticks

 

[GokAy]

Interesting, so just disabling from Fn+F5 doesn't stop the problem?

You can also try the touchpad by booting to Linux Mint MATE. Download and make its DVD/USB. Boot with it (no installation needed) and see if its alright.

If it is problematic also in Linux then most likely a hardware issue. If it works, then perhaps Windows is misconfigured/corrupt.