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From: dconway@hpldsla.sid.hp.com (Dan Conway)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Re: My mouse sometimes quits in W3.
Message-ID: <11090002@hpldsla.sid.hp.com>
Date: 18 Jan 91 19:56:24 GMT
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Organization: HP Scientific Instruments Division - Palo Alto, CA
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lyle@netcom.UUCP (Lyle Fong) writes:

[regarding Logitech mouse not responding]

> I have the same problem with the Logitech Mouse.. sometimes, however,
> it's not just windows.. but when I boot, the mouse driver says
> the mouse is not found.  subsequently, of course, windows doesn't work
> either.  When I shut the computer off.. it works again.  It is definitely
> troublesome.. and my Microsoft mouse never had this problem.  Is there
> a fix on the works?
> 
> Lyle

I believe that what you are seeing is a mouse hardware problem.  The mouse
has some active circuitry inside it which is powered by the port that it
is plugged into in the back of your computer.  Apparently the power supply in
the mouse can latch up sometimes when the computer is powered up.  I seem to
recall seeing this documented somewhere in the Logitech manual.  At any rate,
my solution when it happens to me is to unplug my mouse from the back of my
computer, count to five SLOWLY, plug the mouse back in, and reboot.  Rebooting
reloads the driver;  I also think that you can run a program that Logitech
supplies which reloads the driver without rebooting, but don't remember the
details.  At any rate, this usually works; if not I unplug the mouse for a
longer period of time, 30 seconds to a minute, and try again.  It usually only
takes one or two tries, and it happens infrequently enough that it is only
annoying, but not a real problem.

Dan Conway
dconway@hpldsla.sid.hp.com