I've got a new mouse.  Is it OK to hot swap it or do I have to power off the computer first?
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hot swap must work !!
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Nope - turn off the monitor, though, because that consumes a lot more power than the computer itself. Leaving your computer on is actually even better for it, because most failures happen when you turn it off and back on.
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This is an ability that all people have with Windows XP.  It is part of Windows XP that if you trust someone or they trust you, you can give or receive permission to have control taken or take control of your or their computer.  There are several reasons for this new option.  The main one was for Tech support so that when you call them, if you can't explain some thing well enough or you can't figure out how to do what they are asking of you, you can give them permission to take control of your mouse and do it for you.  Basically what happens is that they get a mini sized version of your screen on theirs and they have complete control of your mouse.  I have used it to help my mother with problems she's had with her computer before because I couldn't visualize the problem easily or it was taking too long for her to read what the screen was telling me.  I highly suggest using this function only with people and/or companies you know and trust fully.  Because as I've said before they will have complete control of your computer and could do some nasty things to it before you realize if they were so inclined.  Also I only suggest using this function if you are on a high speed Internet connection.  It takes a lot of bandwidth and thus can slow both computers down considerably so only use this option as a last resort.  I hope that answers your question well enough.
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When your mouse veers off to the side and jitters there, that seems to me that your external mouse is conflicting with the mouse installed into your laptop there.\n\nIf you can, try disabling the mouse on your laptop and stictly use the external mouse.  Another options is to make sure that you're not touching the other mouse when you're using the external mouse (or verify that the internal mouse isn't stuck to the side or something).\n\nLastly, being this has happened to you with two different external mouse, try installing the manufacturer's drivers for the external mouse.  Yet since this has happened twice, this may not help at all.
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If your mouse has a ball, make sure you clean the ball and the rollers inside the mouse case.  They tend to pick up a lot of dust.\n\nBetter yet, get an optical mouse, they don't have the dust problems due to no moving parts.
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As with any other mouse,, go to your control panel ( Click on start then look for "Control Panel" )  go to the mouse Icon and click on it then go thru the options you are wanting to change
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just leave it on.\n\nthat's my answer.  but you do have to edit your power preferences so your computer doesn't turn off after 2 hours of non use.  other than that, I don't know.
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assuming your battery is good, just change your power settings to turn off the power save options ... realize that your battery may not last the length of the movie ... leave the power save options on for the hard drive to conserve energy, the only ones you should need to turn off are the mouse, keyboard and screen sleep settings
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On wireless mice and keyboards there is a button on them that tells the adapter that the mice and keyboard are there. press it on each after restarting your computer. Check manuel for more detailed instructions.
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You can to a point plug one to another back and forth.  The problem lies in the fact that after so many times, it forgets that there was a KB or a mouse and will nto work forcng a reboot.  A better solution is to use what is called a KVM switch which apopropriately stands for Kyeboard Video Mouse Switch.  It allows anywhere from 2 to 16 machines per one KB or Mouse.  Of course the number of systems depend on the KVM...  Some KVMs ina server environ can actually be stacked so each 16 port KVM can in fact be plugged into another 16 port KVM giving that many more machines to one KB and mouse.\n\nAnother solution I use at home for this is a headless machine.  Basically i install Real VNC onto the system and setup the server service to run,  Then on any other machine I have I use Real VNC Viewer to log into the machine remotely and do what I need to do.  This is great for doing simple thing and not for graphics work though...  Graphics or game design is best for KVM.
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You might need to use a software to configure the mouse to do what you want.\n\nFirst look at the software that came with your mouse and see if it has any utilities that will configure the mouse.\n\nThere are some programs that will configure your mouse, you might download one of this programs to configure the mouse as you like.
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Disconnect & reconnect your mouse & keyboard, you could have knocked the connectors loose (this is almost certainly the problem if you have the sort of keyboard that you plug your mouse into rather than plugging it directly into the computer).
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My Mouse is a common used free auto clicker (1st link) or you can try Auto Clicker (2nd link).
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Unplug your computer.
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The driver may be corrupted.\nyou'll need to re install the mouse.\n1. got to the device manager and click the mouse icon and click  uninstall.\n2.remove mouse.\n3.use the key board and select the restart option and press enter.\n4.replug the mouse.\n5.follow the on screen guide to reinstall your mouse.\nIt should work now.
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do a Yahoo search for the same question you asked...\n\nsoftware compaq mouse  --- gave me\nSoftware and Drivers - download Mouse/Trackball Support, 6.44 A\n... software and drivers. subscribe to driver, software, and support ... This software provides device driver support and utilities for a Compaq mouse or trackball. software information ...\nh18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/Desktops/us/download/204.html
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Unplug it and then tear up the cord some enough to show the wires and then point it out to someone, you know like you are scared to use it, fire hazard and all that.\n\nLike a mouse has been gnawin on it or something