mouse freeze

hi, im using a cordless mouse and keyboard which i have had for quite some time, but reciently for no apparent reason the mouse ofter stops responding and the only way i get it back up and running is to crash the pc and restart .
any advice from you guys will be gratefull thanks

the basics of my pc is ...
fujitsu siemens scaleo 600
athlon 3000+
160gb hdd
2048mb ddram

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How long since you replaced the batteries?

Every so often I get stuck with a problem like you are describing. With me it is always batteries with low power.

Have you checked them before looking for a more complicated cause?

 

i use rechargable batteries which i find work fine for me as when the power is low... i get a message reporting that the power is low... this can happen when the batteries are fairly full.

its got me stump`d.... everything i have read up on so far relating to the sympton has loads of solutions to try ... but it means buying loads of different softwear to use ... which can be expensive

 

Do Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Hold down the Ctrl key and press Tab to change tabs.
Is anything listed as "Not Responding ", or the CPU usage at 100%?
Under Processes, press the Tab key and then you can scroll down using the arrow button.

At least to save "crashing out ", in Task Manager, hold down the Alt key and press the U key, go to Turn Off and Enter.

Matt

 

Thanks you guys for the sudgestions.
Im using a 19" tft monitor and the cordless was my preferencs.
Corded works fine aswell.... just fed up with cleaning it all the time.

Anyway.... here`s a update.
At 1am i encountered a loud noise comming from my tower "like a fan going faulty ".
I switched it off and at 10am when i tried it again... the loud noise was back within seconds of booting up.
After opening it up and confirming it wasnt the fan on the cpu, i listened and found the noise coming from the psu (power supply).
I went out and bought a new one of a larger size as that one was only 300w and i bought a 400w.... installed it and have left the pc on idle for about 4hours untill now.... and no sign of freezing up.... fingers crossed the fault is fixed

 

Apologies, but if the mouse does not work, you should be able to navigate via the keyboard.

Matt