On my laptop (Presario 12XL500, Mandrake 8.1) it's only a matter of time before the touch pad horizontal vector is offset to the left by about 1.5 cm. THe only fix I know of is to shutdown the machine...not reset, a full shutdown. Any ideas? TIA -- Michael Mueller Signalnetware, Inc. www.signalnetware.com 919.621.6090