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Mouse stops working!!! Arghhhh!

Hi everyone!

Just starting to have a slightly annoying problem now, my plug in mouse (not USB but the normal type) frequently just freezes and stops working - to make it work again I have to restart the computer which is a huge nuisance.

It sometimes happens with my keyboard too - but I can always just plug it in again and it starts to work, whereas with the mouse - plugging it back in makes no difference at all.

Even right now, I have had to get to these forums and make this post via keyboard shortcuts as the mouse has frozen again - please help me fellow techies!!! Many thanks in advance :)

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Well as you can buy another mouse for a couple of quid, try doing that.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • raz_uk
    raz_uk Posts: 252 Forumite
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    I certainly would but is there an underlying problem as to why this is happening? (computerwise)
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Have you checked in Hardware Device manager that you have the correct driver loaded?
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  • raz_uk
    raz_uk Posts: 252 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    Have you checked in Hardware Device manager that you have the correct driver loaded?


    Well in the Hardware Device manager - it states:

    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Device working properly
    Driver Provider: Microsoft
    Driver Date: 01/07/2001
    Driver Version: 5.1.2600.0
  • Igol
    Igol Posts: 434 Forumite
    Is it an optical or ball mouse?
    If its a ball one have you cleaned it lately?
  • raz_uk
    raz_uk Posts: 252 Forumite
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    Igol wrote: »
    Is it an optical or ball mouse?
    If its a ball one have you cleaned it lately?

    its a ball mouse - however I clean it regularly - so its definitely a technical issue
  • BenL
    BenL Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    I have been having the same issue with my logitec cordless optical mouse as well.

    Restarting sometimes cures it, other times the device needs removing in control panel - system - device manager and then a restart.

    Gets a little annoying when you need to boot up and look up something quickly.

    No advice at the moment i'm afraid, i'd not had this issue ever before until the last week or so.

    Just annoying more than anything, something must have changed somewhere!!

    aarrgghh
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    Do you not have a friend who has another mouse you could borrow
  • CLLC
    CLLC Posts: 1,042 Forumite
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    http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.asp

    THIS IS A GREAT PEICE OF ADVICE ;)
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