HELP! I’m Losing My Mouse
You’re typing along, then you need to click on something and you can’t find your mouse. Despite moving your mouse all over your desk, your eye can’t seem to locate the pointer.
Well, here’s a quick solution for you Windows XP users:
Click on Start, select Control Panel, click on Mouse. In the resulting window, click on the Pointer Options tab.
In the Visibility section, I would recommend un-checking “Hide pointer while typing” so your mouse cursor doesn’t disappear that often. Then check “Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key.” This will activate a bulls eye target to appear around the mouse cursor when you press the Ctrl key.
(Your mouse control panel may look different and have fewer features, so don’t be surprised if it is not the same as what you see here.)
And don’t worry, it won’t interfere with keyboard shortcuts using the Ctrl key. Once you’ve made your selections, click Apply and then OK and you’ll have a mouse that doesn’t scurry away quite as much!
About the Author: Dusty Edwards is a Web Publisher, Blogger and Internet Entrepreneur. He is the owner of a TriCities consulting firm which specializes in network security and server administration. Dusty is a geek-at-heart who founded Tek-Media.net so that he could share useful information and discuss Technology with others.
DNO | Sep 24, 2008 | Reply
I often wondered why it did that. Thanks for the tip very help full.