HELP! Wrong Cursor

[NkaujNom]

My pointer/ or cursor is acting up on all websites, not the desktop. It won't highlight anything nor click correctly (I have to click several times), but it'll drag and scroll everything. It looks like this:



I have a Windows 7 Gateway laptop; is this a feature that's accidentally been clicked on? I don't know. I went into my panel and changed my pointer to normal to look like this and saved my changes, but it still looks nothing like the normal cursor.



Please help? Thanks.

[tubyaj]

1. check for a stucked key
2. swap with known good keyboard
3. reboot

My pointer/ or cursor is acting up on all websites, not the desktop. It won't highlight anything nor click correctly (I have to click several times), but it'll drag and scroll everything. It looks like this:



I have a Windows 7 Gateway laptop; is this a feature that's accidentally been clicked on? I don't know. I went into my panel and changed my pointer to normal to look like this and saved my changes, but it still looks nothing like the normal cursor.



Please help? Thanks.

[NkaujNom]

1. check for a stucked key
2. swap with known good keyboard
3. reboot

Thanks Tub, but I can't find a key that's sticky. Switching keyboards on a laptop isn't an option for me. Rebooted several times after I posted the thread, but still nothing. Any other suggestions?

[NkaujNom]

This is just a shot in the dark, but by any chance are you having this issue only in Internet Explorer? If so then it may be an add-on that is causing the issue. Check and see if you have IE7Pro installed on your computer and uninstall it. If you absolutely need IE7Pro installed, then you can disable the "Grab and Drag" portion of the add-on. To do that, go to Internet Explorer, then go to the Tools menu, then select the Internet Options. A window will open up with multiple tabs, select the Programs tab, then there should be a Manage add-ons button, select it and you should see a list of add-ons currently installed on your Internet Explorer. Look for the Grab and Drag add-on and click disable. That should fix it.

Again, this was just a shot in the dark, hope it helped!

Thanks. Followed your instructions, but I didn't find a grab and drag add-on. Most add-ons were only toolbars or Adobe related stuff, but I disabled every single one of them to spot which one was causing the problem. None of them are the cause. I've been running IE9 for 10 months now and it's never had this probelm before either. Anything else you can think of? Maybe installing a former IE version?

[NkaujNom]

Thanks. Followed your instructions, but I didn't find a grab and drag add-on. Most add-ons were only toolbars or Adobe related stuff, but I disabled every single one of them to spot which one was causing the problem. None of them are the cause. I've been running IE9 for 10 months now and it's never had this probelm before either. Anything else you can think of? Maybe installing a former IE version?

Uninstalled IE9, but the drag and drop is still in effect. It only happens on Explorer. My Firefox works fine. Please help!

[ymmot]

Sounds like you activated the panning hand? Do you see a button in Internet Explorer that looks like this icon?
Just click on it and it should stop.. Or Alt-G..

That doesn't work than try resetting IE settings.. Tools > Internet Options > Advanced... than just reset

[NkaujNom]

So you don't see an IE7Pro add-on listed in the addons? The only thing I can think of is to reset IE back to defaults. Go to tools, internet options, advanced, then click the reset button ("Reset Internet Explorer Settings").

Sounds like you activated the panning hand? Do you see a button in Internet Explorer that looks like this icon?
Just click on it and it should stop.. Or Alt-G..

That doesn't work than try resetting IE settings.. Tools > Internet Options > Advanced... than just reset

Gentlemen, thank you SO much for your time and advice. The reset solved it! Yay!!!!!!