MacBook Pro 17 jerky touchpad
Everything's fine using Bootcamped XP, except that the touchpad sometimes goes crazy and the pointer starts jerking around as I move my finger.
It's fine for a while right after booting, and if I wait a while (or reboot) the behavior goes away.
This is a new machine (1 week old) and I love it. All updates (firmware, etc) have been installed.
I haven't yet seen what happens if I use an external mouse. I would rather not have to resort to that.
Any suggestions?
Thank you very much,
Bob Pierce, new Apple hardware user
It's fine for a while right after booting, and if I wait a while (or reboot) the behavior goes away.
This is a new machine (1 week old) and I love it. All updates (firmware, etc) have been installed.
I haven't yet seen what happens if I use an external mouse. I would rather not have to resort to that.
Any suggestions?
Thank you very much,
Bob Pierce, new Apple hardware user
Comments
If you have a bluetooth mighty mouse, turn it off...
Also, try wiping the trackpad with a wet cloth to clean it off.
No. No external mice of any kind.
And I've cleaned the touchpad a few times just to make sure. But, this is a 1 week old computer - it can't be too dirty.
It's weird. The jerkiness comes and goes.
BobPierce
Unless does it work fine in OS X? Or is it jerky on both operating systems?
Does anybody have a problem with USB mice on the XP side?
Thanks to everybody for the discussion and help.
Bob Pierce
I got a notebook USB mouse (Targus Laser) - and it works fine. To be sure, this is just a workaround because the touchpad is still unreliably jerky. But, at least I can use my expensive computer now.
Thanks to all
Bob Pierce