Help with mouse problems

[labecs]

All of a sudden I can't use my mouse on my desktop. Nothing happens when I click on my icons, I can't move them, and it takes forever just to set the cursor to write something, say, in the search window.... This started happening when I did the upgrade to 7/64 home premium.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm going crazy! I have tons of work to do, please???

 

[myzr7]

Hello Welcome to the SevenForums labecs. This just a regular mouse or is it usb, or wireless? First thing comes to my mind is wireless with dead batteries? Need more info from you. Good luck with this.

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/27156-cant-use-mouse-all.html

 

[thefabe]

Please fill in your sytem specs in your user CP. Without knowing your all hardware (mouse) especialy we can't know if their are know issues or where to look for drivers ect. It helps others help you. Thank you and welcome to seven forums. Fabe

 

[labecs]

Thank you for the response. I'm using a wireless Logitech Revolution. It's weird... it started fine and a while later it just stopped working, same with the wireless keyboard. First time I had to restart for them to work again. Batteries on both are fine. Then, the second time it happened, I was able to hover over the show desktop block on the lower far right and clicked on show desktop and it started working again.

 

[myzr7]

Cordless RF and Bluetooth Users


In some cases the cordless receiver is detected correctly and all that is needed is to re-sync/connect the receiver to the mouse. Click the links below for directions on how to troubleshoot your cordless device.

• For erratic cursor movement on Logitech mice and trackballs, please see Knowledge Base article 35.
• For .
• For re-connecting wireless mice and keyboards to their receivers, please see Knowledge Base article 3818.

maybe try to resync. looks like logtech has a good support page for this mouse if you need help still after resync

 

[labecs]

I've been dealing with this on and off. The latest is that after a while of working, I get a message saying that windows does not recognize my usb hub, which is where I have the bluetooth for both my keyboard and my mouse. I didn't install any special software with this hub, can I make it compatible?

 

[harpua]

If you've done the obvious like changed the battery, pulled the USB wireless mouse receiver and reinserted it, and still have the problem, I would suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the latest version of Logitech Setpoint mouse driver software available at logitech's support site. And don't forget to reboot afterwards.

I use the Logitech vx Revolution mouse. Really like the way it fits my hand.

 

[DocBrown]

I've been dealing with this on and off. The latest is that after a while of working, I get a message saying that windows does not recognize my usb hub, which is where I have the bluetooth for both my keyboard and my mouse. I didn't install any special software with this hub, can I make it compatible?

Is your USB hub a powered hub ? If not, maybe not enough power for both the keyboard & mouse.

Can you plug the bluetooth into a USB port directly on the computer ?

 

[labecs]

It is a powered hub. I did plug the bluetooth directly in the computer, but those stop working after a while too! That's why I got the hub in the first place.

 

[thefabe]

Could be a failing USB receiver

 

[landozelig]

Did you make sure you got the x64 SetPoint drivers?

Also check in the advanced power settings to make sure it's not putting your wireless or usb devices to sleep. Perhaps they're not waking up properly. I say this because you said that they stop working "after a while".

Good luck.

 

[MacGyvr]

Move the Bluetooth receiver out of the hub and into a "hardwired" USB port on the computer.

 

[Vern]

Hi,
I just finished installing Windows 7 HP on my PC (dual boot, XP on C: and 7 on D: partition). In 7 my wireless MX700 mouse was slow, sticky, unusable. An old wired mouse worked perfectly!
After re-installing drivers, re-plugging USB cale to mouse docking pod etc etc. I re-connected the USB cable into the motherboard's USB socket, instead of the powered hub's socket it was previously in.
All works OK now!
Although the mouse was ok for years in XP-mode, in Windows 7 it does NOT like to be connected via a hub.

Good Luck.

 

[labecs]

Yeah, Win 7 has a thing with hubs... I just went through hell with them and ended up doing another clean install and the problems seem to be fixed, at least with the computer USB... I threw away the hub. So, my mouse is working fine now. On to some other dilemmas....

And thank you all for the help!

 

[Amdkt7]

A hub adds one more layer to the hardware. That could cause some problems. If you have trouble with devices plugged straight into the computer then you may have a driver problem, or maybe a dying mobo.

 

[Frostmourne]

Check your PSU too, especially if its an inferior OEM/cheap one.

 

[CSSteve]

Powered USB card the solution?

I have been having sticky mouse problems with my logitech mouse since I started using Windows 7. I thought I had it solved at one point but, it started up again.

After reading this thread, I just moved my mouse to my powered PCI-E USB card. The mouse seems to be working smoothly now.

I am still suspicious that it might start acting up again though. So, I will try this out and report back.

 

[nondisposable]

This is how I fixed my mouse problem. I believe this will fix all similar problems on all Vista / Windows 7 PCS.

1) When you experience the "sticky mouse" or "jerky mouse" problem, go to your Task Manager

2) Arrange the programs in an alphabetical order; this makes it easier.

3) Look at every single program currently running on your PC. Is it an old program, that you possibly have been using for several years, previously on Windows XP, Windows Millennium or Windows 98? - If yes, here is what to do with each of these programs:

3.1- try to find the equivalent program recently created or adapted to work with Windows 7; this is not always possible; if you cannot find an equivalent program, follow the following steps

3.1- locate the program's .exe file (probably under C:\Program Files (x86); but you may have it elsewhere)

3.2- right-click on it, select "Properties", choose the "Compatibility" tab

3.3- place a checkmark at "Run this Program in compatibility mode for" and select the appropriate old operating system (the operating system that was used when you first used the program; or when the program was created)

3.4- if you want the program to run when Windows starts, create a shortcut to that .exe on your desktop and drag it to Start -> All Programs -> Startup

That's it! I had several little programs which were causing the mouse problem.

 

[nondisposable]

To complement, here are also actions which may help:

- using Device Manager, disable all non-essential devices one-by-one, test your mouse, and re-enable the device if mouse still had the problem whilst the device was disabled

- download "Stinger" free McAffee virus scanner, restart in safe mode, scan with Stinger and your regular antivirus

- in mouse settings, UNCHECK the option "Hide pointer while typing" (the latter helped me finally)

 

[Corazon]

nondisposable, you just revived a thread that's almost exactly 2 years old...