when cursor"freezes"

[garstonite]

good morning...for the last 3 days whilst online,my pc`s cursor has just froze on some sites...is there a way of releasing it,or do i have to switch everything off and start again?...its frustrating..just had to restart computer AGAIN.....allan:(:(:(ADDED
just realised,should this thread have been posted on "computer help"?.allan

[yummy-mummy-amy]

my does it at times. but as mine is usb i just pull it out and then plug back in. when i had a normal mouse i had to turn pc off.

[garstonite]

thanks mummy...thats handy to know....how much is a mouse with a usb?....its worth investing in one to save the "frustration"...lol...allan

[James]

surely all mouses have to plug in somewhere and most are usb.

[Felicity]

When my cursor froze I usually only had to fiddle with the ball on the mouse. Sometimes there was dirt in there and I had to take the ball out and 'defluff' it. I have a trackball now and the same applies - if the cursor freezes I just take the ball out and replace it, sometimes removing a bit of fluff on the contacts. I've never had to resort to restart my computer from scratch for this problem.

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Yes its usually dirt on the bottom of the mouse or the ball thing that does it.

If you mean EVERYTHING freezes rather than just the cursor, you could try pressing Ctrol Alt and delete all at the same time - that will bring up a box showing you what program is not responding and you can exit from it.

[garstonite]

thankyou all....i`ve now learnt a little more...and my wife will be happy as well...she gets more agitated than i do...lol...allan;)