The page keeps scrolling up or down, i have no control over the side scroll at all, i move the mouse over to click on something and the cursor shhoots off in any direction it chooses what it wants as im typing this the screen keeps jumping upwards or downwards as i type. by hitting the space bar brings me back to what im typing

check the mouse settings in the control panel, these functions may be locked out or their may be a fault in the driver software.

usually screens will scroll like that if you have accidentally pushed down on the middle mouse button - you will see a circle with a double ended arrow in it. Moving the mouse in any direction will make the page scroll up or down indefinitely until you deactivate the scroll or move your mouse to the centre of the screen where page stops scrolling but is still active.

Step 1:
The touchpad of Hewlett Packard Compaq notebook computers comes equipped with vertical and horizontal scroll capabilities. Dragging your finger on the top or side of the touchpad will scroll in windows equipped with scrollbars. This feature takes some getting used to if you're used to a regular mouse or a wheel equipped mouse. If you prefer to not have vertical and horizontal scrolling performed from the touchpad, one or both features can be disabled.

Double-click the red Synaptics icon on your task bar. If it's not displaying, open the Control Panel and click on "Mouse" in Windows XP. In Windows Vista/7, type "Mouse" in the search field of the "Start" menu and click on the Mouse result. Click on the "Device Settings" tab and then click on the "Settings" button. The Properties for Synaptics TouchPad dialog box will appear. Click on "Virtual Scrolling" in the "Select an Item" box on the left. Clear one or both scrolling features in the "Virtual Scrolling" section. Click "Apply," and then "OK."
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Enter your control panel from the START menu select CONTROL PANEL open it scroll down to mouse and adjust settings there.

Thats not a reall big problem,the mouse centre -scroll should do this function as well,it might just be the site your on--good luck!

Davey Snake!

what OS, XP? operating system? is it?
using only one mouse? the built in mouse pad or it and a plugin mouse at USB port? or external wireless mouse.
we cant see what you have there, nor what are are using now.

if the PC is not infected.
click control panel, the click mouse icon there, bingo change mouse actions.
or reload the HP mouse driver.

Download this driver and it will work

Hello my friend,to customize your mouse settings,click Start, and then click Control Panel,click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Mouse.After that in the Mouse Properties dialog box, click the Wheel tab, increase the number to make your scroll wheel move faster, or decrease the number to make it move slower,then click Apply,click OK and your done.

bad mouse action , no other words need be said just that.
NO OP SYS STATED BY YOU< XP?
if the mouse is a wireless mouse, the battery is dead.
if the 1 mouse is wired it is bad.
if there are 2 mice connected , shut one down 2mice not allowed.

if the mouse pad is enabled then that is 2 mice if usb mouse used.
and not ever good to do that,
disable one of the mice. (easy no? rules)
i disable my LT here, , in control panel, device manager , mouse pad synaptic or what ever it is.
RC right click disable, it , I hate mice pads././/

HI TRY CHANGING DISPLAY SETTING IF YOU THING IT THE DISPLAY