Comments for Why is my USB mouse not detected reliably?

Comment from Neil Russell on 2008-09-13

2008-09-14T04:26:43Z

I've got a similar problem, I recently acquired a Gateway 566C that ONLY has USB ports, no PS2 at all. I reset the BIOS and was able to get the thing to see my keyboard and mouse during bootup and in Safe Mode, but when I go to the regular start up of Win 98 it can't see either.
Is there some setting in Safe that I could use to get the thing to work when in Normal?

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Comment from Sea Jaye on 2008-03-25

2008-03-26T02:41:28Z

Leo,
You are THE MAN!!!! I have had major USB mouse trouble. I forgot all about the converters. I had one in a box so I used it for my mouse (win XP pro). Now it works like a charm. I may actually finish my project tomorrow.
thanks,
Sea Jaye

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Comment from Jordan on 2006-08-14

2006-08-14T11:20:39Z

I had this problem with 12 computers running XP - they all exhibited the problem but only occasionally. No USB hub either, directly plugged in. USB->PS2 was the only solution I could find.

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Comment from Dan on 2006-08-05

2006-08-06T03:02:52Z

Why not try a USB to PS2 converter? Mice used to come with them in the box.

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Comment from Michael on 2006-08-04

2006-08-05T03:32:35Z

I ran into a similar problem when I had my Canon CanoScan 5000F scanner connected to my system through a D-Link 7-port USB 2.0 hub, running in Windows XP Pro. Sometimes it would be detected, other times not. And occasionally, the scanner would start to scan all by itself, even when not being addressed. I was advised to skip the hub and connect directly to one of my PCs USB ports. That solved the problem immediately.
Other peripherals have worked perfectly through that hub for years, but not the scanner, so proper functioning may just be a crapshoot.
D-Link tells me that it is aware of such anomalies, but offers no explanation beyond a peripheral not being totally "compatible."
So, my advice is the same as Leo's -- skip the hub for your mouse and connect directly to your PC as a start.

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