On Jul 6, 12:38*pm, Janetb <Jan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Either its light goes out or it freezes. Since I can fix it simply by
> unplugging and replugging (USB), it sounds like a bad connection, but these
> parts never move, so the contacting surfaces can't (?) be shifting. Does
> something perhaps need to be cleaned? Never had any problems with it before.
> Are there elements of a mouse or a hub that wear out? It's on a hub with a
> separate power source. Yes, I tried changing ports. Is there a way to test a
> hub? To test its power source? I just plugged it directly into the computer
> (without hub) and will see how that works--but meanwhile I am missing the
> hardware that shared the hub....:-(...I also tried my spare hub (which does
> not have a searate power source). I would like to be able to check my two
> hubs, but don't know how one would go about doing that....
>
> Thanks for the help!
> Janet
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
> > How is it "konking out " ?

What "other" USB devices are you using at the same time? It is
"possible" that the USB bus is not providing enough power and the
mouse tends to be powered off by the "controls."