First off my mouse pointer just does whatever it wants, somtimes I go to point at something and it just goes straight into a corner.
Second when I get online somtimes when I go to a site it will freeze and I hit ALT+CNTRL+DEL and svchost.exe is using %100 cpu but in a minute or so it will go down and start working fine. It's only does this when I first get online, but not every time though.
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There is some nasty spyware that can cause this. Google for svchost and 100% cpu. You'll find a ton of info. Some anti-spyware programs don't pick it up because svchost is just a regular system process, but it's controlled by malicious code. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a single simple solution out there. One of my coworker's PC caught this. It took days to get rid of it, and in the end I'm not sure what cured it. It was a combination of spyware removal with Ewido, getting all the latest XP patches, and not sure whatever else.
As for the mouse, it's either a virus also or just some driver incompatibility. Try to get the latest driver from the website of your mouse manufacturer or from your notebook manufacturer (if this is a mouse built into your notebook).
Good luck.
I concur with QP.
Try as many different anti-spyware programs as you can find. AdAware is free. CounterSpy is free for 15 days. Try doing a couple complete system sweeps with these programs as a start.
Spyware is 21st century wild wild west.
Also sounds like you need a new mouse. We have issues once in a while with the optical mice at the winery. I just replaced my wife's mouse because of inconsistencies. New mouse works fine. She has no virus or spyware, just mouse problem. Try that first. BTW I'm also IT at the winery. *S*
Check your wire(if it has one). I had an issue like this with my old computer, the cursor would drag itself across the screen. It was getting interference from other cables it was laying on top of.
Try Spybot SD, its a really good and free antispyware tool. Also you may try a few online virus scanners like www.housecall.antivirus.com
Don't trust just one scanner either, sometimes one can miss a certain bug and you may think you're really clean.
[quote=Quattro Pete]There is some nasty spyware that can cause this. Google for svchost and 100% cpu. You'll find a ton of info. Some anti-spyware programs don't pick it up because svchost is just a regular system process, but it's controlled by malicious code. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a single simple solution out there. One of my coworker's PC caught this. It took days to get rid of it, and in the end I'm not sure what cured it. It was a combination of spyware removal with Ewido, getting all the latest XP patches, and not sure whatever else.
I experienced this too. I would notice the hard drive would start going crazy while doing nothing. Observed everything you decribed in the task manager. Still have not gotten rid of it.
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