no mouse after screensaver

[sunslight]

Sometimes I can, sometimes I can't get the system to come put of the

screensaver mode by moving/clicking the mouse. It does come out with clicking

the spacebar on the keyboard.



The mouse is an old PS2, ball mouse, using the microsoft drivers.



The system is set to awake with the mouse or the keyboard. However, since

it hasn't gone to sleep (only into screensaver mode) I don't think this is

the problem.



If, by moving the mouse, I do get the system to come out of screensaver, the

mouse cursor is on the screen but there is no control.



On the keyboard, I can use the tab key to change the focus so I can turn the

system off. The only other keys that work, besides the space bar & tab key

(tab shift) is the "windows" key.



Any ideas on how to get the mouse to work? And get a system return from the

screensaver? Oh, I substituted a laser mouse for the old mouse, but the

problem is the same.

 

[db]

well, if the mouse freezes up

then it is likely that windows

has also freezed up as well.



perhaps, you are low in memory.



as an experiment you might

try unplugging the mouse and

reconnecting it when windows

freezes.



this event would provide a

clue.



another option to test is to

disconnect the mouse during

the screensaver and see if

you have control via the

keyboard.







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"sunslight" wrote in message news:31893A47-0E79-4770-9B20-A6FD688176B4@microsoft.com...

> Sometimes I can, sometimes I can't get the system to come put of the

> screensaver mode by moving/clicking the mouse. It does come out with clicking

> the spacebar on the keyboard.

>

> The mouse is an old PS2, ball mouse, using the microsoft drivers.

>

> The system is set to awake with the mouse or the keyboard. However, since

> it hasn't gone to sleep (only into screensaver mode) I don't think this is

> the problem.

>

> If, by moving the mouse, I do get the system to come out of screensaver, the

> mouse cursor is on the screen but there is no control.

>

> On the keyboard, I can use the tab key to change the focus so I can turn the

> system off. The only other keys that work, besides the space bar & tab key

> (tab shift) is the "windows" key.

>

> Any ideas on how to get the mouse to work? And get a system return from the

> screensaver? Oh, I substituted a laser mouse for the old mouse, but the

> problem is the same.

>