Question : Mice seem to stop working frequently, tried multiple mice and USB ports

Hi All,

Odd issue, our bookkeeper's computer seems to lose control of it's mouse every few days.  It happens at least once a week, sometimes several times a week.  Sometimes she reports it doesn't work for several hours (even with a restart).  She has tried multiple mice and multiple USB ports.  Any ideas on where to look?  

Thanks!

Answer : Mice seem to stop working frequently, tried multiple mice and USB ports

Some of the problems I've had with mice over the years include:
 -Trying to use a Laser or Optical mouse on a glass or highly reflective surface.
 -Low batteries in a mouse that didnt report to me the battery was low.
 -A mouse designed for Windows 95, that didnt have a good XP driver would just stop working until reboot.

So I'd suggest first:  Make sure you are testing with a different mouse that works on another computer.

If its still not working, I would start to suspect some type of XP corruption (Hard disks, drivers, virii, service packs)

Let me know if any of those help and if any further direction on one of those is called for.