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problem with my wireless mouse
I have a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 2.0. It was working fine
until this morning. I rebooted the computer for another reason, and the computer crashed after the reboot. So, I rebooted again, and this time it came up okay, but the mouse hasn't worked since. The transmitter blinks at first and then quits. And the mouse is lit up like normal. I have tried 3 sets of batteries, with no luck. I did get a message one time that the mouse signal was low. I have also downloaded the latest driver for it in case my old one was lost. It still isn't working. Any ideas? |
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problem with my wireless mouse
wrote in message ... I have a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 2.0. It was working fine until this morning. I rebooted the computer for another reason, and the computer crashed after the reboot. So, I rebooted again, and this time it came up okay, but the mouse hasn't worked since. The transmitter blinks at first and then quits. And the mouse is lit up like normal. I have tried 3 sets of batteries, with no luck. I did get a message one time that the mouse signal was low. I have also downloaded the latest driver for it in case my old one was lost. It still isn't working. Any ideas? prepare a spot in the garden and make a small wooden cross, normally from lolly sticks... |
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If the transmitter is USB, you may be able to see it with this. These are archived copies, of a file Microsoft no longer offers for download. http://web.archive.org/*/http://down...download/e/b/a... I got some interesting results. It says that I have 6 hubs. I have 3 hubs with 2 ports built in on the front, 2 built in on the bag, and one card that I added with 5 ports. It says that I have 5 devices, but I have 6 plugged in, and 5 of them are working. It shows my printer, scanner, external hard drive, and human interface device. I have both a wireless keyboard and mouse, with different transmitters as well as an extra wireless mouse that I am using right now. Both the keyboard and the extra wireless mouse are both working. Yet it only shows one "human interface device". I'm going to play around with switching ports before I try the next thing on your list. I know it powers okay, but maybe the signal isn't good somehow. The info in the right hand pane, as shown in this example, gives you some idea whether the hardware device can be read at all. If the minimum number of "pipes" is not set up, between the device and the computer, then it means setup is not complete, and likely any driver would be unhappy. http://www.die.de/blog/content/binary/usbview.png This can be used, to clean out all USB stuff, and have Windows rediscover it. I haven't tried this myself. Set a restore point, do a backup etc., before trying this. See "RenewUSB.bat"http://www.robvanderwoude.com/devcon.php * * Paul |
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problem with my wireless mouse
Update.
It was a bad card. Strangely, it lights up at that usb port, but not the other 3 ports on the same card. And once I switched to another usb port, the mouse started working again. So, I guess I need to go get another card. Otherwise, my printer and scanner have to share. Thanks for the program link. It did help as I started plugging and unplugging things to see what showed up. And I also discovered that my wieless keyboard uses an identical transmitter, but does't use the usb, so that's why that didn't show up. Thanks again. It is working, and I know what to replace now. |
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* * * * You may and may not need to buy another card as this has happened more often than we would like too. *And sometime it happens on the USB directly from the momboard, and we can't afford to replace the newer momboard everytime it happens. I actually bought the card last year because the usb ports on the back of the computer were not very useful. Two do not work, and the other two are the older usb ports. Fine for printers or the mouse, but not so good for scanners, external hard drives, etc. The two ports on the front of the computer work great, but I have to keep changing out what is plugged in. Even with the ports on the back, I still use the front for 2 external drives, an mp3 player, and my card reader since they all get used with both my desktop and laptop. The card on the back was supposed to be for all the long term items like the printers, scanner, and mouse. I've only got one printer hooked up right now, so, it is only the two, and they are plugged into the slow ports. What I find odd is that one port still works fine (the one that is inside the computer, but on the same card. I have an extension cord plugged into it so that it can be used. And one port on the back of the card powers up but doesn't seem to work anymore. That;s the one that the mouse was previously plugged into. The other 3 ports do not cause the transmitter to light up, while the one does). I would think the whole card would die rather than 3 1/2 of 5 ports. |
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What I think you're running into is one of the pain in the ass things about wireless peripherals. *That is, as more and more people buy these things, the more interference there is. I did all that multiple times with no luck. The only wireless devices I have are the keyboard and mouse. Another thing is that to improve the reception, you should move the base puck closer to your mouse. *That should reduce the effect of other people's signals, even if the neighbor in the next apartment owns the same model. *While the puck is ugly, and one might be tempted to keep it out of sight, it does seem to work better if it's within 2 feet of the mouse. I keep the puck on the desk right next to the monitor. It is about 14" from the mouse with a direct line of sight. I did get the mouse to work again when i changed to a usb port that was not on the same usb card. |
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