The dying optical mouse

>-----Original Message-----
>Try this
>
>Click start then right click my computer
>click properties and click the hardware tab
>click the device manager button
>double clidk the universial serial buss controllers
>branch to expand it
>right click USB Root Hub then click properties.
>Click the Power Mangement tab.
>Deselect the "Allow computer to turn off this device to
>save power" check box
>There may be more than one USB Root Hub to reset.
>click ok and close the device manager.
>
>This will keep windows from powering down the usb port to
>save power.
>
>This may be your problem.
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>I wonder if anyone has a similar problem with their
>>optical mouse. The power seems to die on the mouse & it
>>stops working. If you pull the USB socket out then plug

>it

>>back in it usually springs to life. I'm tempt to just

>plug

>>it into the PS2 socket but I've got another mouse

>attached

>>to it (a roller ball) with I use now & again.
>>
>>Is it the mouse, Windows or USB sockets ?
>>
>>I'm running Win98 , 1GHz processor, 256 Mb RAM & the

>mouse

>>is the Itellipoint wired Optical Blue thingy bob.
>>.
>>

>.
>

>is the Itellipoint wired Optical Blue thingy bob.