Re: Video / Windows XP

["thesatguy" <thesatguy1@xxxxxxx>]

I use a couple of the older Belkin units to switch between four computers
and that mouse problem is common.  It seems to be cold solder joints on the
wires coming to the mouse outputs from the buttons on the front..
I used to simply swap the wires and suddenly the mouse would work again -
this is one time it really wasn't a windows problem.

The only solution was to replace the belkin unit or get out the soldering
iron and go to work and it ONLY affected the mouse outputs.  The Belkin unit
I had allowed you to use either new or old mouses so I had two mouses
plugged in and usually one would work.
"Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a customer who purchased 3 no name XP box DVRs.  He has been paying
> my be the hour to get everything working, so I don't mind too much.
> Anyway,
> I still have one problem with them I can't seem to find a work around for.
>
> He has one monitor, keyboard, and mouse going through a switch box for all
> three units.  The two that are just sitting there humming away while you
> are
> viewing the third will eventually lose communications with the mouse.
> When
> you switch back to those units the keyboard and monitor work fine, but the
> mouse just sits there.
>
> Is there a way to tell Windows to continue to look for signals from the
> mouse ad infinitum?  (PS2 Mouse) I know, I know...  the easy solution is
> to
> install three mice, but he doesn't want that.  Actually he will be viewing
> these units remotely more often than locally, but I would like to try and
> have a solution for the problem when it arises, or better yet before it
> arises.
>
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