USB mouse stops working

[Bill Stanley]

Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 31/05/11 06:38, Bill Stanley wrote:
>> I have a regular mouse attached to my laptop. Most of the time, this 
>> arrangement works fine but occasionally this mouse stops working. The 
>> built in mouse-pad still works. I really do not want to use the 
>> mouse-pad because it is awkward for me. (Most of the time the laptop 
>> is used like a desktop.)
>>
>> Does having two mice active on the same computer cause problems? (I 
>> suspect that this is the case.) If so can I deactivate the mouse-pad 
>> and use the USB mouse exclusively? By the way, I have not yet 
>> determined what causes the USB mouse to stop working.
> 
> Faulty mouse? Faulty cable? Cable plugged in properly?
> 
> Also, if you have 2 devices using the same USB channel one will stop 
> working while the other one is active. Is this a possibility?
> 

It's unlikely that the PHYSICAL mouse is the problem.  I got the same problem 
when I tried a different mouse setup.  ( Wired vs. wireless)  It's likely that 
software is the fault.  (BIOS, the mouse driver or some setting.)  Is having two 
mice a problem?  The two mice using the same channel is a possibility.  How do I 
check?