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I have one of those Microsoft red Intellimouse Explorer mice.
In the past week, every 30 minutes or so, it simply stopped working for 5-10 seconds. When I turn it over, none of those red laser(or whatever) lights are working.
Now things got worse. It doesnt work for half of the time, then the lights start flickering and it starts working again for a few seconds.
Tofay, for the first time, I got a "USB device not recognized" message from Windows. I "moved" the mouse to another USB port, but it didnt work at all.
I plugged it to it's original USB port, it worked for a few seconds and dropped dead.
When I go to the Microsoft Mouse thingie that came with the drivers, in the Hardware tab, it shows no devices.
So the situation is dire.
How do I figure out whether the problem is with the mouse, or with the USB thingie? And how do I fix it? I'm tired of tabbing my way through internet pages.
In the past week, every 30 minutes or so, it simply stopped working for 5-10 seconds. When I turn it over, none of those red laser(or whatever) lights are working.
Now things got worse. It doesnt work for half of the time, then the lights start flickering and it starts working again for a few seconds.
Tofay, for the first time, I got a "USB device not recognized" message from Windows. I "moved" the mouse to another USB port, but it didnt work at all.
I plugged it to it's original USB port, it worked for a few seconds and dropped dead.
When I go to the Microsoft Mouse thingie that came with the drivers, in the Hardware tab, it shows no devices.
So the situation is dire.
How do I figure out whether the problem is with the mouse, or with the USB thingie? And how do I fix it? I'm tired of tabbing my way through internet pages.
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