intermittent mouse failure

recently I have been getting a "USB device has mallfuntioned" error popping up.


This is my mouse which will just stop working, then start back again. (no set time interval)

System is virus/trojan free, scanned 6/17 at housecall.trendmicro.com

I have tried both the 1.1 usb and the 2.0 usb both on the machine and via hub.

I have tried 2 usb logitech mice: 1) Logitech ifeel 2) logitech wheel mouse

no other USB dvice has a problem.

Last video (AIW 7500) driver update was 4/21/04 ver. 6.14.10.6444

system recognizes the mouse(s) when I change them, they then inevitably fail

ok ready for questions :) :thumbs:

btw this an XP pro machine

gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra MB

I had been using the ifeel mouse for 2-3 years with never a problem

More than likely its time for a new mouse , "you say 2 other mice work fine "
they do wear out, go bad and such .
oh and its 2 to 3 years old , sounds like its time .

these are both optical mice. the wheel mouse is less than a year old. worked fine for a day then started acting like the ifeel.

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Originally Posted by GrandDad

More than likely its time for a new mouse , "you say 2 other mice work fine "
they do wear out, go bad and such .
oh and its 2 to 3 years old , sounds like its time .

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both mice do this

is it possible you have trapped the cable? got some dirt on the plug?

two different mice and I have tried both usb hubs (usb1 and usb2)

Get a PS/2 mouse?:D

Actually...that may be a good idea. See if one works on it.

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Originally Posted by FatalException0E

Get a PS/2 mouse?:D

Actually...that may be a good idea. See if one works on it.

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tried a usb to ps2 adapter same thing

ps2 same thing

Go into safe mode, how many mouses are there in hidden devices or under mouse or HID?

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

Go into safe mode, how many mouses are there in hidden devices or under mouse or HID?

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one

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Originally Posted by AmeriDan

tried a usb to ps2 adapter same thing

ps2 same thing

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What a ps/2 mouse produces "USB device has mallfuntioned" error ???

I don't think so ...

If that errors popping up with a ps/2 mouse then you are looking at the wrong thing !

the ps2 stalls,as did the usb mice, although without the error.

ie: when play any fps I have the mouse set for run foward(mb2), fire(mb1) and look. periodically I will either continue to run, shoot or not be able to run, shoot, look.

This happens in CS, UT2004, Renegade to name a few. It also happens in IE, on the desktop, everything really.

Even as I finished that sentence....

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Originally Posted by AmeriDan

the ps2 stalls,as did the usb mice, although without the error.

ie: when play any fps I have the mouse set for run foward(mb2), fire(mb1) and look. periodically I will either continue to run, shoot or not be able to run, shoot, look.

This happens in CS, UT2004, Renegade to name a few. It also happens in IE, on the desktop, everything really.

Even as I finished that sentence....

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Oh so now you actually start describing ALL of the symptoms now do you ? :p after various folks have ventured replies in the same vien ... (joking here before anyone bites my head off just incase that's not entirely clear!)

How many zillions of processes have you got running then ? do you have newest chipset patches applied - o/s all patched up ?

What about in safe mode can you get it doing it there ?

Now I 'get' the question it just sounds like 'busy' doing something else - which I guess is why you were muttering on about viruses & trojan free - not that 'housecall' is exactly 100% with that - so still possible ..

currently 25 processes running, pretty tight I think. Have I trimmed it to much perhaps.
Here is a screenshot: http://iknow.thisisfresh.com/images/wdscreen1.jpg

I watched the cpu performance and it stayed at 2-4% for 10 mins and the mouse stalled 6 times no change in cpu or mem via taskman

updated Bios and Winxp. ( I rechecked today for updates)

I don't mutter.

I was a bench tech for 4 yrs and I have never seen a system do this.


I will go play around in safe mood for an 1/2 hour or so and see if it happens

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Originally Posted by AmeriDan

I don't mutter.

I was a bench tech for 4 yrs and I have never seen a system do this.


I will go play around in safe mood for an 1/2 hour or so and see if it happens

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Err don't get all uptight - (who said anything about muttering?) I can't possibly know everyones history or be aware of what they do or don't know, its one of the weaknesses of how these boards work .. hopefully you haven't taken too much offence to anything, to appreciate that I will help if I can ;)

On your list of processes how about just for a bit turning off your text to speech stuff in office - ctfmon - big fat resource hog & wants to send stuff off throught the net etc on that doctor watson thingee for sens networks ..

Also ati2evxx is one of them 'why did ati include this stupid thing' type whatsits - its off on my beastie.

& if you've got vmware running all the time then I'm not at all surprised you've got system lag .. Don't you think running another o/s inside your current one is gonna 'strain' things ? I do anyway ..

and yes this occurs in Safe Mode

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and yes this occurs in Safe Mode

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& what processes are running there ? Safe mode xp/w2k style ain't like in 9x ..

Loads of stuff still gets loaded up ..

new screen of processes in regular boot:

http://iknow.thisisfresh.com/images/wdscreen2.jpg

btw the system is very quick...just the mouse stalls

for example photoshop 7.0 loads in under 9 seconds


going to cap a screen in safe mode

could this be a power issue?

usb power issue? Yup, if the board is not supplying the require 500ma then it could cause this.

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

usb power issue? Yup, if the board is not supplying the require 500ma then it could cause this.

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using a ps2 currently....

safe mode screen:

http://iknow.thisisfresh.com/images/wdscreensm.jpg

btw Ima in chat

i have the same problem but i have a usb keyboard as well. I am running an msi k7n2-delta-l and a true 430 ps with a barton 3200+. and my usb ports drop and come back intermittently :\ its upsetting. did you fix the problem if so what was it and if not anyone help me fix it :)

It was faulty mice after all.
I had tried 3 older ones.
I bought a MX500 and havn't had a prob since

Sorry no help :redeyes:

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Have you tried changing the mouse?