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Q: mystery mouse scrolling

why does the page move on me when i place the cursor over something on the page...it happens on the web, on the app store, on my mac period. sometimes it will do this just as i want to click on something and the page jumps down, causing me to click on another link

Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 14, 2013 1:33 PM

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  • by Eustace Mendis,

    Eustace Mendis Eustace Mendis Apr 14, 2013 2:08 PM in response to dfromst catharines
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    Apr 14, 2013 2:08 PM in response to dfromst catharines

    More info please.

    Are you using a mouse?

    If yes, what kind?

    What model Mac?

    Since you posted here, I assume your Mac is running OS 10.8.something. Correct?

  • by dfromst catharines,

    dfromst catharines dfromst catharines Apr 14, 2013 6:03 PM in response to Eustace Mendis
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    Apr 14, 2013 6:03 PM in response to Eustace Mendis

    yes i am using a magic mouse, i also use the track pad and keyboard..all wireless running Mt. Lion 10.8.3 on a mac mini. i'm wondering if i've downloaded a virus somehow, or if an app is affecting the system

  • by Eustace Mendis,

    Eustace Mendis Eustace Mendis Apr 15, 2013 7:20 AM in response to dfromst catharines
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    Apr 15, 2013 7:20 AM in response to dfromst catharines

    This is not a virus. You can be assured of that.

     

    Go to Apple Menu / System Preferences. Click on Mouse.

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    On the next pane you can change the variious settings to make the computer less sensitive to mouse movements. You will have to experiment with different settings to see what works.

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    dfromst catharines dfromst catharines Aug 31, 2016 2:31 PM in response to Eustace Mendis
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    Aug 31, 2016 2:31 PM in response to Eustace Mendis

    Sorry to have taken years to reply, I realized that with the magic mouse, as I would click on the link/song/whatever, my hand would drag a slight amount, so that would mean..i was doing this, so i've gone to meetings and corrected my bad behaviours, life's better, now I am trying to learn how to connect my library from my mac to my other computer running W10 which only has my purchased music shared but not cd's I have stored in the mac library...Why?/How?