Hi, spentbros.
Since we can't see your computer and mouse, we'll need a lot more details to
be able to guess at a precise solution. There are just too many variables,
starting with the EXACT version of your mouse. Microsoft uses so many
confusingly-similar names that it's near-impossible to know whether we are
discussing the same hardware or not. (My Microsoft Wireless Desktop Laser
6000 is now up to v2.0 for the mouse and v3.0 for the keyboard, all with the
same name. They all are wireless, but the original used an RF transceiver
with a 6' cable from the USB port; the current version has a 2.4 GHz
transceiver smaller than most USB thumb drives.) And your operating system;
yes, I know it's Vista, but is it 32-bit or 64-bit? And exactly which
driver and any other software? I've lived through SO MANY versions of
IntelliType and IntelliMouse that "the latest" version doesn't mean much
anymore. :>(
The problem may be as simple as distance and interference between the
transceiver and mouse. When I plug my little 2.4 GHz thingy into a USB port
on the back of my computer case, my keyboard often drops keystrokes while I
type or just goes to sleep for a minute or so, right in the middle of a
word. When I move the transceiver to a 4-port hub closer to my desk, those
symptoms disappear - but the USB hub doesn't work before Windows starts up
and runs its driver, so I can't choose to dual-boot from Win7 to Vista
without moving the little thingy again.
About all I can suggest is that you check out two avenues:
1. In Device Manager, click Update Driver and have it search the Internet.
2. Go to
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=MK and
give them the information I mentioned above.
Good luck!
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
