Mouse keeps dying - batteries fine

[Guest]

XP SP2 with logitech cordless keyboard/mouse. PS2 port died (had mouse
plugged into that with a USB adapter), so I bought 4 port USB PCI card. Mouse
works for 4-5 hours then stops, when I plug it into a different port nothing
happens until I reboot, then it works again for 4-5 hours then stops. Had to
buy a nic card long before this issue and it's plugged into another PCI slot.
Tried switching the cards to different PCI slots and in some cases that not
only killed the mouse but also my internet connection. I've tried plugging
the mouse into original USB ports that work for other devices (scanner) but
same problem, mouse dies after 4-5 hours. Batteries are fine.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thank you.

NOTEKY

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

Substitute a know good mouse and see what happens.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

 

[Woody]

Other wireless devices close could be causing it. Router, phone,,,,

 

[Michael Cecil]

Other wireless devices close could be causing it. Router, phone,,,,

Use a wired USB mouse to eliminate the chance that it's wireless
interference. If it still screwing up then you know it's a USB problem.

 

[DL]

I had a problem with a logitech wireless usb mouse, it would stop working,
unplugging then replugging to a diff.usb port cured it.
Eventually purchased a new one - no further probs

 

[Guest]

Thanks to all who responded, I appreciate it. The only other wireless device
I own is the keyboard so it would appear Richard and DL have probably nailed
it, time to replace the mouse. Come to think of it, this started immediately
after I took a Q-tip and some rubbing acohol and swabbed inside to clean out
some debris. Could be I destroyed it myself. Curiously, I took it to Future
shop when it died just to make sure it was the PS2 port and not the mouse and
it worked fine there so that's why I bought the USB card. When I returned
home I tried it one more time in the PS2 port and still no go. Hard to
believe that both the mouse and the PS2 port both died at the same time. But,
stranger things have happened.

Thanks again!

NOTEKY

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You probably created a "short-circuit" in the battery compartment. What
type of "mess" did you have to clean out?

As for the PS/2 mouse port, I have seen motherboard where you can turn them
off. Look inside your BIOS as check to see if the PS/2 mouse port is
"emabled".

 

[Guest]

Thanks Yves, you're probably correct on the short circuit, curiously it
hasn't died in 2 days now (fingers crossed). I was just swabbing a piece of
"lint" out and gave it the full going over.

I disabled the PS2 port to see if that might have been the cause of the USB
problem, so it was always enabled prior to the onset of this issue. It's been
disabled for a while now so it doesn't appear that's what's causing this.

NOTEKY