mouse freezes

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"Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> hi,
> ibm aptiva, windows 95B... runs really well HOWEVER recently the mouse
> has been freezing: no changes preceded this (i.e. no additions; no
> removals hardware or software -- no recent av updates before it began)
> it does not generate an error message and the keyboard works! (including
> the windows keys) (also the caps locks key works)
> (mouse is ps/2)
>
> it will happen right on boot, while typing, it does not appear to be due
> a specific situation...
>
> rebooting (warm even) cures it...
>
> the hardware acceleration was at 3/4 and i just moved it to max or full
>
> any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
> thanks
>

first thing to try is another mouse (they are quite disposable these days)

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"Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Haggis wrote:
>
>> "Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:4276B47A.54B21DD3@attglobal.net...
>> > hi,
>> > ibm aptiva, windows 95B... runs really well HOWEVER recently the mouse
>> > has been freezing: no changes preceded this (i.e. no additions; no
>> > removals hardware or software -- no recent av updates before it began)
>> > it does not generate an error message and the keyboard works!
>> > (including
>> > the windows keys) (also the caps locks key works)
>> > (mouse is ps/2)
>> >
>> > it will happen right on boot, while typing, it does not appear to be
>> > due
>> > a specific situation...
>> >
>> > rebooting (warm even) cures it...
>> >
>> > the hardware acceleration was at 3/4 and i just moved it to max or full
>> >
>> > any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
>> > thanks
>> >
>>
>> first thing to try is another mouse (they are quite disposable these
>> days)
>
> hi,
> appreciate the reply!
>
> i did the next best thing -- i disconnected it from the port and
> reconnected
> it -- so far so good ... which imvho means that a new mouse would cure it
> if
> it happens again
> thanks,
> sincerely
> Tanya
>

then it was probably just the connection needed to be cleaned....you're
lucky :>

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hi Henry,
thanks for replying!
[...below...]

Henry B wrote:

> Hi
>
> I too had a similar problem. It seems that there was something wrong
> with the mouse plug. Seems that the pins were becoming corroded after
> a while.
>
> Contact cleaner seemed to fix the problem but I got sick of this and
> invested in a new mouse.

contact cleaner -- with isopropyl alcohol, isoButane, and n-propane? (for
circuitry?)

> Have you looked at the prices lately? Looks like they will soon be
> paying you to take them off their hands 8-)

i agree! perhaps i should start charging them a disposal fee
the mouse in question, is 1 (out of 8 or so) that actually works (aside
from the frozen issue)
thanks!
sincerely
Tanya

>
>
> --
> Henry Bartlett
> HABit utilities ( http://www.hotkey.net.au/~hambar/habit/)

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Henry Bartlett wrote:

> > contact cleaner -- with isopropyl alcohol, isoButane, and n-propane?
> (for
> > circuitry?)
>
> I wish! 8-)
>
> Since I didn't have any, I used WD40. Not the best choice, I Know

i got the pc a new mouse (with scroll ability!)
so far so good (almost 36 hours)
i think the mouse will outlast the computer
thanks for the help!
sincerely,
Tanya


>
>
> --
> Henry Bartlett
> Habit Utilities:
> ( http://www.hotkey.net.au/~hambar/habit/ )

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hi,
i just saw your post (thank you!)
it was the mouse (a hardware issue) and the new mouse has been working
flawlessly

j9 wrote:

> Do you have a real-time mouse drive in either autoexec.bat or config.sys?

(i do not)

> Try remming them out and seeing if there is any performance improvement...

thanks again!
sincerely
Tanya

>
>
> "Tanya" <tjtmdREMOVE_THIS@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:4276B47A.54B21DD3@attglobal.net...
> > hi,
> > ibm aptiva, windows 95B... runs really well HOWEVER recently the mouse
> > has been freezing: no changes preceded this (i.e. no additions; no
> > removals hardware or software -- no recent av updates before it began)
> > it does not generate an error message and the keyboard works! (including
> > the windows keys) (also the caps locks key works)
> > (mouse is ps/2)
> >
> > it will happen right on boot, while typing, it does not appear to be due
> > a specific situation...
> >
> > rebooting (warm even) cures it...
> >
> > the hardware acceleration was at 3/4 and i just moved it to max or full
> >
> > any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
> > thanks
> >