April 20, 2003, 05:15
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Mouse Gone Crazy!
I have one of those Microsoft red Intellimouse Explorer mice.
In the past week, every 30 minutes or so, it simply stopped working for 5-10 seconds. When I turn it over, none of those red laser(or whatever) lights are working.
Now things got worse. It doesnt work for half of the time, then the lights start flickering and it starts working again for a few seconds.
Tofay, for the first time, I got a "USB device not recognized" message from Windows. I "moved" the mouse to another USB port, but it didnt work at all.
I plugged it to it's original USB port, it worked for a few seconds and dropped dead.
When I go to the Microsoft Mouse thingie that came with the drivers, in the Hardware tab, it shows no devices. 
So the situation is dire.
How do I figure out whether the problem is with the mouse, or with the USB thingie? And how do I fix it? I'm tired of tabbing my way through internet pages.
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April 20, 2003, 05:28
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Important rule, when buying a new computer mouse:
Never buy a Microsoft mouse... they all suck 
EDIT:
For how long have you had that mouse? Did you just reformat your HD or something a few weeks ago?
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April 20, 2003, 05:31
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*looks at mouse*
doh!
I have a microsoft optical mouse. so far it has been working great. I have had it for almost a year I think.
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April 20, 2003, 05:32
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I have this one for roughly a year and a half.
And no, I didnt reformat anything. Though I plan to.
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April 20, 2003, 05:33
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Hmm. It's not completely dead. Sometimes it flickers for a few seconds and then dies again.
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April 20, 2003, 05:34
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Ahh... that's the answer... it KNOWS about your plans on killing it, so it's revolting against you 
Did you install any new programs lately?
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April 20, 2003, 05:44
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Did you install any new programs lately?
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I dont think so...
At least nothing major.
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April 20, 2003, 05:46
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Send it back to the shop where you got it and get it fixed. The optical Intellimouse Explorer is perhaps the best mouse out there and it's worth having a working one.
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April 20, 2003, 05:47
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Meh. If the shop had still existed...
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April 20, 2003, 05:50
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Oh... 
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April 20, 2003, 05:53
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I connected the mouse to the second USB port again and it still doesnt work.
Can this be a proof that the problem is with the mouse? I really dont want to spend 30$(or whatever the current price) is on a new mouse to discover it's a problem with the USB.
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April 20, 2003, 05:56
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Can't you borrow a mouse from a friend, to test it?
Btw Eli, can you get on ICQ now, I've got to talk about the PBEM game...
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April 20, 2003, 06:01
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Yes, but you'll have to send the first message, I cant find a way to do it with the keyboard.
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April 20, 2003, 06:03
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Argh. I cant reply either. Stupid ICQ.
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April 20, 2003, 06:06
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Can you PM me instead?
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April 20, 2003, 06:10
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Yup.
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April 20, 2003, 06:16
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Ok... sent response...
anyway, back to topic:
Have you installed the latest drivers (or an old driver)... ?
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April 20, 2003, 06:34
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I had a driver installed. I tried downloading the latest ones but couldnt only with the keyboard.
How do you open a drop down box with the keyboard without selecting the first item?
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April 20, 2003, 06:37
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Hmmm... the only way I know is to press the first letter...
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April 20, 2003, 06:39
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Originally posted by Eli
I connected the mouse to the second USB port again and it still doesnt work.
Can this be a proof that the problem is with the mouse? I really dont want to spend 30$(or whatever the current price) is on a new mouse to discover it's a problem with the USB.
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hi ,
have you cleaned the mouse yet 
clean the USB port also
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April 20, 2003, 06:40
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How do you clean an optical mouse?
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April 20, 2003, 06:44
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Replace the batteries.
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April 20, 2003, 06:51
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Originally posted by Eli
How do you clean an optical mouse?
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hi ,
check on the side , you should be able to open it , ......
dirt can be a real pain , the smallest thing can stop an USB , fire wire , mouse etc , .....
, maybe you have to update true your comp , like coNpaq , ..... ( oem soft )
maybe the thing is still under warranty ?
by the way , when those microsoft mouse came out there was a help page , ....... try windows "update" , the link is there i believe ( he pages (!) )
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April 20, 2003, 07:36
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Eli, do you have a cat or something?
I had the same problem with my speakers until I found out one of my cats had chewed on one of the wires, therefore it didn't connect from time to time , nothing a bit of platic tape can't fix though 
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April 20, 2003, 07:42
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Just a thought - test it by taking the mouse to another computer and see if it works there. If it doesn't, it's the mouse and not your computer, if it does, then look further with your computer.
Can't tell ya squat about repairing it...other than toss it and replace it.
Good Luck!
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April 20, 2003, 07:48
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hi ,
nothing above a kensington or logitec mouse 
get a ( wireless ) trackball Eli 
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April 20, 2003, 07:59
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I tried toying with the install new hardware thingie and it says something like "device cannot start(code 10)"
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April 20, 2003, 08:03
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hi ,
dig out the manual , ..... 
have you tried adding it manually true ; this comp > software ?
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April 20, 2003, 08:07
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Replace the batteries.
Replace the batteries.
Replace the batteries.
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April 20, 2003, 08:45
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AFAIK, Intellimouse Explorer uses no batteries.
Hm, maybe you can get an RMA from Microsoft, and have it replaced at another store o_O
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