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Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:15 AM Jul 2012

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Weird little computer glitches -- what does yours do?

My laptop periodically disables the touchpad on its own accord, so all of the sudden I have no working mouse pointer. In order to remedy the situation, I have to go find a real mouse, plug it into the USB, let it install, and then go into the touchpad under device manager and "enable" the touchpad.

Strange little glitches, aren't they fun?

What weird things do your computers do to you?

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Weird little computer glitches -- what does yours do? (Original Post) Denninmi Jul 2012 OP

I'm pretty sure it's going outside to smoke when I'm not around struggle4progress Jul 2012 #1

Just keep an eye peeled for some of those e-cig butts in the yard... lastlib Jul 2012 #2

For some reason it keeps going to porn sites. rug Jul 2012 #3

It types embarrassing, erratic, misspelled junk that I have to delete the next morning. n/t UTUSN Jul 2012 #4

sometimes my cursor jumps around blueamy66 Jul 2012 #5

I have a Mac and sometimes that little pinwheel RebelOne Jul 2012 #6

Try doing a Repair Permissions (with Disk Utility) Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #7

Works ok except HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #8

struggle4progress

(118,298 posts)

1. I'm pretty sure it's going outside to smoke when I'm not around

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:23 AM

Jul 2012

but I haven't caught it red-handed yet

lastlib

(23,251 posts)

2. Just keep an eye peeled for some of those e-cig butts in the yard...

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:47 AM

Jul 2012

...you'll nail it.

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. For some reason it keeps going to porn sites.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:47 AM

Jul 2012

I should have it checked out some time.

UTUSN

(70,712 posts)

4. It types embarrassing, erratic, misspelled junk that I have to delete the next morning. n/t

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 11:08 AM

Jul 2012

blueamy66

(6,795 posts)

5. sometimes my cursor jumps around

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 11:11 AM

Jul 2012

i hit Fn and F8 and it clears it up.....only to return 3 days later

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

6. I have a Mac and sometimes that little pinwheel

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 02:22 PM

Jul 2012

starts spinning and will not quit. I finally have to restart the computer. It has been doing that to me all day. It is totally annoying.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

7. Try doing a Repair Permissions (with Disk Utility)

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 03:40 AM

Jul 2012

That often helps. If that doesn't take care of your problem, you might have a trojan horse or some other malware.

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

8. Works ok except

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:09 PM

Jul 2012

it is terribly slow loading Huffington Post. I think it's trying to tell me not to read it. Works fine after I leave HP.

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