Re: TrackPoint II drifting

[rol@uhc.com (Roleigh Martin)]

I never had this problem on my TP 500 until after installing
Windows 95--which uses no device drivers or TSR's.  I just installed
Windows 95 last week.  This has only happened once.  Has anyone else
seen this occur under Windows 95?  What is the solution--the problem
has gone away by rebooting.  I wonder what causes this?

> 
> Mark,
> 
> I had this problem on my TP 350 as well in MS Windows 3.1.  Your  post 
> doesn't state if you this is a Windows or DOS or whatever releated problem.
> If running Windows 3.x, have your co-worker double check to see if 
> Windows is installed for "MS-DOS System with APM" (instead of "MS-
> DOS System").  Making this change solved this problem for me.i
> This needs to be done from DOS - not from within Windows or in a DOS box.
> 
> I can't comment about the 755 CD - sorry.
> 
> Michael
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> --> From owner-tp750@cs.utk.edu Sat Sep 30 21:22 EST 1995
> --> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 22:11:58 -0400 (EDT)
> --> From: Mark_Strawcutter <MJSTRAW@grove.iup.edu>
> --> Subject: TrackPoint II drifting
> --> To: tp750@cs.utk.edu
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> --> My 755CD TrackPint III will have mild episodes of drift - the mouse cursor will
> --> start moving on it's own - that usually stop after .25-.50 inches.  This I can
> --> live with and even remember reading about in the manual somewhere.
> --> 
> --> The real reason for this post is an older 350 we have at work.  It has more
> --> frequent episodes with it's TrackPoint II, but the cursor will keep moving
> --> until it hits the edge of the screen.  I know the 350 isn't technically within
> --> the scope of this list, but I wondered if any of you experienced a similar
> --> problem with a 350 and if so was there a solution.
> --> 
> --> Thanks
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