annoying mousepointer issue with IE 7 under vista

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sobriquet - 06 May 2008 15:15 GMT

Hello.

Since a while I have a very annoying issue with internet explorer. It
happens at all websites, although initially I thought it was only
happening at the yahoo website.
I've recorded a little clip on youtube that illustrates the problem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsyeUuI3lDA

So, this happens to me at all websites (the mouse pointer making small
jumps on certain areas of the webpage), not just on my yahoo mail
website.

I suspect it's because of some plugin or add on in IE that causes the
problem, but I have so many plugins/addons, that it would be a hassle
to turn them off and on one by one to figure out which one (or which
combination of them) causes the problem.

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue of how to figure out which
plugin/addon might be causing the problem?

Kind regards and thanks in advance for any suggestions, Niek

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 06 May 2008 15:46 GMT

Has Vista SP1 been installed? <=just a question, not a suggest or
recommendation!

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> Hello.
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> Kind regards and thanks in advance for any suggestions, Niek

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sobriquet - 06 May 2008 18:21 GMT

> Has Vista SP1 been installed? <=just a question, not a suggest or
> recommendation!
> --

Nope, no SP1 yet. I use a Dutch version of Vista home premium. I have
auto-update enabled, but so far the SP1 update has not yet been
available for my version of Vista as far as I can see.

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 06 May 2008 19:18 GMT

If it's a wireless mouse, make sure the receiver isn't located near any
other electronics (including a desk lamp).

=> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
or

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

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> Nope, no SP1 yet. I use a Dutch version of Vista home premium. I have
> auto-update enabled, but so far the SP1 update has not yet been
> available for my version of Vista as far as I can see.

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> Has Vista SP1 been installed? <=just a question, not a suggest or
> recommendation!
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>> Kind regards and thanks in advance for any suggestions, Niek

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sobriquet - 06 May 2008 21:06 GMT

> If it's a wireless mouse, make sure the receiver isn't located near any
> other electronics (including a desk lamp).
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> ~PA Bear

I have a usb switch with a wireless logitech mouse and keyboard
connected to it and a wacom intuos tablet (with mouse) hooked up as
well.
The mousepointer always makes the small jumps at a specific location
in the website.. so it's not something that happens all over the
webpage.. it just seems like a particular spot on the webpage that is
magnetic and the mousepointer jumps to that location when it comes
near.

I turned off a bunch of plugins and at the moment I can't seem to
replicate the problem. But if it turns up again I will perform your
suggested experiments to see if I can figure out what plugin was
causing the problem. Here are some screenshots to show which plugins I
have enabled and disabled:
http://www.ibbu.nl/~nsprakel/addons1.jpg
http://www.ibbu.nl/~nsprakel/addons2.jpg
http://www.ibbu.nl/~nsprakel/addons3.jpg

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