Well for some reason my issue is not posting on the hardware site, so if
anybody can lend me some insight to my quandary, please do so here.

--Jim

"Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ja2dnbzrXeCllQreRVn-jQ@adelphia.com...
: Oops, I think I posted this in the wrong group. Please see this and any
: responses in microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware.
:
: Sorry for the incompetence.
:
: --Jim
:
: "Spike9458" <bmcsretired@hotmail.com> wrote in message
: news:RvOdnSF3r-qlmgreRVn-tg@adelphia.com...
: > Hi All,
: >
: > I have a Sony Vaio laptop with Microsoft wireless optical mouse. The
: > laptop also has a touch-pad. Quite often when in use, the wireless
optical
: > mouse renders itself non-functional for no apparent reason. I
: > uninstalled/reinstalled the updated driver for it, which worked well for
a
: > couple of weeks. The mouse has a new battery in it. The laptop is also
: > accesses the internet by way of a Linksys wireless broadband router.
Could
: > that be causing some sort of interference with the wireless mouse? I'm
: > frustrated with it because it worked so well for quite a long time, now
it
: > seems quite unstable. Might it be the USB ports? I just don't know where
: > else to look.
: >
: > Thanks in advance for any input/advice you might be able to offer!
: >
: > --Jim
: >
:
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