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Old 01-05-2006, 02:45 AM
wheelman
 
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Default mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active

it started a few months ago, i start a game (has happened with multiple
programs, not all games) and the pointer either vanishes or freezes. the
thing is that the mouse is still active. if moved, items on the screen
highlight or react with the mouseover feature but the pointer remains
stationary or gone. exiting the program does nothing the pointer is still
frozen and the mouse still responds if moved. i end up having to reboot.

i have windows xp, an nvidia geforce vcard with latest drivers
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Old 01-05-2006, 02:45 AM
Evolution54
 
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Default Re: mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active


wheelman Wrote:
> it started a few months ago, i start a game (has happened with multiple
> programs, not all games) and the pointer either vanishes or freezes.
> the
> thing is that the mouse is still active. if moved, items on the
> screen
> highlight or react with the mouseover feature but the pointer remains
> stationary or gone. exiting the program does nothing the pointer is
> still
> frozen and the mouse still responds if moved. i end up having to
> reboot.
>
> i have windows xp, an nvidia geforce vcard with latest drivers


Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try reinstalling
it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse. That
should at least get you somewhat started.


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
jockemup
 
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Default Re: mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active


Evolution54 Wrote:
>
> Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try reinstalling
> it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse. That
> should at least get you somewhat started.
>


Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you have
the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less strain
on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other processes
to perform better.

/mp


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
Evolution54
 
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jockemup Wrote:
> Evolution54 Wrote:
>
> Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try
> reinstalling
> it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse. That
> should at least get you somewhat started.
>
>
> Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
> RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you have
> the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
> application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less strain
> on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other processes
> to perform better.
>
> /mp
>
>
> --
> jockemup



Never hurts to try out the easiest possible solution.....fool


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
wheelman
 
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Default Re: mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active

i already have a microsoft trackball optical with the latest inteli-mouse
driver

"Evolution54" wrote:

>
> jockemup Wrote:
> > Evolution54 Wrote:
> >
> > Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try
> > reinstalling
> > it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse. That
> > should at least get you somewhat started.
> >
> >
> > Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
> > RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you have
> > the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
> > application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less strain
> > on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other processes
> > to perform better.
> >
> > /mp
> >
> >
> > --
> > jockemup

>
>
> Never hurts to try out the easiest possible solution.....fool
>
>
> --
> Evolution54
>

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
Evolution54
 
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Default Re: mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active


wheelman Wrote:
> i already have a microsoft trackball optical with the latest
> inteli-mouse
> driver
>
> "Evolution54" wrote:
>
>
> jockemup Wrote:
> Evolution54 Wrote:
>
> Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try
> reinstalling
> it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse.
> That
> should at least get you somewhat started.
>
>
> Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
> RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you
> have
> the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
> application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less
> strain
> on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other
> processes
> to perform better.
>
> /mp
>
>
> --
> jockemup
>
>
> Never hurts to try out the easiest possible solution.....fool
>
>
> --
> Evolution54
>


Well then I guess you can try the other suggested solution and add more
RAM to your system. How much do you already have right now?


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
wheelman
 
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Default Re: mouse pointer freezes but the mouse is still active

i currently have 1 GB ram

"Evolution54" wrote:

>
> wheelman Wrote:
> > i already have a microsoft trackball optical with the latest
> > inteli-mouse
> > driver
> >
> > "Evolution54" wrote:
> >
> >
> > jockemup Wrote:
> > Evolution54 Wrote:
> >
> > Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try
> > reinstalling
> > it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse.
> > That
> > should at least get you somewhat started.
> >
> >
> > Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
> > RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you
> > have
> > the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
> > application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less
> > strain
> > on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other
> > processes
> > to perform better.
> >
> > /mp
> >
> >
> > --
> > jockemup
> >
> >
> > Never hurts to try out the easiest possible solution.....fool
> >
> >
> > --
> > Evolution54
> >

>
> Well then I guess you can try the other suggested solution and add more
> RAM to your system. How much do you already have right now?
>
>
> --
> Evolution54
>

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:46 AM
Evolution54
 
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wheelman Wrote:
> i currently have 1 GB ram
>
> "Evolution54" wrote:
>
>
> wheelman Wrote:
> i already have a microsoft trackball optical with the latest
> inteli-mouse
> driver
>
> "Evolution54" wrote:
>
>
> jockemup Wrote:
> Evolution54 Wrote:
>
> Is there a driver for the mouse you are using? If so, try
> reinstalling
> it. Another thing to try is switching it for a known good mouse.
> That
> should at least get you somewhat started.
>
>
> Mister Evolution54 is a daft fool. This situation is screaming "More
> RAM!" Try sticking a higher frequency card on your board, if you
> have
> the expansion space. If not, try reducing the resolution that the
> application is operating at. This should, in theory, place less
> strain
> on the your processor and RAM, therefore, allowing the other
> processes
> to perform better.
>
> /mp
>
>
> --
> jockemup
>
>
> Never hurts to try out the easiest possible solution.....fool
>
>
> --
> Evolution54
>
>
> Well then I guess you can try the other suggested solution and add
> more
> RAM to your system. How much do you already have right now?
>
>
> --
> Evolution54
>


That should be enough RAM. Try going over these procedures on this
website to see if it helps at all:

http://tinyurl.com/9d68x


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