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Q: how should i fix this in OSX 10.7.x?

my mouse cursor is going here and there, tapping here and there even when i am not touching the trackpad at all.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on May 2, 2012 5:55 AM

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Q: how should i fix this in OSX 10.7.x?

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  • by thomas_r.,

    thomas_r. thomas_r. May 2, 2012 6:38 AM in response to syedrakib
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    Mac OS X
    May 2, 2012 6:38 AM in response to syedrakib

    See:

     

    My mouse keeps moving around on its own, as if someone is remotely controlling my Mac!

     

    (Note that my pages contain links to other pages that promote my services, and this should not be taken as an endorsement of my services by Apple.)

  • by syedrakib,

    syedrakib syedrakib May 3, 2012 4:04 AM in response to thomas_r.
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    May 3, 2012 4:04 AM in response to thomas_r.

    my macbook pro is disconnected from the network (wifi or LAN or anything)

  • by thomas_r.,

    thomas_r. thomas_r. May 3, 2012 4:10 AM in response to syedrakib
    Level 7 (30,924 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 3, 2012 4:10 AM in response to syedrakib

    There was only one possibility mentioned at the link I gave you that would involve the network, and it was the least likely.  Did you investigate the other possibilities mentioned?

  • by syedrakib,

    syedrakib syedrakib May 8, 2012 3:28 PM in response to thomas_r.
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    May 8, 2012 3:28 PM in response to thomas_r.

    Hey. it's fixed. God knows how.

     

    My friend suggested that the trackpad must caught some moisture inside and that the trackpad is VERY much prone to malfunction with even the slightest of moisture being trapped inside.

     

    Last sunday, I unscrewed the MBP back cover, unmounted the battery from its screws (but did not disconnect the cord connecting the battery) and left the MBP upside down under the ceiling fan while i slept. After I woke up and reassembled everything I found that the trackpad is working fine. But that last for just an hour. It started misbehaving again after about an hour or so.

     

    But today (tuesday), when i opened it in office, it was working PERFECTLY FINE and PERFECTLY SMOOTH. God Knows what happened.

     

    Am using the Mid-2009 MBP running on OSX Lion