My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
anybody know what might cause this problem?

It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
still had the problem.

I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
but didn't find anything.

When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
seem to be frozen.

Any help will be appreciated.

Jae

"Jae" <jae@wowway.com> wrote in message
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> My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> anybody know what might cause this problem?
>
> It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
> why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
> still had the problem.
>
> I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
> but didn't find anything.
>
> When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
> undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
> And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
> on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
> seem to be frozen.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Jae
>
The most likely cause of erratic operation, freezing and skipping are
faulty or incorrect drivers and programs running in the background. Check
that you are using the
correct driver for your mouse, rather than relying on the ones included
with Windows. If you are using Windows 98 or later got to Run on
the Start menu and type 'msconfig' to open the Windows Configuration
Utility. Click the Start-up tab and look down the list and check for any
unfamiliar programs, try unchecking any you find, and re-boot, and see if
that makes a difference, but only do it to one thing at a time.

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| My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
| anybody know what might cause this problem?
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| Any help will be appreciated.
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| Jae

Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?
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Jae wrote:
| My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
| anybody know what might cause this problem?
|
|
| Any help will be appreciated.
|
| Jae

Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?
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"Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jae wrote:
> | My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> | anybody know what might cause this problem?
> |
> |
> | Any help will be appreciated.
> |
> | Jae
>
> Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?

I agree, this could be the problem especially if the freeze is erratic, on
and off. You may need to open up mouse and clean off all rollers of dust,
debris and hair. You can use a tweezer gently. Is it an optical mouse, or
a roller ball mouse. Or a field mouse? ;-)

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> Jae wrote:
> | My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> | anybody know what might cause this problem?
> |
> |
> | Any help will be appreciated.
> |
> | Jae
>
> Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?

I agree, this could be the problem especially if the freeze is erratic, on
and off. You may need to open up mouse and clean off all rollers of dust,
debris and hair. You can use a tweezer gently. Is it an optical mouse, or
a roller ball mouse. Or a field mouse? ;-)

LarryLOOK wrote:

> "Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>Jae wrote:
>>| My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
>>| anybody know what might cause this problem?
>>|
>>|
>>| Any help will be appreciated.
>>|
>>| Jae
>>
>>Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?
>
>
> I agree, this could be the problem especially if the freeze is erratic, on
> and off. You may need to open up mouse and clean off all rollers of dust,
> debris and hair. You can use a tweezer gently. Is it an optical mouse, or
> a roller ball mouse. Or a field mouse? ;-)

I put back the old roller ball mouse and it seems to work fine.

So, either the driver for the Memorex optical mouse is interfering with
something or the mouse itself is not behaving well. I sent an email to
Memorex asking which of their many drivers I should download, but
haven't heard back from them.

Jae

LarryLOOK wrote:

> "Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>Jae wrote:
>>| My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
>>| anybody know what might cause this problem?
>>|
>>|
>>| Any help will be appreciated.
>>|
>>| Jae
>>
>>Could it be that your mouse ball needs a clean?
>
>
> I agree, this could be the problem especially if the freeze is erratic, on
> and off. You may need to open up mouse and clean off all rollers of dust,
> debris and hair. You can use a tweezer gently. Is it an optical mouse, or
> a roller ball mouse. Or a field mouse? ;-)

I put back the old roller ball mouse and it seems to work fine.

So, either the driver for the Memorex optical mouse is interfering with
something or the mouse itself is not behaving well. I sent an email to
Memorex asking which of their many drivers I should download, but
haven't heard back from them.

Jae

"Jae" <jae@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:55mdneKoOrMpiZTdRVn-hA@wideopenwest.com...
> My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> anybody know what might cause this problem?
>
> It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
> why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
> still had the problem.
>
> I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
> but didn't find anything.
>
> When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
> undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
> And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
> on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
> seem to be frozen.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Jae
>
>

have you checked your mouse cables? have you checked you pins on your
connector? are they bent? do you need a new mouse?is your mouse clean?is it
connected right?

Hope these hints help!

Travis Nowicki ;-)

"Jae" <jae@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:55mdneKoOrMpiZTdRVn-hA@wideopenwest.com...
> My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> anybody know what might cause this problem?
>
> It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
> why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
> still had the problem.
>
> I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
> but didn't find anything.
>
> When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
> undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
> And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
> on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
> seem to be frozen.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Jae
>
>

have you checked your mouse cables? have you checked you pins on your
connector? are they bent? do you need a new mouse?is your mouse clean?is it
connected right?

Hope these hints help!

Travis Nowicki ;-)

"Ted" <ted23@telus.net> wrote in message news:<89YVb.15056$7Q1.1064@clgrps12>...
> "Jae" <jae@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:55mdneKoOrMpiZTdRVn-hA@wideopenwest.com...
> > My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> > anybody know what might cause this problem?
> >
> > It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
> > why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
> > still had the problem.
> >
> > I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
> > but didn't find anything.
> >
> > When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
> > undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
> > And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
> > on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
> > seem to be frozen.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Jae
> >
> >
>
> have you checked your mouse cables? have you checked you pins on your
> connector? are they bent? do you need a new mouse?is your mouse clean?is it
> connected right?
>
> Hope these hints help!
>
> Travis Nowicki ;-)


I had a computer with a mouse locked up once. I sent it for repair
and it was found that my 56K modem went bad. Didn't understand the
connection between the mouse (cursor) freezing and the modem, but a
new modem seemed to fix the problem.

Jay

"Ted" <ted23@telus.net> wrote in message news:<89YVb.15056$7Q1.1064@clgrps12>...
> "Jae" <jae@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:55mdneKoOrMpiZTdRVn-hA@wideopenwest.com...
> > My mouse recently started freezing for a second or more at a time. Does
> > anybody know what might cause this problem?
> >
> > It seemed coincident with getting my cable modem (although I don't see
> > why) so I tried disconnecting the cable to the PC and rebooting and it
> > still had the problem.
> >
> > I tried scanning with Norton anti-virus (and it claims it's up-to-date)
> > but didn't find anything.
> >
> > When I look at Performance part of Windows Task Manager, there is no
> > undue activity going on. Just now it showed less than 10% CPU usage.
> > And while the mouse is unresponsive, the performance chart keeps rolling
> > on (at the fast pace - 2 updates per sec, I think) - so the PC doesn't
> > seem to be frozen.
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > Jae
> >
> >
>
> have you checked your mouse cables? have you checked you pins on your
> connector? are they bent? do you need a new mouse?is your mouse clean?is it
> connected right?
>
> Hope these hints help!
>
> Travis Nowicki ;-)


I had a computer with a mouse locked up once. I sent it for repair
and it was found that my 56K modem went bad. Didn't understand the
connection between the mouse (cursor) freezing and the modem, but a
new modem seemed to fix the problem.

Jay