USB Mouse & Keyboard (both original MS) stop reacting

> go into device manager and expand the USB root hubs. right click,
> properties, turn off power management so that they do not ever get
> turned off to save power.
>
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:41:01 -0700, Hatrick
> <Hatrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

> >My USB Mouse and USB Keyboard ("Microsoft Business Hardware Pack") stop
> >working if i leave the computer untouched for a longer time (e.g. over
> >night). As even the red sensor light of the optical mouse is off, it seems to
> >me as if som power-saving options switches off the mouse and keyboard or the
> >corresponding usb ports.
> >
> >Rebooting (as usual) helps, but the problem occurs again if the computer is
> >left idle for some time.
> >
> >Does anybody have asolution for this?
> >
> >Hatrick

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>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

>I tried this but it diddnt help. I now realized thet even after rebooting
>the
> mouse and keyboard do not always work. The red light of the optical mouse
> switches on during POST, but right before the welcome scrfeen appears, it
> goes off again.
>
> is this a driver problem?
>
> Hatrick
>
> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>

>> go into device manager and expand the USB root hubs. right click,
>> properties, turn off power management so that they do not ever get
>> turned off to save power.
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:41:01 -0700, Hatrick
>> <Hatrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>

>> >My USB Mouse and USB Keyboard ("Microsoft Business Hardware Pack") stop
>> >working if i leave the computer untouched for a longer time (e.g. over
>> >night). As even the red sensor light of the optical mouse is off, it
>> >seems to
>> >me as if som power-saving options switches off the mouse and keyboard or
>> >the
>> >corresponding usb ports.
>> >
>> >Rebooting (as usual) helps, but the problem occurs again if the computer
>> >is
>> >left idle for some time.
>> >
>> >Does anybody have asolution for this?
>> >
>> >Hatrick

>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>