Wireless Optical Mouse - battery failure

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Old batteries?

Well, I would recommend you to use recharable batteries. I have to change
mine at least once a week. ;-)

// Chen

"Leanne" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> Intellimouse software upgraded last week to v5.0.
> Batteries changed yesterday. Now frequently getting
> Critical battery level alarm.
> Help please

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I don't believe that the batteries are faulty! Everything is working fine!.
I suspect a glitch in the software.


"Name withheld by request" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> Geez, sounds like a bad mouse. I just replaced the batteries
> that came with my Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, which lasted
> almost 6 months. I use my computer 4-5 hours every day.
> If a fresh set of batteries doesn't work, I'd take it back and
> exchange it. The new version mice (the ones with the sticker)
> say 3x longer life.....for what that's worth....
> I think 6 months isn't bad, for my use.
>
>
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:34:25 -0700, "Leanne"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Intellimouse software upgraded last week to v5.0.
> >Batteries changed yesterday. Now frequently getting
> >Critical battery level alarm.
> >Help please
>

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Gee Thanks for that Sam and I thought I was special!
So do you change the batteries on the one that says you should? We haven't.
The other M$ mouse here actually does have low batteries (according to
control panel applet) but they won't get changed till they die - we have
made a note! We haven't really tracked the battery usage, but will do so
now.

Leanne

"Sam" <srs2_11NOT@hotmailNOT.com> wrote in message
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> Sometime on, or about Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:20:40 +1000, Leanne
> scribbled:
>
> > Brand new batteries out of the packet (and yes I know they can be dead)
> > We also have 2 A4Tech wireless mouses here that use rechargeable
batteries,
> > so I might try their spare batteries!
> > What I failed to say in original post was that if you goto mouse control
in
> > control panel, the battery indicator says that batteries are fine.
>
> I've seen the same thing... we have two wireless MS Intellimouse
> Explorer 2.0 mice that are identical. On one the batteries can last
> 1-2 months with hard usage. On the other, it asks for new batteries
> every 5-7 days. Again the mouse applet in Control Panel says the
> batteries are good. Both computers have the same MB, CPU, memory and
> video card configurations.
>
> Sam

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Sometime on, or about Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:44:01 +1000, Leanne
scribbled:

> Gee Thanks for that Sam and I thought I was special!
> So do you change the batteries on the one that says you should? We haven't.
> The other M$ mouse here actually does have low batteries (according to
> control panel applet) but they won't get changed till they die - we have
> made a note! We haven't really tracked the battery usage, but will do so
> now.
>
> Leanne
>
> "Sam" <srs2_11NOT@hotmailNOT.com> wrote in message
> news:1wth9hj9maxg5.34pztw4unr5j.dlg@40tude.net...
>> Sometime on, or about Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:20:40 +1000, Leanne
>> scribbled:
>>
>>> Brand new batteries out of the packet (and yes I know they can be dead)
>>> We also have 2 A4Tech wireless mouses here that use rechargeable
> batteries,
>>> so I might try their spare batteries!
>>> What I failed to say in original post was that if you goto mouse control
> in
>>> control panel, the battery indicator says that batteries are fine.
>>
>> I've seen the same thing... we have two wireless MS Intellimouse
>> Explorer 2.0 mice that are identical. On one the batteries can last
>> 1-2 months with hard usage. On the other, it asks for new batteries
>> every 5-7 days. Again the mouse applet in Control Panel says the
>> batteries are good. Both computers have the same MB, CPU, memory and
>> video card configurations.
>>
>> Sam

UPDATE!! My wife reported a critical battery low message on her
computer while using my old mouse (her old mouse on my system is
working fine). Looking at the Control Panel it says the Battery Level
is fine. So, something is definitely screwy with her setup.

I did a Google search and a MS Knowledge Base search and came up with
very little. I wonder if this is a bug in the 5.0 software? I could
have her uninstall it and then re-install. Any other ideas??

Sam