Re: MS wireless suite (keyboard & mouse) problem

From: Mike Brearley (mike_brearleyDONTDOIT_at_NOSPAMhotmail.com)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:54:59 -0400

One possibility could be someone that was in the next dorm room had the same
wireless mouse. At an office where I used to work there were three people
close to each other with wireless Logitech mice and they would, at times,
affect one another's system (as you said, moving around clicking on things,
opening windows...) 

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Posted 'as is'.  If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.
Mike Brearley
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1864f01c44a5c$b349c760$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Well, I did go back and install drivers and software from
> the Internet, and they work (no problems in the Device
> Manager screen).  I live in a college dorm, but when I
> took my computer and the keyboard & mouse home over the
> Memorial Day weekend, the mouse worked perfectly, no
> jumping or erratic behavior what-so-ever.  This has never
> happened with it before, and I have had the suite since
> Februrary.
>
> vodooeconomist
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Did you install the drivers?  If you still haven't
> installed the drivers,
> >the first obvious thing to try is to install them
> (locate updated drivers
> >from the internet instead of loading the ones that came
> on the CD).
> >
> >On the warrenty replacement, I really doubt that the
> keyboard has a warrenty
> >that covers that.  You'd have to call customer service
> to be sure.
> >
> >-- 
> >Posted 'as is'.  If there are any spelling and/or
> grammar mistakes, they
> >were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being
> synchronized or my
> >lack of caffeine.
> >
> >Mike Brearley
> >
> >"vodooeconomist" <bhopkins@berry.edu> wrote in message
> >news:1866201c44a4c$4c5f2410$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Okay, I had to recently re-install Windows using the
> >> system restore feature provided by HP on my desktop.  I
> >> then went and plugged my MS wireless suite reciever
> into
> >> the computer, and everyhting worked fine (without the
> >> driver/software CD).  But now I am having trouble  with
> >> the mouse.  The pointer moves and acts on its own
> >> (opening windows, clicking on things, etc...).  So I
> have
> >> taken the batteries out of the mouse and I am now
> using a
> >> USB mouse that has worked perfectly, and I am still
> using
> >> the problem free keyboard.  I have run scans for ad-
> ware
> >> and viruses, but have not turned up anything.
> >>
> >> P.S.- One of the little stands on the back of my
> keyboard
> >> broke... Can I get another one from MS under warranty?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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