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Windows XP Service Pack 2 - The mouse moves by itself after installing SP2

November 27, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

You look at your screen for a few seconds and notice that a ghost hand grabs the mouse and moves it by itself? Don't worry - in most cases this occurs after Service Pack 2. However, please close Spyware, worms and co.< completely, as these factors also lead to such horror experiences. To solve the problem, open the Control Panel and double-click on Mouse. Switch to the Pointer options tab and deactivate pointer acceleration. As the mouse now reacts somewhat sluggishly, you should compensate by increasing the speed.

Check mouse settings

Please check the manufacturer's website of your mouse for the latest drivers so that you can solve this problem without the detour with pointer acceleration.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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