Why does my mouse cursor disappear requiring reboot?

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I have to use the Keyboard only to reboot in order to get it back!
No viruses or any malware so why just recently?

Do I have to go RENT Nista now? Or should I just do to linux or solaris?
My Xp-pro was fine till recently, WHY?
 
Windows has detected a mouse movement. Please restart your computer for the effects to take place.

PS/2 or USB mouse? Could be bad?
Could be mouse driver, try update or reinstall.
 
It's a genius mouse model G04003A! Less than a year old
WHY HAS IT STARTED PLAYING UP NOW?, an update maybe Microsoft?
Come on, your operating system which I paid good money for so shouldn't you
help?
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Thanks & Best Regards
DOSrelic®


Nobody said:
Windows has detected a mouse movement. Please restart your computer for the effects to take place.

PS/2 or USB mouse? Could be bad?
Could be mouse driver, try update or reinstall.
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DOSrelic said:
It's a genius mouse model G04003A! Less than a year old
WHY HAS IT STARTED PLAYING UP NOW?, an update maybe Microsoft?
Come on, your operating system which I paid good money for so shouldn't you
help?
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You are not talking to Microsoft here, so "your operating system" is not
an accurate statement. This is a public newsgroup hosted on Microsoft
servers. While some Microsoft employees occasionally post here on their
own time, the vast majority of helpers (like me) are volunteers trying
to assist people like you out of the goodness of our hearts. Being nasty
to us is not an effective way to get help.

That said, we don't have enough information to help you because you
haven't provided any details except that you have this mouse and it
isn't working. We don't even know if it is a usb or ps/2 mouse, how old
your computer is, laptop or desktop, etc.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

Normal troubleshooting steps are to ask The First Question. If it can't
be answered, then you have to start trying to figure out what has
changed and/or gone bad in a methodical way. If you haven't updated any
mouse and/or video drivers, I would start by:

1. Swap out the mouse for a known-working one. If that mouse exhibits
the same symptoms, then you know it is the computer.
2. If the mouse is ps/2, attach a usb mouse. If that one is OK, perhaps
the ps/2 on the motherboard is damaged.
3. If you *did* update mouse and/or video drivers, I would roll back the
driver and see if that helps. It sounds like hardware to me, but
checking this is part of the troubleshooting tree.

How to Roll Back a Device Driver - http://tinyurl.com/86yb6

That should give you a place to start. If you need more help after doing
the above, then please see this link for what details you should include
in your next post in order to get focused help:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

BTW, I don't care if you go to Linux or Solaris but if you don't know
how to do this very basic type of troubleshooting you will not be
successful on either of those operating systems.


Malke
 
Malke I was not "Being nasty" but venting my frustration with an operating
system that doesn't even allow you to copy the error code and message and
this is the forum directly linked to their operating system which causes said
frustration! It is a PS2 as I don't have enough USB ports in my 2001 1.6G
desktop pentium 4.
Nothing has changed except Microsoft updates.
I have since gone for an updated driver so hopefully that helps.
 
If there is anything computers are really good at.
It is frustrating people to no end.

I think everybody that owns a computer has said a cuss word or two about it.
 
Too true Nobody but the biggest pain is how seemingly unrelated symptoms can
be caused by something else entirely usually due to dll dependancies.
Like I finally determined that it was the mouse as it was also interfering
with IE7 causing nonexistant page errors.
Malke this has been another form of fault resolution by a process of
elimination.
Cheers guys. lol
 
DOSrelic said:
Too true Nobody but the biggest pain is how seemingly unrelated symptoms can
be caused by something else entirely usually due to dll dependancies.
Like I finally determined that it was the mouse as it was also interfering
with IE7 causing nonexistant page errors.
Malke this has been another form of fault resolution by a process of
elimination.
Cheers guys. lol
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And that's exactly why you need to be Sherlock about troubleshooting -
unless you have a known issue with a known fix, the process of
elimination is the way to go.

Glad you got it sorted. Enjoy your new mouse. ;-)


Malke
 
Malke perhaps I was unclear as it's not a new mouse. I have resorted back to
an old rollerball mouse! Those optical mice must have buit-in product
obsolescence I think. They certainly have not lasted for very long.
I have now gone through 2 in about as many years but the roller ball mice >
5 years old are still quite usable even if one has to clean them out
occasionally. Yes I am enjoying my new OLD mouse, cheers. lol
 
I have never really liked optical mice.
They seem to jittery.

I was displaying the beneifits of a wireless mouse to a friend
He took his optical mouse and used it on his face.
I don't see any great benefit in using them, other
than there is no ball or rollers to clean.

I like the wireless mouse, but buying batteries sucks.
The same goes for phones.

There are benefits to old technology.
Low maintenance and reliability.
 
Hi Nobody,

too true in regard to old technology. In fact everything made today is made
to fail (just after warranty has expired!) whereas they used to make things
that last aye. As far as the batteries are concerned mate buy rechargeable
ones. That's what I have for my digital camera and remotes etc. otherwise too
expensive!
Rechargeable are more expensive but you can use them recharge and use em
again for ages so are well worth it, IMHO. lol
 
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