Re: Video / Windows XP

["Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK.  I ordered in a couple KVM switches to try.  They are a bit more
expensive than other switches aren't they?  Well, if it works.  I told the
customer yesterday what he was upto so far for costs on having me setup his
systems, and he didn't baulk too much.



"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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