> 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."
>

I thought that too...But the other items on the hub are my cardreader and my
scanner, neither of which have been active lately....Could it be affected by
overload on my other USB ports? Like my modem? I do have an old (9 1/2 years)
system which will get updated after I move. I recently set my Process Tamer
(software) to
put IE at 'Force Realtime' since it was often disconnecting. Could IE be
overpowering the mouse even though they are not on the same port? I will have
to take note if the mouse konks out only when IE is one.....What determines
the amount of power the USB provides? What causes the power supply to change
(in the case where the hub does not have a separate power supply)?