PS/2 mice pause in 32-bit Windows XP Pro. SP3 (safe mode too) and 7 PE liveCD...

I've been having a similar problem with my Microsoft mouse for 3
years. I call it the 'stuttering mouse'. I use it on USB as otherwise
it stays lighted after I shut the machine down. I think it stutters on
either connection. Motherboard is an Abit, now out of business, I sure
can pick them. I've looked for 3 years for something that would fix
the problem 'live', while running in WindowsXP. My only recourse has
been a reboot. When I run Core Temp with the problem active, I see one
core going back and forth from 0% to 20% activity.

On 4/29/2011 8:18 AM PT, John B. Smith typed:

I've been having a similar problem with my Microsoft mouse for 3
years. I call it the 'stuttering mouse'. I use it on USB as otherwise
it stays lighted after I shut the machine down. I think it stutters on
either connection. Motherboard is an Abit, now out of business, I sure
can pick them. I've looked for 3 years for something that would fix
the problem 'live', while running in WindowsXP. My only recourse has
been a reboot. When I run Core Temp with the problem active, I see one
core going back and forth from 0% to 20% activity.

So that mouse worked on other PCs without problems?
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:53:17 -0700, Ant wrote:

On 4/29/2011 8:18 AM PT, John B. Smith typed:

I've been having a similar problem with my Microsoft mouse for 3
years. I call it the 'stuttering mouse'. I use it on USB as otherwise
it stays lighted after I shut the machine down. I think it stutters on
either connection. Motherboard is an Abit, now out of business, I sure
can pick them. I've looked for 3 years for something that would fix
the problem 'live', while running in WindowsXP. My only recourse has
been a reboot. When I run Core Temp with the problem active, I see one
core going back and forth from 0% to 20% activity.

So that mouse worked on other PCs without problems?

Yes, when I was having EVGA problems I was switching back and forth
from my Abit machine to my older MSI machine with it. No problems on
the MSI.

On 4/30/2011 5:23 AM PT, John B. Smith typed:

I've been having a similar problem with my Microsoft mouse for 3
years. I call it the 'stuttering mouse'. I use it on USB as otherwise
it stays lighted after I shut the machine down. I think it stutters on
either connection. Motherboard is an Abit, now out of business, I sure
can pick them. I've looked for 3 years for something that would fix
the problem 'live', while running in WindowsXP. My only recourse has
been a reboot. When I run Core Temp with the problem active, I see one
core going back and forth from 0% to 20% activity.

So that mouse worked on other PCs without problems?

Yes, when I was having EVGA problems I was switching back and forth
from my Abit machine to my older MSI machine with it. No problems on
the MSI.

Did you ever RMA that problamatic motherboard to see if it was a
defective port or something?
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:23:35 -0700, Ant wrote:

On 4/30/2011 5:23 AM PT, John B. Smith typed:

I've been having a similar problem with my Microsoft mouse for 3
years. I call it the 'stuttering mouse'. I use it on USB as otherwise
it stays lighted after I shut the machine down. I think it stutters on
either connection. Motherboard is an Abit, now out of business, I sure
can pick them. I've looked for 3 years for something that would fix
the problem 'live', while running in WindowsXP. My only recourse has
been a reboot. When I run Core Temp with the problem active, I see one
core going back and forth from 0% to 20% activity.

So that mouse worked on other PCs without problems?

Yes, when I was having EVGA problems I was switching back and forth
from my Abit machine to my older MSI machine with it. No problems on
the MSI.

Did you ever RMA that problamatic motherboard to see if it was a
defective port or something?

Too late, they went out of business. IF they are still doing RMAs I'd
be afraid of getting someone else's castoff.