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A bug in Fedora 9 when installed as a guest OS in VMware causes the mouse pointer to be offset by a variable amount. This makes it virtually impossible to use the mouse.

To fix the problem you'll need to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. To edit the file you'll need to open a text editor, which might be tough if you're a GUI person. In Fedora, open a terminal by hitting Alt-F1 to open the Applications menu, then using the arrow keys to navigate the menu tree to System Tools, Terminal. Once the terminal comes up, switch to root (su -) and then type

vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf

. This should open the xorg.conf file in the vim text editor. To add the necessary information, use the arrow keys to navigate down one line, hit the "i" key to go into insert mode, hit Enter to create a blank line, and type the following:

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option      "NoAutoAddDevices"
EndSection

Make sure that text is the first stuff in the xorg.conf file after the title line.

Now, save and exit vim by hitting the escape key to exit insert mode, then typing

:wq

that stands for "write quit". This should bring you back to a terminal. Type

shutdown -r now

to restart Fedora. Things should be better now.