re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby.
Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 3:36 am
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Posted by David Castellani
(2 messages posted)
I think I have tackled this issue w/o having to update
any drivers, install any third-party software, reconfigure the registry, re-program,
or buy new
hardware (ie hubs or cans of red bull to keep me up).
The Known Issue: Your USB Mouse in Windows becomes inactive or it "stops responding"
after your machine has been idle (ie screensaver, coming back
to your machine after taking a # 1, after hibernation, or otherwise).
The Solution: Right click on My Computer, Properties.., Hardware Tab, Device Manager
button, Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers, Double-click on USB Root Hub or
right click Properties, Power Management tab, Deselect "Allow the computer to turn
of this device to save power".
By default, and i'm not sure why Windows does this,
Microsoft has the USB Root Hub shut itself off when not in use to save power. A
feature that is probably more of a utility to those who use Notebookes (like the
one I have when I discovered this issue). Although a novel idea, it's the very root
of this problem. This is why in order to get the mouse to work again you would have
to unplug it and then plug it back in. This alerts the USB root hub to turn itself
back on again. A weird alert trigger considering that Microsoft should have the
USB Root Hub turn itself back on as soon as you begin to you use the mouse again.
What surprises me even more is that Microsoft hasn't officially addressed the issue
yet. Especially when they know that millions upon millions of their users will use
USB mice.
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