Mouse randomly stops working, sometimes plays the disconnect, reconnect chime.

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All of the sudden, with no changes made to my computer, the pointer just stopped working for a second, then went back to normal. This happens randomly and sometimes more frequently in spikes. As stated, sometimes i hear the chimes go off, disconnect and reconnect, over and over. The mouse uses basic HID Compliant drivers, Windows says they're up to date. I've switched USB ports, too. Has the mouse just gone kaput? Thanks.
 
Solution
Hi
This is a classic symptom of a broken wire in the mouse cable.
Try wiggling the mouse cable at various points along its length to see if you can replicate it.

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When lightly twisting the cable, it spazzes out. Guess I need a new mouse.. Thanks!