Mouse - very erratic behavour

[Guest]

I have an IBM eSeries 200 Server. 1 Ghz cpu, 1288 Gb RAM, 265 Mb ATI video
card and Windows XP Pro, SP2. I am fully up to date with security fixes. I am
running Norton Internet Security 2007

Recently, my mouse has begun to act very strangely, the curser falling way
behind the physical movement of the mouse on the mat, failing to respond at
all, or freezing solid until the mouse is disconnected or the whole system
rebooted. After either of the last actions, it is fine for a while, then
slows down again. It becomes almost impossible to accurately click on
something.

I have a) uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled. b) bought another wired
mouse and installed the software c) done the same thing with a new wireless
mouse. I think that I have established that it is not the mouse.

This is a business machine; I have no games installed, or other weird
software. I have Office 2003, Acrobat etc That's all.

The machine is becoming unusable for daily work.

I am not an expert; is there anything else that anyone can kindly tell me
that could be causing this software conflict?

This is now a relatively old machine; built 2001 but, as above, has had
Crucial memory, Crucial Radeon X700 video card and a brand new HDD added over
the last two years.

Could it be the BIOS? If so, is upgrading this easy?

I wouldbe really grateful if someone could point me in the right direction
(excuse the pun). I run my own business and this is really causing me
heartache.

With many thanks

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

Another possibility is that the USB port is not sending enough power to the
mouse.

Try using a PS/2 mouse or a different USB port.

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[Guest]

Thanks for your superfast reply. However, I should have added that I have two
original 1.1 USB ports on the machine and, as part of the upgrade two years
ago, I added a USB 2.0 card with three new ports,

Now, curiously, the new USB mouse won't work at all - is not recognised - in
any of the USB 2.0 ports and has now stopped working in the PS/2 port (via a
standard connector)

Now what?

 

[lobo]

I have an IBM eSeries 200 Server. 1 Ghz cpu, 1288 Gb RAM, 265 Mb ATI video
card and Windows XP Pro, SP2. I am fully up to date with security fixes. I
am
running Norton Internet Security 2007

Recently, my mouse has begun to act very strangely, the curser falling way
behind the physical movement of the mouse on the mat, failing to respond
at
all, or freezing solid until the mouse is disconnected or the whole system
rebooted. After either of the last actions, it is fine for a while, then
slows down again. It becomes almost impossible to accurately click on
something.

I have a) uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled. b) bought another wired
mouse and installed the software c) done the same thing with a new
wireless
mouse. I think that I have established that it is not the mouse.

This is a business machine; I have no games installed, or other weird
software. I have Office 2003, Acrobat etc That's all.

The machine is becoming unusable for daily work.

I am not an expert; is there anything else that anyone can kindly tell me
that could be causing this software conflict?

This is now a relatively old machine; built 2001 but, as above, has had
Crucial memory, Crucial Radeon X700 video card and a brand new HDD added
over
the last two years.

Could it be the BIOS? If so, is upgrading this easy?

I wouldbe really grateful if someone could point me in the right direction
(excuse the pun). I run my own business and this is really causing me
heartache.

With many thanks

Is the mouse ball dirty? They tend to collect dust bunnies on the contacts.

 

[Guest]

No. All three mice are brand new.

Is the mouse ball dirty? They tend to collect dust bunnies on the contacts.

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

I still suspect that the power is failing somewhere and that it is a
hardware problem.

Another way to verify that it isn't XP that's causing the problem is to use
one of those Linux Live CDs, boot your laptop from it and see if your mouse
works properly there.

Although it may be a lot more trouble as you have to download the CD, burn
it and boot your laptop from it.

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Singapore Web Design
http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting
http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

 

[Guest]

Many thanks again. I suspect that you are right as I just don't understand
the business about some of the ports just not recognising the mouse (mice) at
all. Power not getting to everything properly could explain it.

Looks like a system upgrade is on the cards.

Thanks again.

 

[Nightowl]

Hi FalcoPilot

Have you installed new video drivers recently? It might be worth
experimenting with turning down the hardware acceleration a notch or two
-- this can cause weird mouse effects.