Erratic: MS Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer mouse

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I have been having similar problems with my new MS Wireless
IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 mouse (Model No. 1007) on my MS XP Home
system. Sometimes it suddenly slows down terribly. Multiple clicks
have no effects on whatever you want to do. Windows scroll speeds
could suddenly slow down to a completely halt. I removed the
IntelliPoint 5.2 driver/software to see if that made a difference, but
it didn't! However tts behavior is constant and consistent. I could
not determine what actually triggers the problem. I thought that maybe
the light signals was not properly picked up or converted to the
electronic signals. Or the wireless signal was not properly picked up
and converted, though the distance between the mouse and the receiver
is only 1 foot. I tend to believe it's a hardware problem. Anyone
else has seen similar problems???

I have never had any other mice behaving like this one for last 15
years. I thought MS has quality hardware. Guess I was wrong! They
are in software business. I got the mouse when the price dropped to
$15 for the model. Maybe that had something to do with it.

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Thanks for your help!

Could you explain it more about your analysis? You probably have seen
that before but it's hard for me to see the video card and mouse are
somehow connected in this case. Before I installed this mouse, I had a
wired optical mouse connected to this computer and had no problems.
And I have never had any display problems either. So I cannot see why
the mouse problem would indicate it's a video driver or video card
problem. Could you elaborate a little about it?

Thanks!


Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> My Microsoft Wireless Mouse works perfectly!
>
> Your issue may happen if your video adapter drivers are
> corrupt or the video adapter itself may be defective. Download
> and install the latest drivers for your video adapter. If the problem
> persists, replace your video adapter.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
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I tried what I considered the "regular" pad (the surface feels like a
hard plastic, non-absorbtive and not-glossy surface), which I had been
using with old wired non-optical and optical mice. Also used my desk
laminated surface and painted not-glossy paper pieces. The results are
the same. The problems come and go, not consistent at all. But the
slowdown can be dramatic.

The battery power is excellent shown on the system info. One time I
even changed the batteries just to eliminate that factor.

Does the color of the surface affect the mouse performance?