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Name: johnr
Date: September 29, 2006 at 13:10:42 Pacific
Subject: USB mouse causes crash
OS: xp home
CPU/Ram: 2gig/512
Model/Manufacturer: PB
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Hi, laptop - keeps crashing at totally random intervals, has done it occasionally in previous couple of years but now getting more often. Works fine using touchpad, but problem seems to occur when USB mouse plugged in. No PS/2 port. Came in with no service packs, tried with SP1, then SP2, & still crashes. No USB problems shown in Device Manager. USB(1.1) drivers are dated 2001, but as they are generic they don't find any more recent ones. Tried 3 different USB mice, no effect, doesn't happen with USB stick or USB modem , only crashes with mouse. Anyone got any other ideas of what we could try?

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Response Number 1
Name: ham30
Date: September 29, 2006 at 13:33:43 Pacific
Subject: USB mouse causes crash
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Wild guess!! An IRQ problem?

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Response Number 2
Name: jackbomb
Date: September 29, 2006 at 20:28:06 Pacific
Subject: USB mouse causes crash
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Maybe the USB port's shorting out somewhere? This has happened with a few of the PC's I've had over the years.


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Response Number 3
Name: johnr
Date: September 29, 2006 at 23:20:51 Pacific
Subject: USB mouse causes crash
Reply: (edit)

No IRQ problem - device manager shos all's well. Shorting's a possibility but don't want to dismantle laptop to find out. Shall try USB2.0 card & see if that's a way around it.

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