Marius Fett Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I'm not happy. A while ago, I bought myself a nice little Wireless mouse for my laptop. It worked well for a few months, but after that, it started not working. It'll work for a few minutes then "conk out". The USB thingy is flashing, the mouse is on but it's just NOT respinding. After this, I decided to get a mouse WITH a wire. Same deal as before, it worked for a while, but now it just doesnt want to work. It said on the packaging for both devices, that they are Vista compatible, so I don't know what it could be. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Try this: http://pmhesse.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-fix-vista-driver-cache.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ah, thanks ChAiNz, that seems to have worked. My only problem now, is that every so often the mouse decides to "un-plug" itself every so often even I haven't touched the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ah, thanks ChAiNz, that seems to have worked. My only problem now, is that every so often the mouse decides to "un-plug" itself every so often even I haven't touched the plug. You may need to reboot and re-install the drivers (after performing the batch in the article) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Eich, it's gone back to not-working COMPLETELY again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Is the battery in the mouse dying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 I'm using the one with a wire. Besides, the wireless one got a new battery this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I'm out of suggestions bro ... I don't have Vista (yet) so I'm afraid I have only my limited "Google pre-Vista preparations" knowledge Give me about a week, and I'll be on Vista 64bit (yeah, finally decided to take the plunge), until then this would be better handled by our resident seasoned Vista veterans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 OK, to confirm: Wireless Mouse *Brand, Model ? *Bluetooth? 2.4GWifi? IR? ?usb dongle or usb IR receiver? Wired/wireless *Did you plug'n'play or did you use drivers that came with it *Do other devices work ok in that USB port? *Does this happen if lappie running plugged in or on battery? *what do power management setting on your lappie do with usb ports? start>type in 'power options' see what plan you have > click 'edit plan settings' > then click change advanced power settings >> there is one called USB selective suspend. Make sure it is DISABLED. good luck! it definitely fits the profile of a power setting change kicking in. give it a go astro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 OK, to confirm: Wireless Mouse *Brand, Model ? *Bluetooth? 2.4GWifi? IR? ?usb dongle or usb IR receiver? Wired/wireless *Did you plug'n'play or did you use drivers that came with it *Do other devices work ok in that USB port? *Does this happen if lappie running plugged in or on battery? *what do power management setting on your lappie do with usb ports? start>type in 'power options' see what plan you have > click 'edit plan settings' > then click change advanced power settings >> there is one called USB selective suspend. Make sure it is DISABLED. good luck! it definitely fits the profile of a power setting change kicking in. give it a go astro Ah, I think altering the Power Options has sorted it. Cheers Astro. @ChAiNz: I'd dual boot Vista alongside your current XP OS if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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