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Do all "Wireless" mice act the same?
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Do all "Wireless" mice act the same?
Friday, March 3, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Posted by traknarf
(259 messages posted)
I have a wireless mouse coupled to a wireless keyboard.
I think the mouse reports to the keyboard which then sends
the signal on to the receiver.
In any case, with all the new stuff the manufacturer told me to
load, etc. - the cursor still jumps all over the place.
It jumps to corners or to the bottom often.
I have to click any mouse button and move the mouse to
"Find" the cursor!
What a pain in the Butt!
Is this a common problem?
DoctorBill
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re: Do all "Wireless" mice act the same?
Friday, March 3, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Posted by JmC
(14166 messages posted)
This sounds like a prime example of more than one device driver loaded?
Try using a simple PS2 or serial mouse and standard keyboard, to boot
the system and remove every mouse/keyboard related drivers you can
find in device manager (Right click the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop
and select 'Properties'. Then click the 'Device Manager' tab).
Reboot again with the same mouse/keyboard installed, then install your
wireless keyboard and mouse software. Shutdown, swap the mouse and
keyboard for the wireless devices, then restart the system again.
OTHER THAN USB DEVICES, CONNECTING-UNCONNECTING A
MOUSE OR KEYBOARD, CAN AND WILL RUIN THE MOTHERBOARD.
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re: Do all "Wireless" mice act the same?
Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 8:56 am
Posted by C K
(6910 messages posted)
If both are wireless, then they report independently to the receiver on different
frequencies. The mouse does not interface with the KB. You could have interference
on the mouse freq, it could be bad, or the batteries are weak (sometimes the supplied
batteries are of poor quality, even rechargables). I have seen some software that
sends the mouse off screen when not used for a while but that doesn't sound like
your problem. Possible that you could have software conflicts in the computer if
you can't find the problem externally.
On Friday, March 3, 2006 at 8:53 pm, traknarf wrote:
>I have a wireless mouse coupled to a wireless keyboard.
>
>I think the mouse reports to the keyboard which then sends
>the signal on to the receiver.
>
>In any case, with all the new stuff the manufacturer told me to
>load, etc. - the cursor still jumps all over the place.
>
>It jumps to corners or to the bottom often.
>
>I have to click any mouse button and move the mouse to
>"Find" the cursor!
>
>What a pain in the Butt!
>
>Is this a common problem?
>
>DoctorBill
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re: Do all "Wireless" mice act the same?
Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 11:12 am
Posted by traknarf
(259 messages posted)
There is only one device in the SYSTEM | DEVICE MANAGER | MOUSE.
It is a PS/2 Port Mouse, reporting no conflicts, CMMOUSE.VXD and VMM32.VXD (VMMOUSE.VXD)
on IRQ 12 with "use automatic settings."
I did all of what you said when I got the Manufacturers latest drivers.
This thing has a Purple PS\2 plug to the computer for the Keyboard with another USB
wire spliced to it. That second USB wire is plugged into a green PS\2 mouse adapter
plug that goes into the green circular PS\2 socket next to the purple PS\2 Keyboard
socket.
In other words - both go into the normal PS\2 sockets....
I would say that what is happening is that whatever software has control usurps the
mouse program at times and sends the cursor 'elsewhere.'
Could this be an "Interupt" problem?
DoctorBill
On Friday, March 3, 2006 at 9:29 pm, JmC wrote:
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>This sounds like a prime example of more than one device driver loaded?
>
>Try using a simple PS2 or serial mouse and standard keyboard, to boot
>the system and remove every mouse/keyboard related drivers you can
>find in device manager (Right click the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop
>and select 'Properties'. Then click the 'Device Manager' tab).
>
>Reboot again with the same mouse/keyboard installed, then install your
>wireless keyboard and mouse software. Shutdown, swap the mouse and
>keyboard for the wireless devices, then restart the system again.
>
>OTHER THAN USB DEVICES, CONNECTING-UNCONNECTING A
>MOUSE OR KEYBOARD, CAN AND WILL RUIN THE MOTHERBOARD.
>
>
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