Anybody know a program to lock mouse pointers position?

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  1. Sami11

    Sami11 [Level 99 Duck]

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    I need a program to lock the mouse pointer because whenever I connect my xbox 360 controller by adapter it moves by itself to the left side of the screen, causing severe headaches and dizziness when playing.
     
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    Unplug your mouse?
     
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    Lokumi 『The second greatest trash of society』

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    Unplug the mouse ? I mean it's generally just usb so not too hard to plug/unplug
     
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    Sami11 [Level 99 Duck]

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    My mouse isn't usb. It's connector is something green, and it connects to the back only.
     
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    You can disable it at programs, right?
     
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    Why not turn the mouse upsidedown and out of the way?
     
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    Did you try flipping the mouse over onto its back? Usually works for me.

    You could probably also download a macro program and set up a keyboard macro to enable/disable the mouse in general.
     
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    Imagine disabling your mouse and then having to re-enable it by keyboard navigation, just unplug your clug
     
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    PS/2 most likely then. Yeah, turning the mouse upside down is a solid, easy way to prevent it from interfering.
    You can also try to calibrate the controller.
     
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    Ah I get you hmm try Googling cursor lock....I think there must be a video nowadays as last time Kek...I suffer so much when playing games and internet was so expensive...Didn't even try Google...
     
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    Get N extension cable, reroute the connector to the front and uplug whenever necessary.

    Im just trolling, but then agai thats what i did with my mic and headphones
     
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    If you're even moderately comfortable coding you could try something like AutoHotKey or some other macro utility.

    You'd need to define the conditions where the mouse is disabled & enabled (a rarely used pair of buttons on the controller itself, set to toggle the mouse on & off, then use "BlockInput, MouseMove" as the command to change whether or not the mouse affects the cursor (the command appears to be a toggle state, so you'd only need to define the hotkeys to switch it).
     
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    I hope he has an ledmm mouse instead of laser one,

    The light might burn his retina...
     
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    They still sell those mouse?
     
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    The easiest way that does not rely on removing your mouse would be to disable it in windows
     
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    That's the advantage of using an AHK (or similar) script, you can set it up to start at boot/login, & then trigger it at need (though I have to admit, testing for connection of a peripheral, such as the Xblox controller, isn't something I know how to do, & it would probably add a little overhead by requiring the script to run a timed check rather than being triggered by an event [of course, if the problem is the controller sending a signal that is interpreted as "move mouse left", the disable portion of the script could be triggered by recieving that signal from that control, no real idea how to re-enable the mouse though]).
     
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