Has your Mouse ever gone faulty when you need it badly?

It is a very bad situation that your mouse gets faulty when you need it badly. In this article we are going to tell you the ways of controlling the mouse cursor with your keyboard keys for Windows XP and Windows Vista Computers.

It is easy to use in-build feature of Windows XP and Windows Vista. After following these steps, you can move the computer pointer/cursor without mouse.

Fix:

We will share the process for both Windows XP and  Windows Vista

We will share all steps assuming that the mouse is faulty, so all steps we mention below make use of only the keyboard.

Enable Mouse Keys in Windows XP

Follow the below steps:

1. Press the Windows Button on keyboard, use the arrow keys to select Control Panel and press Enter Key, this will open Control Panel as shown below:

2. After the control Panel is opened, use the arrow keys to highlight “Accessibility Options” as shown below and press enter key.

3. After the “Accessibility Option” Window opens, press CTRL + TAB key, three times to move to the “Mouse” tab as shown below:

4. Press the spacebar to check the checkbox which says “Use MouseKeys” and press enter.

5. After you press enter in step above,the mouse keys get enabled, which will show like a small icon in tray at the right had bottom of windows screen.

Now to move the cursor, simply turn the NUM-LOCK on your keyboard ON and use the numeric pad to move the cursor. Key “5” on the numeric pad will work like a left-click, “8” will work as top, “2” as bottom, “4” as left and “6” as right.

That is is, done

Enable Mouse Keys in Windows Vista

Follow the below steps in Windows Vista:

1. Press Windows Key, this will launch Start Menu. Type “Ease Of Access” at start Menu, this will show the top result of this window, press enter at this as seen below:

2. This will open Ease of Access Window As seen below:

3. On Above Ease of Access Screen, press TAB key once, and use arrow key to scroll to the option which says “ Make Mouse Easier To Use”, and press enter. This will open another screen as shown below:

4. Use Arrow Key to highlight the Checkbox option which says “Turn on Mouse Keys” and press Space Key to enable the option:

5. Press the TAB key 5 times, this will move the highlight to Save button, press enter key. That is it. Now you are all ready to use the Mouse pointer using your Keyboard. After this option is enabled, you see a small icon of mouse at right hand bottom in tray, like the one below:

Now to move the cursor, simply turn the NUM-LOCK on your keyboard ON and use the numeric pad to move the cursor. Key “5” on the numeric pad will work like a left-click, “8” will work as top, “2” as bottom, “4” as left and “6” as right.

Also See our Article: Fixes to common Computer Mouse problems

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Mouse is such a useful device, but we take it for granted until it starts troubling you. You will realize its importance only when your mouse goes bad or behaves erratically.

Some of the common problems with mouse are:

• Mouse Pointer Does Not Move Smoothly
• Mouse Pointer Freezes
• Mouse Does Not Work At All
• Mouse Pointer Too Slow or Too Fast
• Problem With Double Click

In this post, we will cover most common reasons behind these problems and the solutions.

Fix:

Lets see all these problems one by one with their solutions:

Mouse Pointer Does Not Move Smoothly

This Problem is mainly caused by dist accumulation at the bottom of the mouse surface or glossy mouse-pad especially for laser mouse or optical mouse. Clean the dust at the bottom of the mouse surface, also mouse pad, and try changing the mouse-pad, that also helps a lot.

Mouse Pointer Freezes

This Problem is mainly caused by due to high CPU usage, or you can say by hanging of some application. In such cases, the mouse will freeze. In such a case, wait a few seconds, and see if the mouse starts to respond. If that does not help, try to launch task manager from keyboard and try to kill any such application. In worst case, you might have to power-off and restart the computer.

Mouse Does Not Work At All

This Problem is caused due to loose connections or mouse connector connected to wrong PS/2 port. In such a case, first of all check the physical connection. In worst case, the mouse may have gone dead, so its shopping time.

Mouse Does Not Work At All

This Problem is caused due to loose connections, faulty mouse cable or mouse connector connected to wrong PS/2 port. In such a case, first of all check the physical connection. If you have a wireless or Bluetooth mouse, check its battery.  In worst case, the mouse may have gone dead, so its shopping time.

Mouse Pointer Speed Too Fast or Too Slow

You can configure the speed of your mouse pointer as per your need and comfort. For configuring the same, go to Control Panel > Mouse and Pointing Devices and set the mouse speed as you like.

Problem With Double Click

You can also configure the double click speed as per your comfort. For this also you need to go to Control Panel > Mouse and Pointing Devices. From there you can set the mouse double-click speed.

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