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Old 28-12-2009, 11:23 AM
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Default kids have broken the computer

ok, so not toally bust it to shit but annoyed it enough to make it throw a fit

the mouse pointer has been lost, but it shows up if you highlight soemthing

so, how to fix? other than use the tab button to work out which one it's cloestest? to?
Old 28-12-2009, 11:25 AM
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Room 101 it mate and get a new one just to be sure.

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how did they manage to do that mate
Old 28-12-2009, 11:58 AM
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if i knew how they did half the stuff they do on the computer i'd be doing the reverse to fix it mate

i don't even know how he gets the scrolling windows up, and there's a button for it on the desktop too but he doesn't use the button, just bangs on the keyboard and it happens
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Don't you just love kids

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kids who have them but when they are here you love them to bits lol
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Ok do you have XP or windows 7/vista or something else?
Are you able to guide your way to the control panel or menus?
Try using a external usb mouse to see if the pointer returns.
If not the mouse hardware maybe disabled.
you can reset this. need to know the above first though.

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Old 28-12-2009, 12:39 PM
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try lookin on the start menu then go to control panel then mouse. bound to be smit on there, i'll look now for ya.

If u press CTRL does it appear?

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vista
does not appear when you press ctrl
i've tried to change the toptions where i think they may have changed them over but nothing seems to work, i'm not even sure what the dfault ones are
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Tried switching off / on?

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not yet, busy doing other stuff on it so that's the firs thing to do when everyoens finished sending pics and stuff

just through there would be an easier way but the mrs is doing it so she can deal with it
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ok, the restart and it's still foinf it

but it seems to have come back when you move the mouse, it only dissapears when you stop moving it
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and it's only happening in firefox now, not in anything else

ok, so who knows anyting about firefox sorting then
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start>control panel>mouse>pointer options make sure 'hide pointer while typing' is unselected
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done that, fail

it still doens't show up until you move the mouse
if he wern't ill and so small and innocent looking, i'd be tempted to give him a slap the little git
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