Mouse Weirdness....

MemranMemran Join Date: 2003-05-17 Member: 16406Members, Constellation
in Tech Support
Sometimes during play (not only NS) the horizontal mouse movement seems to freeze for about 2 seconds (usually when I'm being rushed by a skulk... meh) then returns to normal. I can still look up and down and my mouse buttuns still work during the freeze.

Now for the system info, most of which I'm sure is irrelevant <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Windoze XP pro
M$ Intellimouse Explorer Optical 5 button using PS/2

Asus A7V8X mobo
Athlon XP 2000+
512Mb (333MHz DDR)
512k ADSL

TBH, I don't expect anyone to be able to help but meh <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    unplug/replug mouse.

    try and find drivers for it (you can probably just do this by running windows update, something you should be doing anyway!)
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  • MemranMemran Join Date: 2003-05-17 Member: 16406Members, Constellation
    Thank, but I unpuggling/replugging didn't do anything and as far as I can tell I havethe latest drivers.

    Keep the ideas coming though <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Vulgar_MenaceVulgar_Menace Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22118Members
    1. Your avatar is way too big
    2. It's probobly just conventional lag.
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    If it happens most often when your in a hurry or on the move I would have a guess that all is not right with the mouse cable.

    I have had a mouse that sometimes froze the game and the sound stuttered for a second or 2(PS/2 mouse), this almost never happened in windows and quite often in games. This confused me and I spent quite a lot of time fiddling with audio/graphics card drivers, reseating the cards and checking temps and stuff before I realized it must be the mouse. See when playing games you move it about all over the place, especially if you play with a low sensitivity on a big surface like I like to do. If the tiny cables inside have been bent back and forth for long enough or the cable stretched on occasion, then you might be experiencing a glitch in one of the cables when you move the mouse around quickly, and in you case this might be the signal wire for horisontal movement, in mine I think it was the ground or power cable or something causing odd instabillities.

    My second guess would be that the PS/2 "socket" on the back of the computer or the connector on the mouse don't fit tight, causing glitches(especially if you shake the cable around a lot).
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  • AkfekaAkfeka Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6991Members
    You're problem sounds similar to the one discussed in this thread <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62288&hl=mouse' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...=62288&hl=mouse</a>

    See if any of those work.
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  • MemranMemran Join Date: 2003-05-17 Member: 16406Members, Constellation
    Thanks for help all (except mr vulgar... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
    I'll try to get hold of another mouse to try <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Soylent green, your post made a great deal of sense and could well explain the problem. I guess I'll find out when I try another mouse <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Thanks
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