Computers and Peripherals - Logitech cordless optical mouse

I have a Logitech cordless optical mouse connected to an HP computer running Windows XP. Everything was working fine until I received the "Replace batteries" message. No fresh batteries were available at the time, so I kept on using the mouse. Shortly thereafter the arrow pointer locked up, and I was unable to continue. After I replaced the old batteries with new ones, the mouse still wouldn't work. The mouse lights came on, but the pointer remained locked up. I finally reinstalled the original corded mouse, and now the arrow works OK again. Can anyone provide help as to why the cordless mouse doesn't work any more? Any help would be appreciated.

Are the contacts in the mouse for the battery corroded? The mouse is recognized by XP without any drivers, so it should not be a problem with drivers.

I just got one of these. The OS recognizes it as a generic wheel-mouse, and plays merrily along with it. Mine does not have any batteries in it.

Trying plugging it in again and start the computer. Maybe it is not plugged in all the way. You cannot hot-swap a ps/2 connection the way you can a USB connection. If the mouse was plugged in and the computer was on and you changed the batteries and it was not recognized, it would have the same effect as hot-swapping the mouse.

Hope this helps.

The mouse is only about 2 months old, and the contacts are nice and clean. I did replace the batteries with the mouse plugged in and the computer turned on. I tried turning off the computer and plugging in the mouse again, but this didn't help. The Logitech site wasn't much help; however, I am very low in computer savvy. Do you have any other suggestions? Your quick response was much appreciated. Thanks.

You know, if the mouse ate the batteries in two months, I would be inclined to think that the mouse is defective and needs to be returned. I would expect the batteries in something like that to last a year.

2 months is about right for me. Have the mouse/keyboard combo.
I would uninstall any mouse software for it, then reinstall it, just like you first got it. See what happens.

Some (actually, many) cordless Mouse's (Mice?) and Keyboards have a resynch button on the receiver - check your's to make sure. It may be nothing more than a small "Reset" button that requires a paper clip to push.

If you can't figure it out, give us an exact model number to get the manual.

Good luck!

The Logitech wireless mice have a reset button in the mouse, and a resynch button on the base. First reset the mouse, then try to resynch it. You really don't need any drivers for this mouse.

Success!!! The mouse lives! All I had to do was FIND and press the TINY red reset button on the bottom of the mouse. Thanks to everyone who helped. It's great to have knowledgable people who are willing to take the time to help neophytes. Maybe I can return the favor sometime if there are questions about geology or editing.

Thanks again.

These mice are nice, but they do eat batteries, so don't be surprised if you have to change them monthly if you have heavy computer use.

I have read that if you scroll the mouse on a sheet of white paper instead of a dark mouse pad, that helps the batteries last longer. But regular computer paper isn't slick enough, I guess you need to find something slightly glossy and white.


And whenever you have to change the batteries on the keyboard, you have to do the same thing we regards to pushing the connect button.

When the keyboard batteries get low, you may notice the keyboard delaying what you type or typing the same letter several times.