Stupid Mouse!!!

ok this doesnt happen all the time but when it happens once it happens many times until i restart i have a microsoft intellipoint explorer opticla mouse sometimes if i dont touch the mouse for a long period of times and soemtimes even while i am moving it it is as if it gets disconnected, the mouse light goes offand acts as iff there is no mouse even plugged in i swapped usb ports with my keyboard to see if it was just the port but no it still does it even ion the other port it sometimes sjust acts like there isnt even a mouse connected so i have to unplug it and plug it back in and sometimes that doesnt help or soemtimes right after i get back up off the ground from plugging it in? i will start to move the mouse and the light will go off again very annoying i have the latest drivers for it too anybody have any ideas as to what is going on?

Try a different mouse.
If it works, then dump yours.

I agree, it does sound like the mouse itself. Ther's no harm in uninstalling and re-installing the Intellipoint driver, though, just to be sure it isn't a driver problem.

I've grown to hate my M$ intellipoint mouse! What a piece of crap!

Bill

i have installed and reinstalled drivers many times i guess it is just microsh*ts technology =) pardon the french

It just goes to show how peoples' tastes vary - I love my Intellimouse Explorer Optical, it's the nicest mouse I've ever used.

Check the socket the computer is plugged into. I read where one person had a crazy mouse everynow and then and it was the power coming from the wall socket. i guess it would fluxuate enough to just make the mouse go crazy. Might not be the answer, but just one more thing to try. Good Luck.

I love my MS Intellimouse too! I used to have the Logitech optical mouse, but couldn't stand the fact that at certain times the mouse cursor would flicker. I've tried 5 different driver packages and 2 different OS's and still the same thing. It even does this on my parent's computer on a fresh install. I like the fact that the wheel on the Intellimouse feels more sturdy than the Logitech mouse which feels too light, but what can you say for $20.

I'm just the oppose, I love my logitech optical mouse. Have been using it for over a year now without a problem. My son uses the same mouse on his machine at home, and a small travel optical mouse on his labtop.

M$ to me is just too expensive for what you get. Headaches.


cheers mac :D