Sparda Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'm guessing this is the thread that will get zero replies, but worth a shot since I couldn't find any thing on Google. A computer running XP SP2 has developed a strange problem where occasionally mouse clicks will be ignored. There is nothing wrong with the mouse, it seems to be a software problem. When it occurs it acts as if another program is grabbing the mouse events. Even between separate programs. Opening the ctrl+alt+del menu usually fixes it. The computer, as far as I can tell, has no malware or the like on it. I was hoping that some one has encountered this and had figured out what was causing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansichild Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Do you have a bluetooth device that would catch mouse input? I had this issue one time when my keyboard was randomly typing 7's. I had a wireless keyboard that I wasn't using at the moment, and it had an ethernet cable laying on the 7 key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Take the mouse apart a clean it? Does the mouse do this on any system or does any mouse have this problem on that system? PS2? USB? Bluetooth? Radio? An old flatmate of mine had a radio wireless mouse that stopped working when the microwave was used... Try updating to SP3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 The mouse is wired USB. Tried another mouse (also wired USB), same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 The mouse is wired USB. Tried another mouse (also wired USB), same problem. Optical? Not sure if this will help, but I used to have similar problems with my USB Optical when in VMware. Try the following: GO to the control panel for the mouse and increase the sample rate and packet size for the mouse. See the attached image. (Requires a reboot) Increase as needed. If keeps happening, you might need a new mouse, but I doubt you need a new mouse. Also, are there multiple USB devices being used at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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