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Old December 28th, 2003, 10:11 PM
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Mouse stops working
Ok this is something strange thats happening on my girlfriends computer that i cant figure out. Her mouse will stop working at random times. Its an optical mouse that has the red light on the bottom. The red light will go out and the mouse freezes. I have tried a different mouse, and also used the USB and PS/2 connections and it still does it. WHen you reboot after it freezes it works just fine. Somtimes it will go for days without doing it, sometimes it does it every 20 minutes. Its got me stumped. Any ideas?
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Old December 28th, 2003, 10:13 PM
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Is it old?

Light out usually means no power, could be dying.

Does it in all ports?
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Old December 28th, 2003, 10:15 PM
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No i tried a different mouse like i said. a regular ball mouse, which did the same thing in the ps/2 port. the optical mouse does it in both the usb ports, and in the ps/2 port using the adapter. that is what is so wierd about it...
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Check if theres anything clogging the ports, ie: Dust, dirt, boogers..
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Old December 29th, 2003, 08:49 AM
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Does it do this in DOS?

Do you have a DOS based program with mouse functionality? Like Partition Magic...

That way you can rule out drivers or conflicts in windows being the problem.
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Same problem
dude i get the same mother fucken problem. what the fuck is going on. If you find out how to fix this problem. Please im me my aim sn is "Crono is me" my email is Cronoisme@optonline.net. Seriously if you find out how to fix this please im me or email me.
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Old September 2nd, 2004, 11:11 PM
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is it wireless mouse? i had one that kept dying on me and it was the batteries which was the last thing i checked cuz they were brand new. CHEAP COSTCO BATTERIES!
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Update the drivers for the mouse...had this problem my self before...
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Same problem
I'm havinf the same problem for no appartent reason. I have a ball PS/2 mouse attached, and
a USB wireless wheel mouse, and it's almost impossible to get either of them to go where I want.
Since it affects different mice in different ports I assume it's either a mobo or windows problem.
Have you found out what's going on. The only thing I can think of to try (and I haven't yet) is to
update the mobo drivers or run a windows repair - although it's a fairly new installation. I have
winXP home on an AMD 2700+ with a crappy PC chips mobo (which is why I lean to mobo problem)

Would updating mouse drivers help if it's for 2 different mice?
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Even though this has been revived twice...pretty sad...once after 9 months, this time only about 3 weeks...but, has anyone thought to change out the batteries? That usually works with my wireless stuff!
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Could it be a dying keyboard/mouse fuse? You know, those resettable ones that used to come on old motherboards. Or dont they do that anymore?

Did those fuses even work for mice? I cant remember.....
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but, has anyone thought to change out the batteries? That usually works with my wireless stuff!



hmm ,,, why would they do that?.... who cares about batteries anyway?

besides What wireless stuff are you referring to???
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Hi all,

My mouse randomly freezes for short instants of time, then works again. It worked great for the longest time, and now this. I use a corded Logitech Optical Wheel mouse through a USB port in WinXP. When it happens, the cursor freezes, the red light from underneath the mouse stops, and windows makes the usual "a USB device has been unplugged/plugged-in" sounds. The actual freeze length depends... goes from 5-15 seconds. And the frequency of the freezing is much higher when I play CounterStrike; and when it happens, the game lags very noticeably. If the mouse is left alone, it does not appear to ever freeze.

I have tried installing the most recent drivers, but nothing... Rebooting seems to midly alleviate the problem, but very temporarily. If anyone has a similar problem, please mention it and the things you tried, successful or not. Thanks for you help. Take it easy,

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Hi all,

My mouse randomly freezes for short instants of time, then works again. It worked great for the longest time, and now this. I use a corded Logitech Optical Wheel mouse through a USB port in WinXP. When it happens, the cursor freezes, the red light from underneath the mouse stops, and windows makes the usual "a USB device has been unplugged/plugged-in" sounds. The actual freeze length depends... goes from 5-15 seconds. And the frequency of the freezing is much higher when I play CounterStrike; and when it happens, the game lags very noticeably. If the mouse is left alone, it does not appear to ever freeze.

I have tried installing the most recent drivers, but nothing... Rebooting seems to midly alleviate the problem, but very temporarily. If anyone has a similar problem, please mention it and the things you tried, successful or not. Thanks for you help. Take it easy,

Chunky

Have you gone to Logitech's website, to their tech support? Worth a shot!
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