Jumping Cursor Problem

[paulr888]

Ever since I bought my Dell laptop a little over a year ago I have been fighting a jumping cursor when I type.  Not all the time.  But when it gets in the mood to jump it persists.  I called Dell and they told me they can fix it for $100.  I said huh, this problem has persisted right out of the box.  Too bad for me. I discovered they were smart enough to sell me a computer that has no warranty on the software.  Geek Squad can't fix it.  My internet searches are fruitless.  Any ideas for a solution?

[racqueteer]

Paul, is this happening in ALL applications; i.e., browsers, wordprocessors, etc?  Or is it just with a certain application?  It's intermittent?  Is it always the same keys being pressed?  I'm saying this because it sounds like a hardware issue rather than software.  If it's hardware, then the warrantee should kick in.

[FD1000]

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Use another mouse (from other people in the house).  If you don't have another buy, try and return to Amazon.