re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. Monday, November 12, 2007 at 2:23 am Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Barna Barna (1 messages posted) I had the same problem: USB mouse doesn't work on laptop after getting back from sleep. Your solution has worked for me, thank you! On Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 3:36 am, David Castellani wrote: >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. Written in response to: re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (David Castellani: Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 3:36 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (fernando: Wed, Jul 3, 2002, 5:07 pm) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (vicente: Sat, Aug 2, 2003, 10:55 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Harm: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 2:23 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (dani: Wed, Feb 18, 2004, 4:50 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Mo Abrahams: Wed, Apr 7, 2004, 4:05 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Mo Abrahams: Wed, Jun 2, 2004, 1:17 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Cbellcqa: Sun, Jun 13, 2004, 6:13 pm) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (David Castellani: Sun, Jun 20, 2004, 3:36 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (David Castellani: Mon, Jun 21, 2004, 11:33 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Snagglepuss: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 5:46 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Snagglepuss: Fri, Aug 13, 2004, 9:21 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Emilio: Wed, Dec 1, 2004, 8:19 am) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Alan: Mon, Jul 12, 2004, 5:13 pm) re: Mouse freezes when back from HIBERNATE; managed to get it ok from standby. (Barna Barna: Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:23 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum