Strange mouse (possibly USB) behaviour

Gerry wrote:
Kirsty

A mouse can become unresponsive when the demands for memory are high.
Without direct access to your computer it is difficult to know exactly
what is the cause so by asking / answering questions we can look for clues.

Understood.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?


Nope, I've made sure to check hidden devices too.


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.


One reference to MA730PT which seems to be leftover from when I tried to
download some photos from a Motor

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

You should have protection from malware. You can get more than adequate
protection for free.

Here's the link for AVG 8.5 (Freeware) Anti-Virus
http://free.avg.com/

You need also to have an anti-spyware programme providing
real time protection. I use Spybot S & D (freeware) for this purpose.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/o...rs1/index.html

Your RAM is marginal for Windows XP but it's adequacy does depend on the
programmes run. If the Total under Commit Charge increases to more than
375,000 you will know that your system is becoming reliant on the
pagefile. This is when the computer starts to slow down.

Gerry wrote:
Kirsty

A mouse can become unresponsive when the demands for memory are high.
Without direct access to your computer it is difficult to know exactly
what is the cause so by asking / answering questions we can look for clues.

Understood.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?


Nope, I've made sure to check hidden devices too.


Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.


One reference to MA730PT which seems to be leftover from when I tried to
download some photos from a Motor

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

You should have protection from malware. You can get more than adequate
protection for free.

Here's the link for AVG 8.5 (Freeware) Anti-Virus
http://free.avg.com/

You need also to have an anti-spyware programme providing
real time protection. I use Spybot S & D (freeware) for this purpose.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/o...rs1/index.html

Your RAM is marginal for Windows XP but it's adequacy does depend on the
programmes run. If the Total under Commit Charge increases to more than
375,000 you will know that your system is becoming reliant on the
pagefile. This is when the computer starts to slow down.

Gerry wrote:

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Found some errors pertaining to some drivers for a mobile phone which I
thought I had uninstalled, but clearly had failed to uninstall cleanly.
Following instructions I found through Google I have now uninstalled
this and the error is gone. The mouse has not misbehaved since but as
it was an intermittent fault I shall just have to watch this space!

Your RAM is marginal for Windows XP but it's adequacy does depend on the
programmes run. If the Total under Commit Charge increases to more than
375,000 you will know that your system is becoming reliant on the
pagefile. This is when the computer starts to slow down.

Well it's been upgraded (trebled) since I bought the machine with XP for
programming. Nowadays I don't do much with it and what I do do it copes
with.

Thanks for the help,

Kirsty

Gerry wrote:

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

Found some errors pertaining to some drivers for a mobile phone which I
thought I had uninstalled, but clearly had failed to uninstall cleanly.
Following instructions I found through Google I have now uninstalled
this and the error is gone. The mouse has not misbehaved since but as
it was an intermittent fault I shall just have to watch this space!

Your RAM is marginal for Windows XP but it's adequacy does depend on the
programmes run. If the Total under Commit Charge increases to more than
375,000 you will know that your system is becoming reliant on the
pagefile. This is when the computer starts to slow down.

Well it's been upgraded (trebled) since I bought the machine with XP for
programming. Nowadays I don't do much with it and what I do do it copes
with.

Thanks for the help,

Kirsty